The statistic presents data on unit sales of physical books in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, broken down by market. In 2019, total number of books sold constituted 650 million units (-0.3 percent decrease compared to 2018, but 6.9 percent increase since 2015). The number of units sold at the home market totaled 377.4 million units in 2019.
Physical book sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by home and export market
(in million units)
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Publishers Association. (July 22, 2020). Physical book sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by home and export market (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261274/unit-sales-of-physical-books-in-the-uk/
Publishers Association. "Physical book sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by home and export market (in million units)." Chart. July 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261274/unit-sales-of-physical-books-in-the-uk/
Publishers Association. (2020). Physical book sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by home and export market (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261274/unit-sales-of-physical-books-in-the-uk/
Publishers Association. "Physical Book Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2019, by Home and Export Market (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261274/unit-sales-of-physical-books-in-the-uk/
Publishers Association, Physical book sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by home and export market (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261274/unit-sales-of-physical-books-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Physical book sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by home and export market (in million units) [Graph], Publishers Association, July 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261274/unit-sales-of-physical-books-in-the-uk/
