The statistic shows the unit sales of physical books in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, broken down by category. In 2019, 211.3 million physical units of non-fiction and reference books were sold, while sales of fiction books accounted for 105.2 million physical copies.
Publisher physical book unit sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category
(in million units)
Characteristic
Fiction
Non-fiction/Reference
Children's
School
ELT
Academic/Professional
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Publishers Association. (July 22, 2020). Publisher physical book unit sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305693/physical-book-unit-sales-by-category-in-the-uk/
Publishers Association. "Publisher physical book unit sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category (in million units)." Chart. July 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305693/physical-book-unit-sales-by-category-in-the-uk/
Publishers Association. (2020). Publisher physical book unit sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305693/physical-book-unit-sales-by-category-in-the-uk/
Publishers Association. "Publisher Physical Book Unit Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2019, by Category (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305693/physical-book-unit-sales-by-category-in-the-uk/
Publishers Association, Publisher physical book unit sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305693/physical-book-unit-sales-by-category-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Publisher physical book unit sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category (in million units) [Graph], Publishers Association, July 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305693/physical-book-unit-sales-by-category-in-the-uk/