Data on global book publishing revealed that book sales generated 122 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2018, and will amount to 129 billion in 2023. The source has previously estimated that book publishing revenues would not reach 122 until after the year 2021, so the current figures look positive and are predicted to increase by 1.2 percent over the next five years.
Book publishing revenue worldwide in 2018 and 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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PwC, & Website (PromocionMusical.es). (October 3, 2019). Book publishing revenue worldwide in 2018 and 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/307299/global-book-publishing-revenue/
PwC, und Website (PromocionMusical.es). "Book publishing revenue worldwide in 2018 and 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/307299/global-book-publishing-revenue/
PwC, Website (PromocionMusical.es). (2019). Book publishing revenue worldwide in 2018 and 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/307299/global-book-publishing-revenue/
PwC, and Website (PromocionMusical.es). "Book Publishing Revenue Worldwide in 2018 and 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/307299/global-book-publishing-revenue/
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Book publishing revenue worldwide in 2018 and 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], PwC, & Website (PromocionMusical.es), October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/307299/global-book-publishing-revenue/