In 2023, the number of non-fiction books sold in Sweden amounted to 2.8 million, down from 3.48 million in the previous year. In recent years, non-fiction book sales generally hovered between four and five million per year, but this was the second time that they dropped below the number of four million since 2016.
Number of non-fiction books sold in Sweden from 2009 to 2023
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Svenska Förläggareföreningen. (March 14, 2024). Number of non-fiction books sold in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/542175/number-of-reference-books-sold-in-sweden/
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Svenska Förläggareföreningen. (2024). Number of non-fiction books sold in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/542175/number-of-reference-books-sold-in-sweden/
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