As of January 2023 in the Netherlands, roughly 19 percent of Dutch respondents said they buy new books one or two times every quarter. In contrast, nine percent of respondents stated that they purchase new books even more often whereas around one out of five respondents never buys any new books.
Distribution of new book purchases in the Netherlands as of February 2023, by frequency
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hoe vaak koopt u gemiddeld nieuwe boeken (papieren, e-books, luisterboeken)?" (English: On average, how often do you purchase a book (paper, e-book, audio book)?
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Stichting Lezen. (February 1, 2023). Distribution of new book purchases in the Netherlands as of February 2023, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/559270/share-of-individuals-buying-new-books-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), und Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, und Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , und Koninklijke Bibliotheek, und Stichting Lezen. "Distribution of new book purchases in the Netherlands as of February 2023, by frequency." Chart. February 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/559270/share-of-individuals-buying-new-books-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Stichting Lezen. (2023). Distribution of new book purchases in the Netherlands as of February 2023, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/559270/share-of-individuals-buying-new-books-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), and Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, and Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, and Stichting Lezen. "Distribution of New Book Purchases in The Netherlands as of February 2023, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/559270/share-of-individuals-buying-new-books-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB) & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek & Koninklijke Bibliotheek & Stichting Lezen, Distribution of new book purchases in the Netherlands as of February 2023, by frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/559270/share-of-individuals-buying-new-books-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of new book purchases in the Netherlands as of February 2023, by frequency [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), & Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, & Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek , & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, & Stichting Lezen, February 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/559270/share-of-individuals-buying-new-books-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
