The sales value of printed books in Japan amounted to 619.4 billion Japanese yen in 2023. Printed books were the largest segment of the publishing market during that year, followed by digital comics. The total sales value of the publishing industry stood at 1.6 trillion yen in 2023.
Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2023, by segment
(in billion Japanese yen)
estimated sales value of printed books and magazines as well as user expenditure on e-books, digital magazines, and digital comics*
Supplementary notes
*The estimated sales value of printed books and magazines only covers the agency route and does not include direct transactions between publishers and bookstores, or direct sales by publishers.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.68 U.S. dollars or 0.63 euros as of February 2024.
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Hon.jp News Blog. (January 25, 2024). Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2023, by segment (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/687942/publishing-japan-revenue/
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Hon.jp News Blog. (2024). Sales value of the publishing industry in Japan in 2023, by segment (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687942/publishing-japan-revenue/
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