The statistic illustrates the sales volume breakdown of independent bookstores in Italy in 2016, by genre. According to data, sales of fiction books made up over 23 percent of the total sales volume of independent bookstores. By contrast, poetry and theatre book sales represented only 0.47 percent of the total sales volume.
Book sales volume breakdown of independent bookstores in Italy in 2016, by genre*
*Bookstores registered in the Arianna+ network.
With over 1000 users, the EDI- based Arianna+ network comprises all the main Italian publishing groups and is meant to facilitate business communication among companies operating in the book sector.
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Giornale della libreria. (April 23, 2017). Book sales volume breakdown of independent bookstores in Italy in 2016, by genre* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/859934/independent-bookstore-sales-volume-breakdown-in-italy/
Giornale della libreria. "Book sales volume breakdown of independent bookstores in Italy in 2016, by genre*." Chart. April 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859934/independent-bookstore-sales-volume-breakdown-in-italy/
Giornale della libreria. (2017). Book sales volume breakdown of independent bookstores in Italy in 2016, by genre*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859934/independent-bookstore-sales-volume-breakdown-in-italy/
Giornale della libreria. "Book Sales Volume Breakdown of Independent Bookstores in Italy in 2016, by Genre*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859934/independent-bookstore-sales-volume-breakdown-in-italy/
Giornale della libreria, Book sales volume breakdown of independent bookstores in Italy in 2016, by genre* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859934/independent-bookstore-sales-volume-breakdown-in-italy/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Book sales volume breakdown of independent bookstores in Italy in 2016, by genre* [Graph], Giornale della libreria, April 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859934/independent-bookstore-sales-volume-breakdown-in-italy/
