Printed book sales pass 200m in 2020 despite pandemic
Richard Stuart-Turner
Thursday, January 28, 2021
More than 200 million printed books were sold in the UK last year for the first time since 2012, despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
An estimated 202 million printed books were sold in the UK in 2020
The Bookseller magazine reported that statistics from official book sales monitor Nielsen BookScan showed an estimated growth of the UK book market in 2020 of 5.2% by volume, equating to a total of 202 million books being sold, which was worth £1.76bn, up 5.5% on 2019.
The figure is said to have represented the largest rise in volume for the printed books market since 2007, while the annual value was at its highest since 2009.