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Book sales grow during pandemic Richard Stuart-Turner Tuesday, May 4, 2021 The invoiced value of UK printed consumer publishing increased by 4% in 2020, remaining resilient during the coronavirus pandemic. The report highlighted mixed overall fortunes for print in 2020 A new report from the Publishers Association, ‘ Publishing in 2020: resilient in the face of Covid’, found that total consumer publishing sales income rose by 7% last year to £2.1bn. The UK consumer publishing market grew by 9% to £1.5bn while the export market was up by 4% to £675m. W...

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images UK consumer book sales climbed 7% to £2.1bn last year as people "rediscovered their love of reading" in lockdown, the industry body says. Demand for fiction and non-fiction jumped, while audio-book sales were up 37%, the Publishers Association said. Bestsellers included The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo and 7 Ways by Jamie Oliver. But educational book sales slumped as schools were shut for months. Stephen Lotinga, chief executive of the Publishers' Association, said: "It's clear that many peopl...

Fiction sales surge during lockdown as audiobooks race ahead of print versions New figures show audiobook sales rose last year by 37 per cent while print sales were down by six per cent The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news sent straight to your inbox?Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up for regular updates of events happening in Wales When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you ...

The growth of fiction sales, to £688 million, was on the back of releases by Richard Osman and Charlie Mackesy.

The growth of fiction sales, to £688 million, was on the back of releases by Richard Osman and Charlie Mackesy.