Sales Of Printed Books Slump In 2012

Wednesday 22nd May

Sales Of Printed Books Slump In 2012

Posted at 10:29AM Saturday 05 Jan 2013

Sales of printed books fell by almost £74m in the UK last year, according to data from Nielsen BookScan.

In total, readers spent £1.514bn on physical books in 2012, down 4.6% from 2011.

The rate of decline slowed slightly, principally because of EL James' Fifty Shades trilogy, which accounted for one in every 20 books bought last year.

E-books continued to be popular, accounting for 13-14% of book sales.

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