Book Market Statistics
Since 1973/1974, it has been the practice of the Swedish Publishers’ Association to produce detailed statistical reports covering the member publishers’ publications and sales. Thus, in this report the Association presents Swedish book market statistics for the 36th consecutive year.
For 2008, the members of the Swedish Publishers’ Association have reported declining sales as well as a decline in the number of titles published. Sales to retailers fell by 6%, and the number of new titles dropped by 4.7%. The positive trend of the last decade is thereby broken.
There may be several reasons for this trend reversal, for example that the publishing industry—like most other business activities—has been affected by the economic downturn, that the increased competition has resulted in tighter margins and a certain restraint on the side of the publishers, and perhaps also that the publishing industry is becoming increasingly affected by piracy and illegal file sharing.
Read the statistics for 2008 in english
Read the statistics for 2007 in english
Skriv ut Publicerad: 7 januari 2009 14:01
