More physical books sold in 2024
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 Joe Mabel/Wikimedia CommonsUS sales of physical books rose in 2024 after three years of decline. Industry figures showed that 782.7 million print books were sold last year, up 1% on 2023 although still nearly 40 million down from the peak of 2021. Growth was driven by fiction, especially fantasy, while adult nonfiction, the biggest category, fell slightly. Print editions have been challenged by both ebooks and audiobooks: The latter are growing rapidly and hit $2 billion in sales in 2024. But physical media in general are seeing a revival, with sales of CDs, vinyl, and DVDs all increasing in recent years, thanks to nostalgia and consumers’ desires to unambiguously own, rather than lease, content. |
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