Sales of ebooks in the consumer market increased “significantly,” of course, in the first half of 2020 (17.8 percent) and again in 2021 (9.6 percent). But those sales increased only by 3.0 percent in the first six months of this year, as compared to the January-June period of last year. The share of the trade (consumer books) market held by ebooks increased in Germany by 0.2 percentage points to 8.1 percent, according to today’s media messaging. Some 20.9 million ebooks were sold, the report indicates, which represents an increase of 2.5 percent over the first half of 2021. The share of the trade (consumer books) market held by ebooks increased in Germany by 0.2 percentage points to 8.1 percent, according to today’s media messaging.

Source: CNN September 21, 2022 22:34 UTC