print publishing market. In 2021, the segment was able to grow for the first time in 15 years as a result of the increased demand from people who spent more time at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While there had been a similar situation in 2020, the temporary closure of book stores during that year had a negative effect on the sales figures.
The sales value of printed books in Japan amounted to 619.4 billion Japanese yen in 2023. The market size decreased by more than 30 billion yen compared to the previous year. Together with printed magazines, printed books constitute the Sales value of printed books in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen)
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Books and magazines
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- Premium Statistic Print book market size in Japan 2014-2023
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Digital publishing
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Manga
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Major publishing companies
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Advertising
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Consumers
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- Premium Statistic Amount of books people read in the past half year Japan 2023
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Hon.jp News Blog. (January 25, 2024). Sales value of printed books in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686103/japan-book-sales-value/
Hon.jp News Blog. "Sales value of printed books in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. January 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686103/japan-book-sales-value/
Hon.jp News Blog. (2024). Sales value of printed books in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686103/japan-book-sales-value/
Hon.jp News Blog. "Sales Value of Printed Books in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686103/japan-book-sales-value/
Hon.jp News Blog, Sales value of printed books in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686103/japan-book-sales-value/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Sales value of printed books in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Hon.jp News Blog, January 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/686103/japan-book-sales-value/