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New chapter? UK print book sales fall while audiobooks surge 43%

Written By Unknown on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 | 7:16 PM

Publishers hit by surprise 5.4% fall in 2018 – but warn against proclaiming terminal decline

UK book sales fell for the first time in five years in 2018, despite the success of bestsellers such as Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming.

The UK publishing industry was hit by a surprise fall of £168m (5.4%) in sales of physical books last year, ending a period of growth stretching back to at least 2014.

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