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Sales growth of adult fiction print books in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2021 (in million unit sales)
Fastest growing adult fiction book categories the U.S. 2020-2021
Between the first quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, unit sales of manga increased by 3.6 million. Manga was thus the fastest growing arm of the adult fiction books segment in this period, with contemporary women's fiction and romance growing by just 1.2 million units respectively over the course of a year.
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NPD Group. (April 6, 2021). Sales growth of adult fiction print books in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2021 (in million unit sales) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1059652/adult-fiction-unit-sales-in-us/
NPD Group. "Sales growth of adult fiction print books in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2021 (in million unit sales)." Chart. April 6, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1059652/adult-fiction-unit-sales-in-us/
NPD Group. (2021). Sales growth of adult fiction print books in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2021 (in million unit sales). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1059652/adult-fiction-unit-sales-in-us/
NPD Group. "Sales Growth of Adult Fiction Print Books in The United States from 1st Quarter 2020 to 1st Quarter 2021 (in Million Unit Sales)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Apr 2021, /statistics/1059652/adult-fiction-unit-sales-in-us/
NPD Group, Sales growth of adult fiction print books in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2021 (in million unit sales) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1059652/adult-fiction-unit-sales-in-us/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Sales growth of adult fiction print books in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2021 (in million unit sales) [Graph], NPD Group, April 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1059652/adult-fiction-unit-sales-in-us/
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