Distribution: retail bookstores, train station bookstores, department stores, consumer electronics and drugstores (cash revenue), e-commerce
Supplementary notes
As of January 2025, the source will no longer include the "Audiobooks" category in the Branchen Monitor Buch, since the focus has shifted too strongly toward digital formats to meaningfully reflect physical sales.Â
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Book market year-on-year revenue in Germany September 2025, by category and format
In September 2025, fiction books generated around ****percent more revenue in Germany than the year before. Revenue from calendars increased by around *** percent compared to the previous year.
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Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (October 9, 2025). Year-on-year revenue development of the book market in Germany in September 2025, by category and format [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1221260/book-market-revenue-yoy-category-format-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. "Year-on-year revenue development of the book market in Germany in September 2025, by category and format." Chart. October 9, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1221260/book-market-revenue-yoy-category-format-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (2025). Year-on-year revenue development of the book market in Germany in September 2025, by category and format. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1221260/book-market-revenue-yoy-category-format-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. "Year-on-year Revenue Development of The Book Market in Germany in September 2025, by Category and Format." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Oct 2025, /statistics/1221260/book-market-revenue-yoy-category-format-germany/
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Year-on-year revenue development of the book market in Germany in September 2025, by category and format [Graph], Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, October 9, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1221260/book-market-revenue-yoy-category-format-germany/
