In 2022, the global book market generated more than ** billion U.S. dollars. Approximately ** percent of this revenue came from printed books, which remain the predominant format despite the gradual increase in popularity of ebooks and audiobooks. The former generated around ** billion U.S. dollars globally, while the latter reached * billion U.S. dollars. These revenues, according to forecasts, will be even higher in the future, approaching **** billion and * billion U.S. dollars in 2027, respectively.
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WordsRated. (January 26, 2023). Revenue generated by the global book industry between 2017 and 2027, by format (in billions of U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1649420/book-industry-revenue-worldwide/
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