In 2021, 9.2 million foreign fiction books were purchased in Italy, up from eight million in the previous year. Foreign fiction and children's books for kids under the age of five were the bestselling genres in Italy 2020, but the latter was overtaken by comics in 2021, with 11 million copies sold that year.
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Associazione Italiana Editori. (January 28, 2022). Number of book copies purchased in Italy in 2020 and 2021, by genre (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/688556/book-titles-published-italy-by-genre/
Associazione Italiana Editori. "Number of book copies purchased in Italy in 2020 and 2021, by genre (in millions)." Chart. January 28, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/688556/book-titles-published-italy-by-genre/
Associazione Italiana Editori. (2022). Number of book copies purchased in Italy in 2020 and 2021, by genre (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/688556/book-titles-published-italy-by-genre/
Associazione Italiana Editori. "Number of Book Copies Purchased in Italy in 2020 and 2021, by Genre (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Jan 2022, /statistics/688556/book-titles-published-italy-by-genre/
Associazione Italiana Editori, Number of book copies purchased in Italy in 2020 and 2021, by genre (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/688556/book-titles-published-italy-by-genre/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Number of book copies purchased in Italy in 2020 and 2021, by genre (in millions) [Graph], Associazione Italiana Editori, January 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/688556/book-titles-published-italy-by-genre/
