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Distribution of book sales in the Netherlands in 2021, by genre
Distribution of book sales in the Netherlands 2021, by genre
Fiction books accounted for ** percent of total book sales in the Netherlands in 2021. By comparison, children's books accounted for the smallest share of book sales, at ** percent.
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (March 15, 2022). Distribution of book sales in the Netherlands in 2021, by genre [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/876082/distribution-of-foreign-language-book-sales-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Distribution of book sales in the Netherlands in 2021, by genre." Chart. March 15, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/876082/distribution-of-foreign-language-book-sales-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (2022). Distribution of book sales in the Netherlands in 2021, by genre. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/876082/distribution-of-foreign-language-book-sales-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Distribution of Book Sales in The Netherlands in 2021, by Genre." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Mar 2022, /statistics/876082/distribution-of-foreign-language-book-sales-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Distribution of book sales in the Netherlands in 2021, by genre ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/876082/distribution-of-foreign-language-book-sales-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Distribution of book sales in the Netherlands in 2021, by genre [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/876082/distribution-of-foreign-language-book-sales-in-the-netherlands-by-genre/
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