Nearly 390 million print books were sold in Russia in 2021. That was around four percent more than in the previous year. In 2020, the volume of book sales decreased, as physical bookstores were closed during the lockdown. Between 2017 and 2020, the number of books sold in the country decreased continuously.
Number of print books sold in Russia from 2017 to 2021 (in millions)
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BusinesStat. (November 23, 2022). Number of print books sold in Russia from 2017 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346861/book-sales-volume-russia/
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BusinesStat. (2022). Number of print books sold in Russia from 2017 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346861/book-sales-volume-russia/
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Number of print books sold in Russia from 2017 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], BusinesStat, November 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346861/book-sales-volume-russia/