Organized in the New Century, this edition of the Rencontres nationales de la librairie brought together several hundred booksellers and representatives of the book industry: publishers, distributors, authors, librarians, interprofessional organizations and public partners. These actors were able to exchange and debate around the current issues of the book and bookshop and the perspectives of the bookseller profession.
On the occasion of these third National Bookshop Meetings, held in the presence of Fleur Pellerin, the Ministry of Culture and Communication, in partnership with TNS Sofres, communicated the results of its annual barometer on book purchases.
In 2014, book purchases by the French were slightly lower than in 2013, with -0.6% in value and -0.7% in volume.
However, these figures mask divergent trends among the different forms of purchase. 4% in value terms and -1.7% in volume terms, while the market for second-hand printed books and, above all, the market for digital books was on the rise. With a +6.0% increase in purchases in value (+3.0% in volume), the used book market represents 6% of the overall market in value (14% in volume). Lees verder