Italy: distribution of book market sales value Q1 2016-Q1 2017, by genre
This statistic illustrates the distribution by genre of the book market sales value in Italy in the first quarter 2016 and the first quarter 2017. According to the study, fiction book sales made up about 36 percent of the total sales volume in the first quarter of 2017, a similar figure as in the equivalent period in the previous year. Lastly, the market share of children and young adult literature grew in sales value from 16.4 percent in 2016 to 17.5 percent in 2017.