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The book market grows as a whole but small bookshops face increasing pressure
Günter Weitzel
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2005
ifo Schnelldienst, 2005, 58, Nr. 23, 36-41
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2005
ifo Schnelldienst, 2005, 58, Nr. 23, 36-41
For the book market as a whole, 2005 was quite positive in comparison to the overall situation in retailing. The expanding online-market and also strong sales growth in audiobooks helped the sector expand by 2½% to 3%, whereas sales in retail bookshops stagnated. In particular the smaller bookshops recorded declining sales.
JEL Classification: L820
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ifo Schnelldienst 23/2005
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2005