Book Sales On The Rise As Digital Sales Decline

Now although you are reading digital print right now as you read this blog article (and we certainly don`t want you to stop reading our blog!) it is also heartening to see that printed book sales are on the increase once more as digital sales have shown a slight decline, according to statistics from the Publishers Association (PA).

Rise In Printed Book Sales Of 5%

Book sales have increased approximately 5% during the year of 2017 whereas digital book sales showed a decline of around 2%. So people are enjoying the feel and look of physical books once again and we believe it is not before time that the printed word has become popular once more.

Speaking about this upturn in book sales in a recent Print Week article PA chief executive Stephen Lotinga was quoted as saying: “As a general rule, we’re seeing those parts of publishing which moved to digital first levelling off and print performance returning, whereas sectors which were slower to move to digital are seeing surges in digital growth now.

“The rise in print book sales signals an ongoing return of consumers to this format. There’s definitely an enduring appeal to printed books and there are a variety of reasons for that.

 Physical Books Can Be Objects Of Beauty

“Physical books have become celebrated again as objects of beauty and publishers invest a lot of time and thought into making their print books beautiful, commissioning celebrated designers and illustrators and ensuring that print continues to be a desirable form of reading.”

So people still like to use books which is of course excellent news for the printing industry. Here at Ronset we can produce books for our clients as well as catalogues, brochures and reports etc. If you ever require any of these items just give us a call here on 01254 297100 and we will be glad to give you a no obligation quote.

That is all for today`s blog but we will back with another post very soon, see you then.