Comics push Italian publishing into 2021
The numbers of Italian publishing in 2021
In 2021 the publishing of various Italian printed fiction and non-fiction books sold in physical bookstores, online and large-scale distribution) reaches 1.701 billion euros in sales at cover price, for 115.6 million copies (18 million more than in 2020), up respectively by 16% and 18% compared to the previous year.Comics push Italian publishing in 2021 The president of the Italian Publishers Association (AIE) Ricardo Franco Levi said:
The data confirm our forecasts for September: Italian publishing has been able to react to the pandemic and, also thanks to the public support policies implemented by the government and parliament, closes 2021 with strong growth, after an already satisfactory 2020. Very good numbers also compared to the performances of other countries in Europe, but the future - he continued - is not without unknowns. On the positive side, the confirmation of public support measures and the wait for the new system law for the book. But there is the paper emergency, in terms of prices and availability, and the heavy impact of piracy remains. In addition, some sectors, such as art publishing and tourism, are still suffering greatly from the effects of the pandemic.
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The positive feedback materializes in an increase in production: in 2021 85,551 novelties were published in print, up by 22.9% compared to the previous year. E-books are decreasing (-5.6%) while audiobooks are growing (+ 14%).
The first purchasing channel for books remains physical bookstores: in terms of market share, they cover 51 , 5% while those online 43.5%, both up by a few decimal points compared to the previous year, while large-scale distribution loses 0.9 percentage points and today covers 5%.
Comics push Italian publishing in 2021
The growth of the market in 2021 is uniform and no longer concerns only bestsellers. It should be emphasized that the 50 best-selling titles weigh on the total market for only 5.4% in cover value and 4.5% in copies: a sign of a market spread over an ever-increasing number of titles, which grows on news (+ 7%) but even more on the catalog (+ 20%).if (jQuery ("# crm_srl-th_culturapop_d_mh3_1"). is (": visible")) {console .log ("Edinet ADV adding zone: tag crm_srl-th_culturapop_d_mh3_1 slot id: th_culturapop_d_mh3"); } The genres that Italians bought the most in 2021. If we look at the millions of copies sold by genre, we note compared to the previous year the comic boom, which went from 4.7 to 11 million copies sold in 2021 (+ 134% on 2020). In the ranking of copies sold, foreign fiction follows with 9.2 million (up 15% on 2020) and books for children from 0 to 5 years old, with 8.5 million copies (up 23%). However, Italian gender fiction is also growing (+ 13%), biographies and autobiographies (+ 22%), politics and current affairs (+ 32%), family and well-being (+ 25%).
The price drops average number of books sold. In 2021 the average cover price of the books sold drops: it is equal to 14.72 euros, down 2.4% compared to the previous year also due to the effect of sales of manga and comics.
Comics push Italian publishing in 2021
The 10 best-selling books in Italy in 2021
Among the 10 best-selling titles in Italy in 2021 there is obviously also a comic, here is the top 10:if (jQuery ("# crm_srl-th_culturapop_d_mh4_1"). is (": visible")) {console.log ("Edinet ADV adding zone: tag crm_srl-th_culturapop_d_mh4_1 slot id: th_culturapop_d_mh4"); } Comics push Italian publishing into 2021 The winter of the lions, Stefania Auci, Nord (May 2021) Changing water to flowers, Valerie Perrin, E / O (July 2019) Achille's song, Madeline Miller, Marsilio (January 2019) Tre, Valerie Perrin, E / O (June 2021) The system, Alessandro Sallusti and Luca Palamara, Rizzoli (January 2021) As long as the coffee is hot, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Garzanti (March 2020) For nothing in the world, Ken Follett, Mondadori (November 2021) The discipline of Penelope, Gianrico Carofiglio, Mondadori (January 2021) The stories of the neighborhood, Lyon Gamer, Magazzini Salani (February 2021) A new life, Fabio Volo, Mondadori (November 2021)
