{"id":4800,"date":"2024-07-23T04:08:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T04:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/booksellers-hope-soaring-sales-will-continue-as-we-read-more\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T04:08:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T04:08:48","slug":"booksellers-hope-soaring-sales-will-continue-as-we-read-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/booksellers-hope-soaring-sales-will-continue-as-we-read-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Booksellers hope soaring sales will continue as we read more"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Not exactly one hundred years of solitude, to use the title of a well-known novel, but the long coronavirus lockdowns gave many of us a lot more time to read.<\/b><\/p>\n

As a result, sales of physical books rose strongly: some 202 million paperbacks and hardbacks were sold in the UK in 2020, according to industry figures., external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

That was the first time these sales had passed the 200 million mark since 2012.<\/p>\n

It was a similar picture in the US, where sales hit 751 million last year,, external<\/span><\/a> the highest figure since 2009.<\/p>\n

With the UK’s Bookshop Day being held on Saturday, 9 October, to encourage readers to shop in their local bookshop, the industry hopes this trend will continue now that people have got into the habit of reading more.<\/p>\n

Alison Holmes, who helps run a book club in York, believes that the lockdown, and the extra downtime it offered people, was liberating for some avid readers.<\/p>\n

“I know people… who have been able to sit down and read without feeling guilty about all the other things they should be doing,” she says.<\/p>\n

Ms Holmes’ book club has a fun and healthy twist. The York Bike Belles’ Walking Book Club meet once a month to walk the streets of the city, talking about a certain novel. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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