International report on book-buying trends

How does Australia compare to other countries in terms of book purchasing habits?
A photo of a bookshelf full of books.

A co-venture from the EIBF (European and International Booksellers Federation) and RISE Bookselling (Resilience, Innovation and Sustainability for the Enhancement of Bookselling) has recently released a report: ‘Study on Consumer Behaviour – Booking-buying Trends, Reading Habits and Customer Needs.’

It’s the first comprehensive study of its kind and compares the book-buying market across 19 territories, across the US, Europe and Oceania, with a mission to “guide and support booksellers through the sharing of data, research and best practices across national borders”.

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Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the Books Editor of The Big Issue for 8 years and a former Melbourne theatre critic correspondent for The Australian. Her debut, a collection of poetry called Turbulence, came out in 2020 and was released by University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP). Her second collection, Decadence, was published in July 2022, also by UWAP. Her third book, Essence, will be published in 2025. Threads: @thuy_on123 Instagram: poemsbythuy