Rising book prices, the inability to purchase works by several popular foreign authors, and declining purchasing power in general have led to an increase in demand for second-hand books: sales of second-hand books increased by 47 % During the past year.
According to the Avio service, cited by RBC, new books in advertisements account for about 34% (average price – 1.4 thousand rubles), and used books – 66% (average price – one thousand rubles).
The most popular are JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series and the works of Stephen King. Demand for them is driven by the “information agenda,” as noted in several online bookstores.
Market experts are confident that the popularity of second-hand books is due, first of all, to the loss of the opportunity to purchase books by various foreign authors and, in general, a decrease in the purchasing power of books. population and rising prices.
Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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