Where did Danes buy their recent books? A survey from February 2024 found that the majority of the Danish respondents stated to have bought their recent books in a physical bookstore. Second most popular book purchasing place was the internet.
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Sources of book purchases in the past 12 months according to consumers in Denmark as of February 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
In a physical bookstore
52%
On the internet*
24%
In a supermarket, kiosk or department store
11%
Other places or do not know
5%
In an antiquarian bookshop
4%
Via streaming service
2%
Second-hand - private
2%
Via book club
1%
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Danske Forlag. (March 15, 2024). Sources of book purchases in the past 12 months according to consumers in Denmark as of February 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/631489/survey-on-place-of-book-purchasing-in-denmark/
Danske Forlag. "Sources of book purchases in the past 12 months according to consumers in Denmark as of February 2024." Chart. March 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631489/survey-on-place-of-book-purchasing-in-denmark/
Danske Forlag. (2024). Sources of book purchases in the past 12 months according to consumers in Denmark as of February 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631489/survey-on-place-of-book-purchasing-in-denmark/
Danske Forlag. "Sources of Book Purchases in The past 12 Months According to Consumers in Denmark as of February 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/631489/survey-on-place-of-book-purchasing-in-denmark/
Danske Forlag, Sources of book purchases in the past 12 months according to consumers in Denmark as of February 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/631489/survey-on-place-of-book-purchasing-in-denmark/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Sources of book purchases in the past 12 months according to consumers in Denmark as of February 2024 [Graph], Danske Forlag, March 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/631489/survey-on-place-of-book-purchasing-in-denmark/
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