The statistic displays the distribution of books sold in the Netherlands in 2018 and 2019, by purchase channel. It shows that in the period surveyed, the share of e-commerce in book retail increased. Whereas in 2018, just under ** percent of the books was sold via e-commerce channels, by 2019 this had grown to ** percent.
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Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (January 15, 2020). Distribution of books sold in the Netherlands in 2018 and 2019, by purchase channel [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948125/distribution-of-books-sold-in-the-netherlands-by-purchase-channel/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Distribution of books sold in the Netherlands in 2018 and 2019, by purchase channel." Chart. January 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948125/distribution-of-books-sold-in-the-netherlands-by-purchase-channel/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). (2020). Distribution of books sold in the Netherlands in 2018 and 2019, by purchase channel. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948125/distribution-of-books-sold-in-the-netherlands-by-purchase-channel/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB). "Distribution of Books Sold in The Netherlands in 2018 and 2019, by Purchase Channel." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948125/distribution-of-books-sold-in-the-netherlands-by-purchase-channel/
Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), Distribution of books sold in the Netherlands in 2018 and 2019, by purchase channel Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948125/distribution-of-books-sold-in-the-netherlands-by-purchase-channel/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Distribution of books sold in the Netherlands in 2018 and 2019, by purchase channel [Graph], Koninklijke Vereniging van het Boekenvak (KVB), January 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/948125/distribution-of-books-sold-in-the-netherlands-by-purchase-channel/
