In the first eight months of 2025, sales in Russian bookstores decreased by 6-18%. The main reason for this is the rapid increase in sales in the market places that occupy about 65% of the book market.
Despite a decrease in sales, the turnover of book networks still increased by 1.1%. This is due to the sharp increase in the price of books: the average price in the stores increased by 12.3% and now 546 rubles. According to Kommersant, publishers explain this with the increase in cost paper, printing and logistics.
Bookstores began to visit less. On average, traffic decreased by 6.6%and the decrease in some regions reached 20%. Last year, more than 200 stores in the country closed, which only increased the alarm on the market. Against the background of these changes, the part of the digital books continues to grow. For many readers, electronic formats become a more affordable and affordable alternative.
Meanwhile, despite the rapid development of technology, AI and social networks, books are still outdated, and this has been proven by the ratings of regularly updated book services. We examined the most popular one of them and learned that it works the most in the summer.
Source: People Talk
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