Books in the United Kingdom (UK) - Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2025

Books in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2016-20, and forecast to 2025). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

The books market is comprised of the value of total retail sales of physical and e-books. The physical segment of the books market includes atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, text books, guidebooks, musical scores, maps, fiction and non-fiction. The e-books segment of the books market consists of electronic books which can be read on computers or other electronic devices such as tablets. Other segment includes magazines, download audio, physical audio and other not included in the above segments.
The UK books market had total revenues of $8.3bn in 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.3% between 2016 and 2020.
The physical segment was the market's most lucrative in 2020, with total revenues of $4.2bn, equivalent to 50.6% of the market's overall value.
E-books had witnessed stagnant growth recently in the UK after seizing market share earlier in the decade, but the pandemic has led to another rise in sales.

Scope

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What was the size of the United Kingdom books market by value in 2020?
What will be the size of the United Kingdom books market in 2025?
What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom books market?
How has the market performed over the last five years?
Who are the top competitiors in the United Kingdom's books market?

Frequently Asked Questions about the Books in the United Kingdom (UK) Market

What is the estimated value of the Books in the United Kingdom (UK) Market?

The Books in the United Kingdom (UK) Market was estimated to be valued at $8.3 Billion in 2020.

What is the growth rate of the Books in the United Kingdom (UK) Market?

The growth rate of the Books in the United Kingdom (UK) Market is 2.5%, with an estimated value of $9.4 Billion by 2025.

What is the forecasted size of the Books in the United Kingdom (UK) Market?

The Books in the United Kingdom (UK) Market is estimated to be worth $9.4 Billion by 2025.

Report Attribute	Details
No. of Pages	29
Published	March 2021
Forecast Period	2020 - 2025
Estimated Market Value ( USD ) in 2020	USD 8.3 Billion
Forecasted Market Value ( USD ) by 2025	USD 9.4 Billion
Compound Annual Growth Rate	2.5%
Regions Covered	United Kingdom

1 Executive Summary

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape

2 Market Overview

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis

3 Market Data

3.1. Market value

4 Market Segmentation

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 Market Outlook

5.1. Market value forecast

6 Five Forces Analysis

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 Competitive Landscape

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What strategies have leading players followed in recent years?
7.3. How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected leading players?

8 Macroeconomic Indicators

8.1. Country data

9 Appendix

9.1. Methodology
9.2. Industry associations
9.3. Related research
9.4. About the Publisher

List of Tables

Table 1: United Kingdom books market value: $ million, 2016-20
Table 2: United Kingdom books market category segmentation: $ million, 2020
Table 3: United Kingdom books market geography segmentation: $ million, 2020
Table 4: United Kingdom books market value forecast: $ million, 2020-25
Table 5: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 6: United Kingdom GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 7: United Kingdom GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 8: United Kingdom inflation, 2016-20
Table 9: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 10: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2016-20

List of Figures

Figure 1: United Kingdom books market value: $ million, 2016-20
Figure 2: United Kingdom books market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 3: United Kingdom books market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 4: United Kingdom books market value forecast: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the books market in the United Kingdom, 2020
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the books market in the United Kingdom, 2020
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the books market in the United Kingdom, 2020
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the books market in the United Kingdom, 2020
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the books market in the United Kingdom, 2020
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the books market in the United Kingdom, 2020