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Europe Books Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026

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  • 50 Pages
  • June 2022
  • Region: Europe
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 5644362
Books in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). 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 digital. The physical segment of the books market includes atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, text books, guidebooks, musical scores, maps, fiction and non-fiction. The digital 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 European books market had total revenues of $40.6bn in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.8% between 2016 and 2021.
  • The physical segment was the market's most lucrative in 2021, with total revenues of $27.3bn, equivalent to 67.2% of the market's overall value.
  • Due to the coronavirus pandemic, lockdown restrictions forced the closure of bookstores, meanwhile e-commerce sales have increased as consumers confined to their homes purchased books to read at home.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the books market in Europe
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the books market in Europe
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key books market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Europe books market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Europe books market by value in 2021?
  • What will be the size of the Europe books market in 2026?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Europe books market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up Europe's books market?

Table of Contents

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?
7.4. What have been the most significant mergers/acquisitions recently?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Fnac Darty SA
8.2. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.
8.3. Waterstones Booksellers Ltd
8.4. WH Smith PLC
8.5. Amazon.com, Inc.
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related Research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Europe books market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Table 2: Europe books market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
Table 3: Europe books market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Table 4: Europe books market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
Table 5: Europe books market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Table 6: Fnac Darty SA: key facts
Table 7: Fnac Darty SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: Fnac Darty SA: Key Employees
Table 9: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.: key facts
Table 10: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.: Key Employees
Table 12: Waterstones Booksellers Ltd: key facts
Table 13: Waterstones Booksellers Ltd: Key Employees
Table 14: WH Smith PLC: key facts
Table 15: WH Smith PLC: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: WH Smith PLC: Key Employees
Table 17: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
Table 18: Amazon.com, Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 19: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees
Table 20: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees Continued
Table 21: Europe size of population (million), 2017-21
Table 22: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 23: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
Table 24: Europe inflation, 2017-21
Table 25: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
Table 26: Europe exchange rate, 2017-21
List of Figures
Figure 1: Europe books market value: $ billion, 2016-21
Figure 2: Europe books market category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Figure 3: Europe books market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 4: Europe books market value forecast: $ billion, 2021-26
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the books market in Europe, 2021
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the books market in Europe, 2021
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the books market in Europe, 2021
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the books market in Europe, 2021
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the books market in Europe, 2021
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the books market in Europe, 2021

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • D.R. Horton Inc
  • Lennar Corp
  • Bechtel Corp
  • Fluor Corporation

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