Quick stats on the Australian book market thanks to Claire West of Nielsen IQ/Nielsen BookData speaking at the SPN Conference in Melbourne today: 11,559 Australian books were launched YTD 2022 (nb my note: this is why book visibility /book marketing matters so much).

In total incl AU and Int’l titles, 46 million print books have been sold in AU YTD via book retailers (nb my note: does not include direct sales which many indie authors use as a way to sell). The value of the market YTD is approx $AUD928 million.

New books ie: front list titles hold about 26% of the market, while backlist titles are responsible for 74% of sales. (nb: again, this shows why it can be difficult to break through for authors).

Some big growth in graphic novels. Also, art books launched by the big galleries are doing well. Local publisher Affirm Press has lots of top selling titles. Increase in AU travel book category.

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