Today the Federation of Spanish Publishing Guilds (FGEE) presented an Analytical Insight into the Spanish Publishing Market; Domestic and Overseas Trade is in the black, meaning the publishing sector keeps on growing.

During the press conference, president of the FGEE Miguel Barrero, vice-president Patrici Tixis, and CEO Antonio Maria Avila presented and interpreted the key economic data from the sector from the previous year, 2018. Click the ‘Read More’ link to see the full story. Domestic Trade: According to the Analytical Insight, total sales for the sector grew by 1.9% in 2017, reaching 2,363 million euros.

This growth is mainly due to the strength of the printed book market and the wealth of material offered. Almost all genres have grown: adult fiction by 8.1%, children’s and young adults’ by 6%, and a 3.7% growth was seen in non-fiction sales, among which stand out scientific-technical, sciences and humanities, and general interest. “These figures show that the diversity of the sector makes books the main choice for leisure and also for education and learning”, affirmed Miguel Barrero.

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