The Spanish Confederation of Guilds and CEGAL expect a 20% increase in book sales in this year 2021

The Spanish Confederation of Booksellers Guilds and Associations speaks of an increase that would have been "unthinkable" in previous stages.

The Spanish Confederation of Booksellers Guilds and Associations (CEGAL) has calculated that by the end of 2021 they have surpassed their latest forecasts and hope to end with an increase of about 20% in a "historic year."

This has been explained to Europa Press by CEGAL spokesman, Álvaro Manso, highlighting that this increase would have been "unthinkable" in other years. Manso stressed that this growth is not due to coming from a "weak" 2020 - despite the shutdown that occurred due to the pandemic - since the figures in the pandemic year improved during the last months of the year.

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