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Number of Bookstores Has Fallen by a Quarter Within Five Years
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In Germany, there are fewer and fewer book retailers. Their number has fallen by almost a quarter within five years, as the Federal Statistical Office announced on the occasion of the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair.
The number of bookstores in Germany has declined further.
A quick trip to the bookstore around the corner is becoming increasingly difficult. Although the industry is generating more revenue, there are fewer and fewer stores. The Statistics Office also cites possible reasons for the decline.
The number of book retailers has fallen by almost a quarter within five years. Reasons for extinction could be rising costs and a change in purchasing behaviour. Nevertheless, sales in bookstores are increasing.
The book fair in Frankfurt am Main will start again on Wednesday – the largest of its kind in the world. However, the book trade in this country is shrinking, and so is the number of employees.
In Frankfurt am Main, the book fair begins, it is the largest of its kind in the world.But the trade in books is shrinking rapidly in this country – and thus the number of employees as well.
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