The pie charts illustrate the number of books which were sold in Denmark from 1972 to 2012.
Overall, the proportion of adult fiction books saw the biggest change, while the opposite was true for children’s fiction books. In addition, the biography books were usually the least popular.
In 1972, the figure for adult fiction and children fiction books stood at 20%, before both increased to around 25% in 1992. There was a slight rise in children’s fiction to 25% in 2012. Meanwhile, adult fiction books experienced a significant increase to 45% in 2012.
Turning to other books, there was a gradual fall in biography books, from 20% in 1972 to 8% in 2012. The proportion of travel books started at 15% in 1972 and increased to 18% in 1992, before dropping to 10% in 2012. In addition, the figure for other books decreased dramatically, from 25% in 1972 to 12% in 2012.
The pie charts illustrate the number of
books
which
were sold
in Denmark from 1972 to 2012.
Overall
, the proportion of adult
fiction
books
saw
the biggest
change
, while the opposite was true for children’s
fiction
books
.
In addition
, the biography
books
were
usually
the least popular.
In 1972, the figure for adult
fiction
and children
fiction
books
stood at 20%,
before
both increased to around 25% in 1992. There was a slight rise in children’s
fiction
to 25% in 2012. Meanwhile, adult
fiction
books
experienced a significant increase to 45% in 2012.
Turning to other
books
, there was a gradual fall in biography
books
, from 20% in 1972 to 8% in 2012. The proportion of travel
books
started
at 15% in 1972 and increased to 18% in 1992,
before
dropping to 10% in 2012.
In addition
, the figure for other
books
decreased
dramatically
, from 25% in 1972 to 12% in 2012.