7 February 2022
Not unexpectedly, year one of the pandemic was an e-book bonanza, with Britain's largest trade publishers chalking up record sales of 54.7 million units across the Big Six groups. As last year moved a bit towards normality there has been something of a correction, with sales dropping 13% across the six houses to 47.5 million copies. Five of the six groups' sales contracted, though Bloomsbury bucked the trend, helped by TikTok and the acquisition of Head of Zeus.
