3 July 2023
Publishers have hailed "excellent growth" of English language exports to Europe, as BookTok encourages a new generation of readers to pick up and read books in English on the continent.
The Publishers Association's Year in Publishing report for 2022 showed the export market played a "huge" role in the industry's success over the year, with an 8% increase taking its total to £4.1bn. Statistics released exclusively to The Bookseller showed Germany was the biggest buyer in Europe, with £130.1m worth of books exported from UK publishers in 2022. This was up 27% from £102.7m in 2021. Although it was down slightly on Covid-hit 2020's high of £132.4m it shows interest in English language books in Europe remains high.
