As of February 2023 in the Netherlands, following a consumer survey, 54 percent of respondents said they did not buy a second-hand book. As a result, 46 percent of consumers purchased at least one book as second hand. This percentage is considerably lower compared to purchases of new paper books (71 percent).
Distribution of consumers buying second-hand books in the Netherlands as of February 2023
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Kunt u aangeven hoeveel van deze boeken u los koopt per jaar en hoeveel u per jaar streamt via een abonnement? Tweedehands papieren boeken" (English: Can you indicate how many of these books you buy separately per year and how many you stream per year via a subscription? Paper books second-hand")
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Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. (February 1, 2023). Distribution of consumers buying second-hand books in the Netherlands as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/657216/distribution-of-second-hand-book-purchase-frequency-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. "Distribution of consumers buying second-hand books in the Netherlands as of February 2023." Chart. February 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/657216/distribution-of-second-hand-book-purchase-frequency-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. (2023). Distribution of consumers buying second-hand books in the Netherlands as of February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/657216/distribution-of-second-hand-book-purchase-frequency-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak. "Distribution of Consumers Buying Second-hand Books in The Netherlands as of February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/657216/distribution-of-second-hand-book-purchase-frequency-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Marktonderzoek Boekenvak, Distribution of consumers buying second-hand books in the Netherlands as of February 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/657216/distribution-of-second-hand-book-purchase-frequency-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
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