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UK Consumer Insight: Secondhand Books

Publisher GlobalData
Published Feb 07, 2025
Length 14 Pages
SKU # GBDT20012413

Description

UK Consumer Insight: Secondhand Books

Summary

This report offers an overview of consumer attitudes in the UK secondhand books market

70.8% of secondhand book purchasers were motivated by saving money, with this being by far the most important driver as the cost of books has risen in the past few years due to inflationary pressures. Over half (52.3%) of consumers rely on secondhand for the majority (76-100%) of their book purchases due to the low prices available.

Scope
  • Due to price rises of books in the past few years and weak consumer confidence, 70.8% of consumers who purchased secondhand books did so to save money or find a bargain
  • 64.6% of consumers who bought secondhand books did so from a physical shop, due to the high number of charity shops selling books and specialist secondhand bookstores
Reasons to Buy
  • Understand consumer sentiments and future considerations in the UK secondhand books market

Table of Contents

14 Pages
Executive summary
Secondhand books
Consumer penetration
Proportion secondhand items purchased
Category penetration
Consumer drivers
Channel usage
Future purchasing
Methodology & contacts
List of Tables
Proportion of secondhand books purchased
How consumers expect their spend on secondhand books to change %, 2024
List of Figures
How consumers expect their spend on secondhand books to change (%)
Secondhand Books Penetration
Proportion of secondhand books purchased, by generation group (%)
Secondhand Books Consumer Drivers
Secondhand Books Channels Purchased From
Secondhand Books Future Purchase Consideration
How consumers expect their spend on secondhand books to change %, 2024

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