Book sales surge as readers snap up stories for self-isolation 📚
People in the UK were stockpiling novels and home learning books last week as they prepared for a spell in isolation, sales figures suggest.
Sales of fiction rose by a third, while children's education went up 234% to the third highest level on record."The sales data suggests that the UK population has indeed been preparing for long periods of isolation," said Nielsen Book, which keeps track. "We've seen significant jumps in sales of puzzle books, adult colouring titles, home-learning titles for children, study guides, and we have seen been a big increase in sales of paperback novels."Image copyrightBut physical book sales may now plummet after the public were told only to shop for essentials when necessary. Book chains like Waterstones have shut their doors.
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