the pie charts below show the percentage of five kinds of books sold by bookseller between 1972 and 2012
The pie charts detail sales by a bookseller between 1972 and 2012
according to
genre. Looking from an overall
perspective, it is readily apparent that adult
fiction
became by far the most popular type at the expense of the genres which declined in popularity than others
, biography
, and travel
. Interest in children’s
fiction
also
increased.
In 1972, this
particular bookseller sold relatively equal proportions of each type with others
leading at 25%, followed by adult
fiction
, children’s
fiction
, and biography
all at 20%, and travel
lowest at 15%. By 1992, adult
fiction
had risen by 5%, while
others
and biography
declined by the same number. Travel
and children’s
fiction
grew by 3% and 2%, respectively.
In the final year surveyed, adult
fiction
surged to 45% and children’s
fiction
ticked up slightly to 25%. The rise of adult
fiction
was compensated for by dramatic drops for the remaining genres with others
finishing at 12%, travel
at 10%, and biography
at 8%.Submitted by phamnhung275 on
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