The pie charts compare the proportion of
sales
in five book Use synonyms
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in 1972, 1992, and 2012. Use synonyms
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adult
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children’s
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fiction
became more popular over the forty-year period, Use synonyms
whereas
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travel
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books
, Use synonyms
biographies
, and other categories declined.
In 1972, other, unspecified Use synonyms
genres
represented the largest Use synonyms
share
, at 25% of total book Use synonyms
sales
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Biographies
accounted for 20%, the same proportion as both Use synonyms
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adult
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fiction
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Travel
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books
made up the smallest Use synonyms
share
at just 15%.
By 1992, Use synonyms
adult
Use synonyms
fiction
had risen slightly to 25% of total Use synonyms
sales
, overtaking all other Use synonyms
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Children’s
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fiction
followed at 22%, Use synonyms
while
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travel
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books
increased marginally to 18%. Use synonyms
In contrast
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biographies
fell to 15%, and other Use synonyms
genres
declined by five percentage points to 20%.
In 2012, the dominance of Use synonyms
adult
Use synonyms
fiction
became more pronounced, reaching 45% — nearly double the 25% Use synonyms
share
of Use synonyms
children’s
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fiction
. Meanwhile, Use synonyms
travel
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books
, Use synonyms
biographies
, and other Use synonyms
genres
all continued to lose market Use synonyms
share
, each falling to around 10% of total Use synonyms
sales
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