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Newspaper and Book Retailing in Australia: Market Research Report

Market Research • Market Size • Industry Statistics • Industry Analysis • Industry Trends

Newspaper and Book Retailing Market Research Report | ANZSIC G4244 | May 2013

Out of print: Revenue is declining as operators adapt to a changing media landscape

IBISWorld’s Newspaper and Book Retailing market research report offers insightful industry analysis and research into the market at the national level. IBISWorld’s in-depth industry market research is presented in a logical and consistent format. The industry report contains key industry statistics, market size, industry trends, and growth and profit forecasts for a 5-year outlook period.

Report Snapshot
Market Share of Companies
Industry Statistics & Market Size
Revenue
$4bn
Annual Growth 08-13
-4.9%
Annual Growth 13-18
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Employment
27,850
Businesses
5,520
Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

Industry operators primarily sell newspapers, books, magazines or religious publications and periodicals. Newspaper and book retailers have faced tough trading conditions over the past five years owing to a decline in the sale of printed publications and growth in the volume of sales lost to international e-tailers. Industry trading conditions were also affected by continued competition from external operators, including supermarkets, department stores, convenience stores and stationery retailers. The challenging operating landscape is expected to culminate in industry revenue declining by an annualised 4.9% in the five years through 2012-13. Consumer demand for newspaper and book products over the past five years has also been influenced by trends in key drivers, i.e... purchase to read more

Industry Report - Industry Products Chapter

Products retailed by the industry include books, newspapers and magazines. While book retailers predominantly operate as specialist retailers and concentrate on book sales, newspaper and magazine retailers usually supplement store sales by offering a range of other goods and services including greeting cards, stationery, art supplies and photocopying services. The relative size of each product segment for the industry has notably changed over the past 10 to 15 years.

Books

Books are the industry's dominant product segment. Specialised book retailers account for an estimated 93% of book revenue attributable to the industry, with the remaining 7.0% of book revenue generated by newsagents... purchase to read more

 


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What is the Newspaper and Book Retailing Industry?

Stores in this industry principally retail newspapers, books (including religious publications), magazines and periodicals. Industry players may operate as independent businesses, as part of a retail chain of stores or under a franchised model. Newspaper and book items are largely purchased from the relevant wholesalers and then sold via stores or online sites to end-consumer markets.

Industry Products
BooksNewspapersMagazines and periodicalsOther goods and services
 
Industry Activities
Book retailingNewspaper retailingMagazine and periodical retailingReligious book retailing


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