For the first time since 2010, the release decreased, notes the Swedish institute for children’s books in its annual statistics on children and ungdomsboksutgivningen, the so-called Bokprovningen, which was presented on Wednesday morning. In 2018, it came out 2.308 children and young people in Sweden, which is 224 titles fewer than the year 2017. It is mainly translated books become fewer, while the Swedish originaltitlarna is about as many as in the past.
a general decline in the release, but, to a great extent to some individual publishers changed the focus. For example, B Wahlströms pulled down on the reissue, Bonnier Carlsen on the number of Pixiböcker and Stabenfeldt don’t give out as many old titles in the new format as it has done in the past.
Nonetheless, sales of books for children and youth with 8.3 per cent in 2018, has Publishers ‘ and Bokhandlareföreningen reported.
Bilderböckerna continues to be by far the largest category with 860 titles, 37 per cent of the release, which is a decrease of five per cent towards the year 2017. Kapitelböckerna (for ages 6-9 years) has increased slightly (380 titles), while mellanåldersböckerna (for ages 9-12) are those who reduced the most, from 416 titles by the year 2017 to 288 titles by 2018. Fixed for this age group has on the other hand, the number of titles has been the record-breaking between 2015 and 2017. Booksellers has declined from 289 titles to 254.
the Swedish institute for children’s books discern the central themes of the release. In years points out that there are many books that discuss community involvement, inclusion and kroppsnormer.
the Swedish institute for children’s books just collect the printed material, but because the man still keeps an eye on the other utgivningsformer have also seen that ljudböckerna has increased significantly (albeit not as much as vuxenböckerna).
All statistics are available on the Arts website, the institute for children’s books.see.
