The line chart compares the number of children’s, adult fiction and educational books sold in a country from 2002 to 2006.
Overall, the sales of children’s books rose dramatically throughout the period, becoming the best-selling category by 2006. In contrast, adult fiction showed a steady decline, while educational books increased gradually.
In terms of selling the books, between 2002 and 2003, sales of children’s books increased sharply from almost 32 million to nearly 40 million dollars, whereas adult fiction fell considerably from around 45 to approximately 38 million dollars. Educational books rose gradually, increasing from nearly 24 to 30 million dollars. Sales of children’s books surged slowly from 40 to around 43 million dollars between 2003 and 2005. In contrast, adult fiction witnessed a gradual fall, declining from nearly 38 to 32 million dollars, while educational books went through a minimal alteration, remaining nearly stable at about 28 million dollars.
For the remaining year, between 2005 and 2006, there was a dramatic rise in the sales of children’s books, which increased significantly from almost 45 to 56 million dollars. At the same time, adult fiction decreased slowly from 32 to nearly 30 million dollars. In addition, educational books experienced a slight upward trend, increasing from 28 to around 32 million dollars.