The pie charts illustrate the sale of five different types of book genres by a bookseller in the years 1972, 1992, and 2012 in the form of percentages.
In 1972, one quarter of other genre books were sold. On the other hand, in 1992, the adult fiction’s sales went up to 25% and in 2012, it striked to 45%. Children’s fiction book’s sales went from 22% in 1992 to 25% in 2012. The sale of other genres like biography, travel, and others decreased from 15%, 18%, and 20% respectively in 1992 to 8%, 10%, and 12% respectively in 2012.
The data given conclude that over the years, interest has been shifted to adult fiction and children’s fiction genres. Among school going children, fiction has been proved as an escape from curriculum or syllabus. In schools, they are only taught about rote-learning. So, this increase in sale was quite natural and expected. Whereas, adult fiction became popular as it allows them to think beyond their job prospects so that they don’t worry about their non-fictional life for some time and can enjoy their reading time freely.
