Each year, Le Figaro and GFK delight this data that has become essential: the top 10 most bankable writers. The same names come back from year to year, with some small variations. But let's start with the figures that put into perspective: with 7.9 million copies accumulated on 2024, this top 10 represents an increase of a few points, compared to 2023, but a withdrawal compared to 2022 – more than 8 million Sales, doggies according to the GKF and Figaro partners. In 2021? € 7.3 million, or € 87.3 million.
This is perhaps the most significant marker: with 7.9 million volumes elapsed, the top 10,2024 weighs € 112 million. Or an average price of the book going from 11.95 to € 14.17. The French would have spent more … or would the average price of the works have significantly increased? The answer is in the question …
« The pocket format has been less acclaimed this year, but remains the most important format in terms of sales volume on this market. The growth of modern French -speaking fiction rests entirely on the large format », GFK analysis. A beginning of explanation, since at 14 €, we rarely offer ourselves a large format work.
Something that GFK also recognizes: bestselization has been further strengthened, because annual sales are ” more concentrate around the top 10 authors ». Worrying for everyone – especially houses that do not publish one of these 10 stars.
It remains to reveal the 10 saviors of the edition – those on which weighs a large part of the fate of the book industry. Actualitté had partially achieved the additions at the end of the year, arriving at interesting results.
Second year of first place, therefore, for Melissa da Costa, without too much surprise: because 2024 will have discovered an undeniable talent, which is not French. Released in March 2024,Auschwitz's midwifeD'Anna Stuart has sold 508,678 copies, indicates Edistat (trad. Maryline Beury, published by I read).
A box like many hope … On 2024, pocket and large accumulated formats of French -speaking authors lead to 7.885 million buns that have found a client, with the following list:
1st: Mélissa da Costa, 1,162,730 copies
2nd: Guillaume Musso, 1.104,096 copies
3rd: Morgane Moncomble, 984,144 copies
-4th: Virginie Grimaldi, 946,787 copies
5E: Joe Dicker, 863.740 EXEMPLIRES
6th: Franck Thilliez, 689.112 copies
7th: Marie-Bernadette Dupuy, 540,967 copies
8th: Sarah Rivens, 540,628 copies
9th: Valérie Perrin, 528,292 copies
10th: Michel Bussi, 525,478 copies
By Clément Solym
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