Second Hand Books Global Market Report 2025

Second Hand Books Global Market Report 2025 from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.

This report focuses on second hand books market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.

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Where is the largest and fastest growing market for second hand books ? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? The second hand books market global report from the Business Research Company answers all these questions and many more.

The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.
  • The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
  • The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
  • The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include:
  • The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the Russia-Ukraine war, rising inflation, higher interest rates, and the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
  • The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth. It covers the growth trajectory of COVID-19 for all regions, key developed countries and major emerging markets.
  • The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
  • The trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it emerges from the crisis and suggests how companies can grow as the market recovers.
Scope

Markets Covered:1) By Book Type: Action And Adventure; Art, Music, Film, And Photography; Academic Books; Biographies And Comics; Crafts, Home And Lifestyle; Fantasy, Horror And Science Fiction; Health, Personal Development, Politics; Politics And Religion; Sciences, Technology And Medicine; Other Book Types

2) By Price Range: Mass Or Economy; Premium

3) By Sales Channel: Wholesalers Or Distributors; Hypermarkets Or Supermarkets; Specialty Stores; Multi-Brand Stores; Independent Bookstores; Online Retailers; Other Sales Channels

4) By End User: Adults; Kids

Subsegments:

1) By Action And Adventure: Thriller; Spy Novels; War And Military Fiction

2) By Art, Music, Film, And Photography: Art History; Music Theory; Photography Techniques; Film Studies

3) By Academic Books: Textbooks; Reference Books; Study Guides

4) By Biographies And Comics: Memoirs; Celebrity Biographies; Graphic Novels; Comic Books

5) By Crafts, Home, And Lifestyle: DIY Guides; Home Décor; Gardening; Cooking And Recipes

6) By Fantasy, Horror And Science Fiction: Epic Fantasy; Urban Fantasy; Mythical Fiction; Gothic Horror; Supernatural Fiction; Space And Time Travel; Dystopian Fiction

8) By Health, Personal Development: Fitness And Wellness; Self-Help; Mental Health

9) By Politics And Religion: Political Theory; Religious Studies; Historical Politics

10) By Sciences, Technology And Medicine: Biology; Physics; Chemistry; Earth Science; Computer Science; Medical Textbooks; Engineering

12) By Other Book Types: Poetry; Travel And Adventure; Children’s Books

Companies Mentioned: Amazon.com Inc.; eBay Inc.; Half Price Books Records Magazines Incorporated; Chegg Inc.; Powell's Books Inc.

Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain

Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa

Time series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.

Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,

Data segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.

Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.

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1. Executive Summary
2. Second Hand Books Market Characteristics
3. Second Hand Books Market Trends And Strategies
4. Second Hand Books Market - Macro Economic Scenario Including The Impact Of Interest Rates, Inflation, Geopolitics, Covid And Recovery On The Market
5. Global Second Hand Books Growth Analysis And Strategic Analysis Framework
5.1. Global Second Hand Books PESTEL Analysis (Political, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal Factors, Drivers and Restraints)
5.2. Analysis Of End Use Industries
5.3. Global Second Hand Books Market Growth Rate Analysis
5.4. Global Second Hand Books Historic Market Size and Growth, 2019 - 2024, Value ($ Billion)
5.5. Global Second Hand Books Forecast Market Size and Growth, 2024 - 2029, 2034F, Value ($ Billion)
5.6. Global Second Hand Books Total Addressable Market (TAM)
6. Second Hand Books Market Segmentation
6.1. Global Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Action And Adventure
Art, Music, Film, And Photography
Academic Books
Biographies And Comics
Crafts, Home And Lifestyle
Fantasy, Horror And Science Fiction
Health, Personal Development, Politics
Politics And Religion
Sciences, Technology And Medicine
Other Book Types
6.2. Global Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Mass Or Economy
Premium
6.3. Global Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Wholesalers Or Distributors
Hypermarkets Or Supermarkets
Specialty Stores
Multi-brand Stores
Independent Bookstores
Online Retailers
Other Sales Channels
6.4. Global Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By End User, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Adults
Kids
6.5. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Action And Adventure, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Thriller
Spy Novels
War And Military Fiction
6.6. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Art, Music, Film, And Photography, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Art History
Music Theory
Photography Techniques
Film Studies
6.7. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Academic Books, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Textbooks
Reference Books
Study Guides
6.8. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Biographies And Comics, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Memoirs
Celebrity Biographies
Graphic Novels
Comic Books
6.9. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Crafts, Home, And Lifestyle, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
DIY Guides
Home Décor
Gardening
Cooking And Recipes
6.10. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Fantasy, Horror And Science Fiction, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Epic Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mythical Fiction
Gothic Horror
Supernatural Fiction
Space And Time Travel
Dystopian Fiction
6.11. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Health, Personal Development, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Fitness And Wellness
Self-Help
Mental Health
6.12. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Politics And Religion, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Political Theory
Religious Studies
Historical Politics
6.13. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Sciences, Technology And Medicine, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Earth Science
Computer Science
Medical Textbooks
Engineering
6.14. Global Second Hand Books Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Other Book Types, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
Poetry
Travel And Adventure
Children’s Books
7. Second Hand Books Market Regional And Country Analysis
7.1. Global Second Hand Books Market, Split By Region, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
7.2. Global Second Hand Books Market, Split By Country, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
8. Asia-Pacific Second Hand Books Market
8.1. Asia-Pacific Second Hand Books Market Overview
Region Information, Market Information, Background Information, Government Initiatives, Regulations, Regulatory Bodies, Major Associations, Taxes Levied, Corporate Tax Structure, Investments, Major Companies
8.2. Asia-Pacific Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
8.3. Asia-Pacific Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
8.4. Asia-Pacific Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
9. China Second Hand Books Market
9.1. China Second Hand Books Market Overview
9.2. China Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F,$ Billion
9.3. China Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F,$ Billion
9.4. China Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F,$ Billion
10. India Second Hand Books Market
10.1. India Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
10.2. India Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
10.3. India Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
11. Japan Second Hand Books Market
11.1. Japan Second Hand Books Market Overview
11.2. Japan Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
11.3. Japan Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
11.4. Japan Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
12. Australia Second Hand Books Market
12.1. Australia Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
12.2. Australia Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
12.3. Australia Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
13. Indonesia Second Hand Books Market
13.1. Indonesia Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
13.2. Indonesia Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
13.3. Indonesia Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
14. South Korea Second Hand Books Market
14.1. South Korea Second Hand Books Market Overview
14.2. South Korea Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
14.3. South Korea Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
14.4. South Korea Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
15. Western Europe Second Hand Books Market
15.1. Western Europe Second Hand Books Market Overview
15.2. Western Europe Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
15.3. Western Europe Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
15.4. Western Europe Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
16. UK Second Hand Books Market
16.1. UK Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
16.2. UK Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
16.3. UK Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
17. Germany Second Hand Books Market
17.1. Germany Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
17.2. Germany Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
17.3. Germany Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
18. France Second Hand Books Market
18.1. France Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
18.2. France Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
18.3. France Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
19. Italy Second Hand Books Market
19.1. Italy Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
19.2. Italy Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
19.3. Italy Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
20. Spain Second Hand Books Market
20.1. Spain Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
20.2. Spain Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
20.3. Spain Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
21. Eastern Europe Second Hand Books Market
21.1. Eastern Europe Second Hand Books Market Overview
21.2. Eastern Europe Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
21.3. Eastern Europe Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
21.4. Eastern Europe Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
22. Russia Second Hand Books Market
22.1. Russia Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
22.2. Russia Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
22.3. Russia Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
23. North America Second Hand Books Market
23.1. North America Second Hand Books Market Overview
23.2. North America Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
23.3. North America Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
23.4. North America Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
24. USA Second Hand Books Market
24.1. USA Second Hand Books Market Overview
24.2. USA Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
24.3. USA Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
24.4. USA Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
25. Canada Second Hand Books Market
25.1. Canada Second Hand Books Market Overview
25.2. Canada Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
25.3. Canada Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
25.4. Canada Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
26. South America Second Hand Books Market
26.1. South America Second Hand Books Market Overview
26.2. South America Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
26.3. South America Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
26.4. South America Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
27. Brazil Second Hand Books Market
27.1. Brazil Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
27.2. Brazil Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
27.3. Brazil Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
28. Middle East Second Hand Books Market
28.1. Middle East Second Hand Books Market Overview
28.2. Middle East Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
28.3. Middle East Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
28.4. Middle East Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
29. Africa Second Hand Books Market
29.1. Africa Second Hand Books Market Overview
29.2. Africa Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Book Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
29.3. Africa Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Price Range, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
29.4. Africa Second Hand Books Market, Segmentation By Sales Channel, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
30. Second Hand Books Market Competitive Landscape And Company Profiles
30.1. Second Hand Books Market Competitive Landscape
30.2. Second Hand Books Market Company Profiles
30.2.1. Amazon.com Inc. Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
30.2.2. eBay Inc. Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
30.2.3. Half Price Books Records Magazines Incorporated Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
30.2.4. Chegg Inc. Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
30.2.5. Powell's Books Inc. Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
31. Second Hand Books Market Other Major And Innovative Companies
31.1. World of Books Group
31.2. Better World Books
31.3. Thrift Books Global LLC
31.4. Gumtree.com Limited
31.5. Crossword Bookstores Limited
31.6. Valore Inc. (ValoreBooks)
31.7. TextbookRush
31.8. Alibris Inc.
31.9. Decluttr Limited
31.10. AbeBooks Inc.
31.11. Strand Book Store Inc.
31.12. StudentVIP
31.13. BookMooch
31.14. Biblio.com
31.15. PaperbackSwap.com
32. Global Second Hand Books Market Competitive Benchmarking And Dashboard
33. Key Mergers And Acquisitions In The Second Hand Books Market
34. Recent Developments In The Second Hand Books Market
35. Second Hand Books Market High Potential Countries, Segments and Strategies
35.1 Second Hand Books Market In 2029 - Countries Offering Most New Opportunities
35.2 Second Hand Books Market In 2029 - Segments Offering Most New Opportunities
35.3 Second Hand Books Market In 2029 - Growth Strategies
35.3.1 Market Trend Based Strategies
35.3.2 Competitor Strategies
36. Appendix
36.1. Abbreviations
36.2. Currencies
36.3. Historic And Forecast Inflation Rates
36.4. Research Inquiries
36.5. The Business Research Company
36.6. Copyright And Disclaimer

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