Non-Fiction Book Sales Decline Sharply

Non-fiction book sales have dropped a lot, almost 8.4% in the last year.

This is much more than the drop in fiction book sales.

The biggest drop was in food and drink books, which fell by a quarter.

Some types of books, like religion and humor, did better, but most types of non-fiction books sold less.

People are buying more crime novels and science fiction instead.

Some think this is because the world is tiring and people want to escape.

Others think publishers are not taking risks and are choosing books based on the author's followers instead of good ideas.

Also, there is a lot of free information online, so people might not want to buy books as much.

But some self-help books are still doing well.