You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below show the percentage of five kinds of books sold by a bookseller between 1972 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main points and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Model Answer
In 1972, there was an equal sale of adult fiction, children’s fiction and biographies, which constituted 20% each. Travel books had the least sale of 15%, whereas all other books had the maximum sale of 25%.
In 1992, a quarter of the sales were of adult fiction, which was a rise of 5% from the figures on 1972. The sale of children’s fiction and travel grew by 2% and 3% respectively, whereas that of biography and other books dropped by 5% each.
The sale of adult fiction almost doubled after another two decades (2012), and reached 45%. Children’s fiction had slightly more retail (25%) than that in 1992. Together, adult and children’s fiction, dominated the market with a sale of just under three quarters. The sale of all other categories fell markedly and together made up for just over a quarter of the sales.
Overall, fiction gained popularity, while biographies, travel books and other miscellaneous books lost their public appeal over the given period of four decades.