An examination of the average book price shows that in recent years the price of books has risen along an uneven trend. Over the ten-year period from 1394 to 1404 (2015–2026), the price of books has increased about 17-fold, whereas from 1384 to 1394 (2005–2016) it rose only about 7-fold. Overall, over the past twenty years, the price of books has increased more than 124-fold.
At the same time, examining the price increase every two years also reveals interesting points. From 1402 to 1404 (2023–2026), the increase in the average book price was about 65 percent, which is a lower figure compared with previous years.
Despite the public perception that books are expensive, it should be noted that over the past 20 years the price of paper has risen about 200-fold, while the average book price has increased only 127-fold. Therefore it can be said that the current price of books is even below its real level.
For more information on the book industry, visit this industry's page on the Namafar website.
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Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian