- In 2021, altogether 3,072 titles were published in the Estonian language, compared to 2,899 titles in 2020, and 2,917 titles in 2019.
- In 2021, the average print run was 837 copies. In 2020, the average print run was 775, and in 2019 – 844 copies.
- In 2021, the genre dominating the publishing market was fiction clocking up 1,097 titles with the average print run of 743 copies, compared to 1,268 titles with the average print run of 784 copies in 2020.
- 2021 saw the publication of 733 children’s titles with the average print run of 1,265 copies.
- In 2021, books were published by 929 companies all in all; of these 655 companies (71%) published only one title. Forty-three publishers (4%) published more than 11 titles.
- Of all titles published in 2021, 52% were originals.
- In 2021, 2006 titles of e-books were published in the Estonian language, while in 2020 the number was 1,261, and in 2019 – 841.
- The total turnover of the publishing sector was approximately 35 million euros. The turnover of e-books and audiobooks made up 3–4% of the overall publishing turnover.
- The VAT rate applied to printed books stands at 9%, and the same rate applies to e-books since May 2020.
- There is no fixed price for books.
- The retail price of books is set by the bookseller.
- English and German are the leading languages for titles in translation.
- Estonia has about thirty bookstores. Most of them belong to two bookstore chains: Rahva Raamat (rahvaraamat.ee) and Apollo (www.apollo.ee)
- Major literary festivals – HeadRead in Tallinn and Prima Vista in Tartu.
PUBLISHED BOOKS AND BROCHURES (1991-2021)*
| Year | Titles | Copies per inhabitant | Copies total |
| 1991 | 1 654 | 14.9 | 23 295 700 |
| 1992 | 1 557 | 10.2 | 15 939 600 |
| 1993 | 1 965 | 8.2 | 12 312 800 |
| 1994 | 2 291 | 5.7 | 8 586 800 |
| 1995 | 2 635 | 5.3 | 7 930 400 |
| 1996 | 2 628 | 4.4 | 6 663 000 |
| 1997 | 3 317 | 5.0 | 7 361 000 |
| 1998 | 3 090 | 4.1 | 5 983 000 |
| 1999 | 3 265 | 4.9 | 7 117 000 |
| 2000 | 3 466 | 4.1 | 5 931 000 |
| 2001 | 3 506 | 4.0 | 5 456 000 |
| 2002 | 3 458 | 3.9 | 5 362 000 |
| 2003 | 3 727 | 4.1 | 5 607 000 |
| 2004 | 3 994 | 4.2 | 5 805 000 |
| 2005 | 4 060 | 4.4 | 6 009 000 |
| 2006 | 4 040 | 5.4 | 7 256 000 |
| 2007 | 4 310 | 6.6 | 8 853 000 |
| 2008 | 4 685 | 5.4 | 7 254 000 |
| 2009 | 4 551 | 5.1 | 6 865 000 |
| 2010 | 3 760 | 4.1 | 5 45 0000 |
| 2011 | 3 716 | 3.4 | 4 431 000 |
| 2012 | 3 971 | 3.6 | 4 640 000 |
| 2013 | 3 887 | 3.6 | 4 791 000 |
| 2014 | 4 450 | 4.1 | 5.455.000 |
| 2015 | 3 976 | 3.5 | 4.643.000 |
| 2016 | 3 794 | 3.3 | 4.643.000 |
| 2017 | 3 916 | 3.1 | 4.067.000 |
| 2018 | 3 792 | 2.7 | 3.592.000 |
| 2019 | 3 597 | 2.5 | 3.252.500 |
| 2020 | 3 634 | 2,4 | 3.155.500 |
| 2021 | 3 715 | 2,6 | 3.418.200 |
* Source: Statistics Estonia, National Library of Estonia
Updated 13 September, 2022