At Radio Bulgaria Diana Hristakieva considers What and how much do Bulgarians read ? as some numbers are now in -- including that:
Regardless, it's good to hear that:
In 2011 alone, the National Statistical Institute reports, more than 5000 books were released in Bulgaria. 3500 of them are by Bulgarian authors, and 1500 are translations((Of course, 'books' isn't very precise. Does that cover everything ? Cookbooks, dictionaries ? Or are we just talking trade fiction ? Or what ?)
Regardless, it's good to hear that:
In 2012 the book sales in Bulgaria grew by 10 percent, and about 12 million copes were sold for the whole year.(Well, that growth-figure is impressive -- twelve million copies sold in a country with a population just shy of seven million ... not so much.)