Netherlands residents bought 43 million books - physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks - in 2023 - the largest number of books sold since 2012. The increase in sales is entirely due to foreign-language books, primarily in English. The sale of Dutch-language books decreased, the Collective Propaganda of the Dutch Book Foundation (CPNB) reported.
Raymond van de Klundert, known as Kluun, received the Golden Book award for his pregnancy guide, 'Help, I got my wife pregnant!', which has sold over 200,000 copies.