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Fiction, wellness, biographies feature in Rakuten Kobo 2025 report

Tuesday, 17 February 2026    Books+Publishing
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The 2025 Rakuten Kobo Book Report records a sharp rise in immersive fiction ebook and audio downloads in Australia, alongside sustained interest in wellness and biography-led nonfiction. Readers are “gravitating toward expansive fantasy worlds, emotionally driven romance and deeply personal life stories, using books to both tune out the noise...

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