Britons are spending more on books, music, videos and DVDs than any other nation in Europe new research suggests. In a report by Mintel they reckon we spend an average of £117.74 each on books, videos and music each year, compared to £101.10 in Germany and £71.03 in France.
And while UK music sales have dropped in the first half of this year – our total music spending last year (£2.2 billion) showed a year on year rise of 5% - the highest in Europe.