Book market in the U.S.

Statistics report on the book market in the U.S.

Book market in the U.S.

This report has been compiled to provide statistical information about the book market in the United States, and includes data on revenue and unit sales by format and category, followed by chapters on publishing and bestsellers, retail, consumption, and finally, insights into consumer spending.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Revenue of the U.S. book publishing industry 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Book publisher sales revenue in the U.S. 2012-2022, by category
  • Premium Statistic Trade book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2022, by format
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of the trade book publishing industry in the U.S. 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of the U.S. professional book publishing industry 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of the U.S. higher education book publishing industry 2013-2022

Publishers and bestsellers

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  • Premium Statistic Estimated expenses of U.S. book publishers 2010-2021
  • Basic Statistic Fastest growing indie publishers in the U.S. 2020-2022
  • Premium Statistic Best-selling print books in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Best-selling books in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Unit sales of frontlist children's books U.S. H1 2023

Retail

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  • Premium Statistic Print book unit sales in the U.S. 2013-2023, by category
  • Basic Statistic Book store sales in the U.S. 1992-2022
  • Premium Statistic Monthly retail sales of U.S. bookstores 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Comic publisher: store market share in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of independent bookstores in the U.S. 2009-2023

Consumption

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. daily time spent reading 2014-2022
  • Premium Statistic Average reading time in the U.S. 2018-2022, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Average reading time in the U.S. 2018-2022, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Book consumption in the U.S. 2011-2021, by format
  • Basic Statistic Book readers in the U.S. 2019-2021, by age group

Consumer spending

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. household expenditure on reading 2007-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. household expenditure on books 2007-2022, by type
  • Premium Statistic U.S. household expenditure on digital book readers 2011-2022
  • Basic Statistic Recreational books: consumer expenditure in the U.S. 1999-2022
  • Basic Statistic Educational books: consumer expenditure in the U.S. 1999-2022
  • Premium Statistic Student spending on course material in the U.S. 2007-2023
  • Premium Statistic Holiday gifts: what U.S. consumers plan to buy 2023

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