In 2021, U.S. book publishers generated 6.06 billion U.S. dollars selling adult trade books, up from 5.25 billion in 2020. Meanwhile in 2021, children's books generated a revenue of 2.95 billion U.S. dollars.
Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Textbooks
Adult trade books
Professional, technical, and scholarly books
All other operating revenue
Children's books
General reference books
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US Census Bureau. (November 22, 2022). Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185030/revenue-of-us-book-publishers-2009-by-categorie/
US Census Bureau. "Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185030/revenue-of-us-book-publishers-2009-by-categorie/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185030/revenue-of-us-book-publishers-2009-by-categorie/
US Census Bureau. "Estimated Revenue of Book Publishers in The United States from 2010 to 2021, by Source (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185030/revenue-of-us-book-publishers-2009-by-categorie/
US Census Bureau, Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185030/revenue-of-us-book-publishers-2009-by-categorie/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185030/revenue-of-us-book-publishers-2009-by-categorie/