In 2022, books in the adult category remained the most lucrative in terms of revenue, generating over 5.76 billion U.S. dollars that year. Meanwhile, due to a drop in print sales, revenue from children's books fell slightly between 2021 and 2022, having previously seen consistent growth for a number of years.
Book publisher net sales revenue in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by category
(in million U.S. dollars)
2022: among 1,372 publishers that reported their results to the source
Supplementary notes
Figures for the years prior to 2021 and 2022 come from previous reports. Data for K-12 instructional materials was not provided for either of these years.
Data for 2016 not available.
For the years 2017 and 2018, data for the 'other' category was not provided.
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Publishers Weekly. (February 10, 2023). Book publisher net sales revenue in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303621/books-sales-revenue-category-usa/
Publishers Weekly. "Book publisher net sales revenue in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by category (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303621/books-sales-revenue-category-usa/
Publishers Weekly. (2023). Book publisher net sales revenue in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by category (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303621/books-sales-revenue-category-usa/
Publishers Weekly. "Book Publisher Net Sales Revenue in The United States from 2012 to 2022, by Category (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303621/books-sales-revenue-category-usa/
Publishers Weekly, Book publisher net sales revenue in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by category (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303621/books-sales-revenue-category-usa/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Book publisher net sales revenue in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Publishers Weekly, February 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303621/books-sales-revenue-category-usa/
