Adult fiction book sales increased by 0.8 percent between 2022 and 2023, with 2023 unit sales hitting 190.8 million, up from just over 189 million in the previous year. All other categories saw a year over year decrease in print unit sales, particularly juvenile non-fiction, which suffered a decrease of 7.1 percent.
Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by category
(in 1,000s)
based on data from outlets that report to the source; source captures 85 percent of sales
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded. Figures for years prior to 2023 come from earlier reports. Figures for young adult books were not provided for years 2013 to 2017.
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Publishers Weekly. (January 5, 2024). Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422648/print-book-sales-usa-by-category/
Publishers Weekly. "Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by category (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422648/print-book-sales-usa-by-category/
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Publishers Weekly. "Unit Sales of Printed Books in The United States from 2013 to 2023, by Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422648/print-book-sales-usa-by-category/
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Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph], Publishers Weekly, January 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422648/print-book-sales-usa-by-category/
