In 2021, mass market paperback sales grew by over 20 million from the previous year, with over 249.7 million units sold compared to the 226.3 million sold in 2020. The only format not to have seen sales growth between 2020 and 2021 was mass market paperbacks. Sales dropped by 3.1 percent year over year, and a consistent annual decline can be seen from 2013 onwards.
Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2021, by format
(in 1,000)
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Publishers Weekly. (January 6, 2022). Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2021, by format (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422662/print-book-sales-usa-by-format/
Publishers Weekly. "Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2021, by format (in 1,000)." Chart. January 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422662/print-book-sales-usa-by-format/
Publishers Weekly. (2022). Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2021, by format (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422662/print-book-sales-usa-by-format/
Publishers Weekly. "Unit Sales of Printed Books in The United States in from 2013 to 2021, by Format (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422662/print-book-sales-usa-by-format/
Publishers Weekly, Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2021, by format (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422662/print-book-sales-usa-by-format/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2021, by format (in 1,000) [Graph], Publishers Weekly, January 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422662/print-book-sales-usa-by-format/
