Book sales revenue in the United States in 2022 amounted to 9.1 billion U.S. dollars, of which 3.2 billion was derived from hardback books. Meanwhile, paperback and mass market books reached 3.48 billion U.S. dollars, in line with trends showing consistent growth in this segment since 2017. The source reported e-book revenue as one billion U.S. dollars, a drop from the previous two years, whereas downloaded audiobook revenue continued to grow, and in 2022 surpassed 800 million U.S. dollars for the first time.
Trade book sales revenue in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by format
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Figures for years prior to 2022 come from earlier reports. The figure for 'other' for 2022 was calculated by adding together the total revenue from all other categories and deducting that number from total consumer book revenue, which in that year was 9.1 billion U.S. dollars.
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