U.S. book market - format market shares 2020-2023

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Amy Watson,
May 15, 2024
In June 2023, paperback books had a market share of 38.8 percent, whilst hardbacks accounted for 30.2 percent of total trade book sales. Audiobooks gained ground between June 2020 and June 2023, whereas the share of sales made up by e-books dropped by three percent in the same period. Print still accounts for the majority of trade sales.

Distribution of trade book sales in the United States from June 2020 to June 2023, by format

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Release date

August 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

June 2020 to June 2023

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sales to bookstores, wholesalers, direct to consumer, online retailers, etc.

Supplementary notes

The source previously provided data for the first six months of each year but did not provide such figures for H1 2020 and H1 2021. Therefore snapshots of the market in the middle of the year, June 2020 to June 2023, are given here.

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