Data on revenue from hardback book sales according to the publishers reporting to the source in the United States between 2016 and 2022 showed that the figure increased consistently on an annual basis with the exception of 2019 and 2022, and reached heights of 3.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Hardback print sales generally account for roughly 30 to 35 percent of total trade sales.
Revenue from hardback book sales among publishers in the United States from 2016 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Publishing Perspectives. (February 13, 2023). Revenue from hardback book sales among publishers in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/859435/hardback-book-sales-revenue/
Publishing Perspectives. "Revenue from hardback book sales among publishers in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859435/hardback-book-sales-revenue/
Publishing Perspectives. (2023). Revenue from hardback book sales among publishers in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859435/hardback-book-sales-revenue/
Publishing Perspectives. "Revenue from Hardback Book Sales among Publishers in The United States from 2016 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859435/hardback-book-sales-revenue/
Publishing Perspectives, Revenue from hardback book sales among publishers in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859435/hardback-book-sales-revenue/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Revenue from hardback book sales among publishers in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Publishing Perspectives, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859435/hardback-book-sales-revenue/
