Book publishing in the U.S.

Statistics report on book publishing in the U.S.

Book publishing in the U.S.

This report has been compiled to provide statistical information about book publishing in the United States. It begins with an overview of book publishing including revenue and employment, followed by a chapter looking at the revenue performance of the Big Five publishers. Also featured is data on book sales, consumption, and bestsellers.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. book publishers revenue 2010-2021, by source
  • Premium Statistic Adult trade book publishing revenue in the U.S. 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Estimated expenses of U.S. book publishers 2010-2021
  • Basic Statistic Fast-growing indie publishers in the U.S. 2021-2023
  • Premium Statistic Comic publisher: store market share in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of writers and authors in the U.S. 2011-2023
  • Basic Statistic Employment in U.S. publishing industries 2001-2023

Big 5 publishers

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  • Basic Statistic Revenue of the publishing group Penguin Random House 2005-2023
  • Basic Statistic Revenue of News Corp. 2018-2024, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Paramount revenue 2022-2023, by operating segment
  • Premium Statistic Annual revenue of Hachette Livre 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of Macmillan Publishers 2017-2021

Book sales

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  • Basic Statistic Book store sales in the U.S. 1992-2023
  • Premium Statistic Trade book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2022, by format
  • Premium Statistic U.S. book market - format market shares 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Print book unit sales in the U.S. 2013-2023, by category
  • Premium Forecast Book purchases by store brand in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Forecast eBook purchases by store brand in the U.S. 2024

Consumers

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. household expenditure on books 2007-2022, by type
  • Basic Statistic Book readers in the U.S. 2019-2021, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Interest in reading AI-written books in the U.S. 2023, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Interest in reading AI-written books in the U.S. 2023, by gender

Bestsellers

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  • Premium Statistic Best-selling books in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Best-selling print books in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Unit sales of frontlist children's books U.S. H1 2023
  • Basic Statistic NYT bestsellers list: HarperCollins book titles U.S. 2024
  • Basic Statistic Bestselling books share held by leading book publishers in the U.S. 2019-2021

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