Book Sales Are on the Rise
According to figures from the Association of American Publishers, book sales in June rose 4.3% to $720.6 million and 7.9% year to date.
Increases
- Audiobook: 25.9% to $12.9 million
- E-books: 13.5% to $2.7 million
- Children’s/YA hardcover up 22.2% to $42.3 million
- Children’s/YA paperback: 7.1% to $38.4 million
- Religious books: 19.4% to $37.3 million
- Adult hardcover: 11.1% to $106.9 million
- Adult paperback: 0.3% to $107.4 million (I assume that this is trade paperbacks)
Decreases
- Adult mass market: 4.6% to $71 million
Via Shelf Awareness.
