AAP released its monthly StatShot for September, showing small gains in both adult and children’s books, based on data from 1,362 publishers. However, the adult sales figures from last year’s report were revised once again, making comparison less valuable. On balance, adult sales were about $6.5 million below the recent four-year average, and children’s sales were almost $14 million above the recent three-year average. Total adult trade sales for September were $479.3 million, compared to a final figure of $463.1 million for last September. But a year ago, September adult sales were initially reported to be $482 million. As has […]
