AAP released its StatShot of publisher reported sales for September, with combined adult and children trade sales of $877 million, up from $718 million, or 22 percent higher. Shipments were up as well, at $978 million, up from $837 million last September, as the trade pushed out fall inventory ahead of the election and the anticipated supply chain challenges later this year. Gains were particularly strong in adult books, where net sales of hardbacks (at $258 million) and paperbacks (at $185 million) were 31 percent and 35 percent higher respectively, and gross shipments were an average of more than 20 […]