2020 was a year of great challenges and for many great pain, yet at the same time by standard statistics it looks to have been a strong year for trade publishing in general. The two main measures of US trade book sales — Bookscan for weekly print sales, and AAP StatShot for monthly publisher dollar sales — both turned positive in June and stayed that way for the rest of the year. Those strong and steady results gave both relief and inspiration to many people throughout our business, demonstrating the enduring importance and value of books to readers and the […]
