The AAP is catching up on their monthly StatShot reports, releasing statistics for August just a week after their July report. As in July, trade sales remained quite strong in August, once again with trade paperbacks leading the way. With retailers loading up early for the holidays, August sales were even stronger: Trade sales of $758 million were $112 million higher than a year ago, up 17.3 percent (and August 2020 was $46 million than August 2019). Adult sales of $521 million were up $69 million from 2020; children’s sales of $237 million were up $43 million. Adult trade paperbacks […]
