The AAP released StatShot data for August, with shipments to accounts looking strong ahead of the fall season. Sales from reporting publishers were $701 million, up 6.4 percent (or $45 million) from a relatively weak August a year ago. A better return rate contributed to the strong month, and the bar for August 2022 was reset lower as well: The revised and final data has that month registering sales of $659 million, versus the originally reported $686 million. Adult books sold $486 million overall, up 7.6 percent, with $148 million in hardcovers (a 19.4 percent gain) and $182.5 million in […]
