The Association of American Publishers released its StatShot financial report for January based on data from reporting publishers. Trade sales for the month were $662.5 million, down 1 percent from 2024. Adult books sold $483 million, a 3 percent decline, with fiction falling 6 percent to $249 million and nonfiction flat at $234 million. Hardcovers fell 3 percent to $152 million and paperbacks fell 8 percent to $166 million. Digital formats grew, however, with ebooks up 3 percent to $67.2 million and audio up 8 percent to $78.9 million. Children’s and YA books sales grew 5 percent to $179 million, […]
