The Association of American Publishers released June Stashot data from participating publishers, reporting overall trade sales of $616 million, down 3 percent from 2024. Adult books sold $447 million, a decrease of 7 percent. Fiction sold $263 million, down 5 percent, and nonfiction sold $184 million, down 9 percent. Hardcovers fell 5 percent to $184 million, paperbacks fell 12 percent to $158 million, and ebooks fell 1 percent to $73.6 million. Digital audio increased 14 percent to $79.2 million. Children’s and YA book sales gained 9 percent to $168.5 million, with fiction up 8 percent to $136.6 million and nonfiction […]
