The Association of American Publishers released Statshot data for December and 2025 as a whole, reporting strong sales for the month and sales just under flat for the year. In December, trade sales rose 14 percent to $752 million. The return rate fell to 12.5 percent from 13.7 percent in December 2024. Adult books sold $541.9 million, up 9.4 percent, with $270.7 million in fiction (up 2.9 percent) and $271.2 million in nonfiction (up 16.8 percent). Hardcovers sold $186.8 million (up 8.4 percent), paperbacks sold $191.7 million (up 25.8 percent), ebooks sold $67.4 million (down 4.2 percent), and audio sold […]
