August marks the third straight month of record high trade book sales by publishers, which grew 13 percent to $819 million, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report. Adult books gained 16 percent in the month to $614 million, with $361 million in fiction (up 18 percent) and $253 million in nonfiction (up 13 precent). Adult hardcovers were up 14 percent to $191 million, paperbacks grew 25 percent to $231 million, audio grew 15 percent to $93.8 million, and ebooks fell 4 percent to $73.0 million. Children’s and YA books sold $206 million, up 4 percent, with $166 […]
