The AAP released StatShot data for August from participating publishers, reporting $686 million in trade sales, down (9.8) percent from $760 million last year—when stores had stocked up early for holiday sales due to supply chain issues. The month’s total for this year is well ahead of earlier past years’ numbers—$648 million in 2020 and $602 million in 2019. Adult sales were $475 million, a (9.3) percent decline from $523 million in August 2021. Hardcover sales fell (22.1) percent to $129 million and paperback sales were $174 million, down (5.6) percent. Mass market sales were $15 million, a decline of […]
