The AAP released StatShot data for August, with shipments to accounts looking strong ahead of the fall season. Sales from reporting publishers were $701 million, up 6.4 percent (or $45 million) from a relatively weak August a year ago. A better return rate contributed to the strong month, and the bar for August 2022 was reset lower as well: The revised and final data has that month registering sales of $659 million, versus the originally reported $686 million. Adult books sold $486 million overall, up 7.6 percent, with $148 million in hardcovers (a 19.4 percent gain) and $182.5 million in […]
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Trade Sales Down 6 Percent in July, While eBooks and Digital Audio Grow
The AAP released Statshot data from participating publishers for July, reporting trade sales of $557 million, down 6.4 percent from $595 million last year. Sales for adult books were $399 million, down 4.6 percent from $418 million. Hardcovers sold $96.4 million, down 2.3 percent, while paperbacks fell 10.1 percent to $149.6 million. The biggest gain in the category was in digital audio, which grew 14.6 percent to $61.5 million. Consistent with the year’s trend, children’s and YA sales declined more, at $158 million, a 10.7 percent drop from $177 million in July 2022. Hardcovers were up 3.4 percent to $49.3 […]
June Adult Sales Made Up for Declines in Children’s
The AAP announced StatShot results for June, with trade sales flat at $586.6 million (compared to $590.4 million last year). Adult sales increased by 5.9 percent or $24.1 million to $430.7 million, offsetting a 15.2 percent decline in children’s sales, which totaled $155.9 million. In adult books, hardcovers earned $121.8 million, up 20.4 percent. Paperbacks gained 4.1 percent to $157.4 million, while digital audio rose 17.4 percent to $62.6 million. Ebook sales fell 5.7 percent to $65.4 million. For children’s and YA books, hardcovers fell 17.2 percent to $44.4 million and paperbacks declined 14.6 percent to $78.6 million. Digital audio […]
AAP Trade Sales Were Flat in May, Despite Losses in Children’s
The AAP released sales data for May from their participating StatShot publishers, reporting flat trade sales at $601 million. In adult books, sales were $426.5 million, up from $403.4 last year. Hardcovers grew by 12 percent to $137.9 million and paperbacks were up 3 percent to $143.5 million. Digital audio was up 17 percent to $59 million. Children’s and YA books have been on a down trend all year, and sales in May fell 14 percent to $174.9 million. Hardcovers were down 12 percent to $62.4 million and paperbacks fell 14 percent to $84 million. Digital formats were the only […]
April Sales Decline After Pandemic Boom
The AAP released data for April from participating StatShot publishers, reporting trade sales of $555.6 million, down 11.7 percent from $629.1 million in April 2022. The downturn marks a shift closer to pre-pandemic numbers, and sales are still up from April 2020’s total of $514.5 million. Adult sales fell 12.8 percent to $382.4 million. Hardcover sales were down 11.1 percent to $126.7 million, while paperbacks fell 20.2 percent to $120.4 million. E-books fell as well, with sales of $58.2 million, down from $70.2 million. Children’s sales were $173.2 million, down 9 percent from last year. Hardcovers were $62.6 million, down […]
Trade Sales Flat in March
The AAP released StatShot results for March, with trade sales flat at $647 million. Adult sales totaled $440 million, up 6.5 percent ($27 million) from last year, with hardcover sales of $131 million and paperback sales of $158 million. Ebooks jumped up by 15.4 percent to $74.7 million, while digital audio continued its growth, up 13.4 percent to $55.4 million. Over half of the adult sales gain came from lower returns, which fell by $15 million. In children’s and YA books, sales were down 11.5 percent to $207 million. Hardcovers sold $77 million and paperbacks sold $98 million. Kids ebook […]