Adult fiction book sales increased by *** percent between H1 2024 and H1 2025, with 2025 unit sales hitting ***** million between January and June that year. Adult nonfiction sales saw the biggest decline year over year with a drop of *** percent.

Net value of book sales by customer category, includes all members under Net value of book sales by customer category, for Book publishers, for Canada and regions, for one year of data.

The sales by nationality of authors by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 511130 book publishers, which include all members under breakdown of sales by nationality of authors, (dollars X 1,000,000), every 2 years, for five years of data.

The sales of books by language of printing , by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 511130 book publishers, which include all members under sales, (dollars X 1,000,000), every 2 years, for five years of data.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Publishing Sales, Excluding Software: Sales of General Adult and Juvenile Books (WPU331104) from Dec 1980 to Aug 2025 about book, adult, printing, software, sales, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

After reaching its highest number of the past decade with a total of more than *** million books sold in 2021 in France, that value dropped to reach about *** million euros in 2023. That corresponds to a decrease of about two percent in comparison to the previous year.

Graph and download economic data for Retail Sales: Book Stores (MRTSMPCSM451211USN) from Feb 1992 to Jul 2025 about book, retail trade, sales, retail, and USA.

The net value of book sales for Canadian publishers by customer category by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 511130 book publishers, which include all members under net value of book sales by customer category, (dollars X 1,000,000), every 2 years, for five years of data.

Retail sales data for bookstores in the United States showed that the sales of U.S. book retailers amounted to 589 million U.S. dollars in April 2025, marking an increase from the 567 million recorded in the same month of the previous year. Book formats in the United States Print books still generate the majority of book sales revenue in the United States, with hardback books alone pulling in 3.7 billion U.S. dollars of the 9.5 billion total in 2021. Meanwhile, e-book sales growth is sluggish. The number of e-books sold each year is notoriously difficult to track and results depend on the data provided by publishers, and official figures show that annual e-book revenue has yet to reach 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. When it comes to audiobooks, physical audiobook revenue has fallen consistently since 2017, whereas downloaded audio revenue is increasing. Audiobook consumption Audiobook sales revenue is climbing in tandem with the share of U.S. adults listening to audiobooks in general. One of the advantages of audiobooks is the ability to enjoy them whilst on the move, but data shows that more and more consumers have begun listening to them at home. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased in-home media consumption, the home was already a popular location for audiobook listening prior to the outbreak, with a survey from 2019 revealing that the same share of respondents listened to audiobooks at home as those who did so in the car. Given their unique appeal, audiobooks will continue to gather ground. Print, however, is still the preferred book format, and new print books outperform used books in terms of popularity which is good news for the book market.

In 2022, data representing 29 national associations of publishers in Europe found that 45.6 percent of books were sold in bookstores and specialized stores. Online sales accounted for 25.8 percent of the total, whilst 11.2 percent of books were sold through supermarkets or other stores.

United States - Retail Sales: Book Stores was 610.00000 Mil. of $ in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Retail Sales: Book Stores reached a record high of 2370.00000 in August of 2008 and a record low of 164.00000 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Retail Sales: Book Stores - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Number of Businesses statistics on the Online Book Sales industry in the US

United States Retail Sales: Book Stores data was reported at 1.320 USD bn in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 661.000 USD mn for Jul 2018. United States Retail Sales: Book Stores data is updated monthly, averaging 1.022 USD bn from Jan 1992 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 320 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.425 USD bn in Aug 2008 and a record low of 523.000 USD mn in Apr 1992. United States Retail Sales: Book Stores data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H001: Retail Sales: By NAIC System.

E-commerce sales by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) include all members under distribution of sales, for book publishers, for Canada, for two years of data.

Data on revenue from hardback book sales according to the publishers reporting to the source in the United States between 2016 and 2022 showed that the figure increased consistently on an annual basis with the exception of 2019 and 2022, and reached heights of *** billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Hardback print sales generally account for roughly ** to ** percent of total trade sales.

In 2024, the revenue generated from children's books in the United Kingdom amounted to 413 million British pounds. The revenue of children's books generally grew steadily from 2017 onwards, although gains between 2019 and 2021 were small, with the figure rising by only one or two percent year over year. The source suggested that the drop in 2023 could be due to cost-of-living factors as well as the publication cycles of bigger authors and the categories they are published into. Children’s book access Children’s access to books in the UK differs according to several factors. For example, children and teens with access to free school meals were the least likely group to be encouraged to read by parents or carers, or to talk about what they were reading with their family. Boys were overall less likely to read than girls, regardless of family income, and only around 18 percent said their friends helped them find things to read, compared to 30 percent of girls. Demographics also affect the likelihood of children having a book of their own at home. Whilst over 80 percent of all children aged five to eight years old owned a book, again, boys of this age were the least likely group to have one. Getting kids reading Encouragement from parents, carers, and teachers at a young age could help young children to engage with reading materials, as well as a diverse and relatable selection of books in key areas like the home, the classroom, after-school clubs, and libraries. An awareness of the amount of time spent on screens or on social media, as well as potential reduction of this, could also be worth exploring. Data shows that children and teens aged four to 18 years old in the UK spend more than two hours with TikTok each day – and whilst social media use among young people is now the norm, reduced screen time could help when attempting to encourage kids to engage with books and other reading material.

This statistic shows the distribution of general book sales in the Netherlands in 2017, by genre. In 2017, ** percent of general books sold in the Netherlands were non-fiction leisure books.

Statistics on Book Publishing Production: Number of titles, specimens and sales value declared by period, subject categories, books/leaflets and num. titles/copies. National. Number of titles, specimens and sales value declared by subject.

The Online Second-Hand Book Sales market has witnessed significant growth in recent years, revolutionizing the traditional book retail landscape. As readers increasingly turn to digital platforms for their literary needs, the market has expanded to meet the rising demand for affordable, eco-friendly reading options.

The book publishers electronic sales, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 511130 book publishers, which include all members under electronic sales, (dollars X 1,000,000), every 2 years, for five years of data.