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U.S. Trade Sales Cooled Somewhat in November but Remain Solid

Andrew Albanese — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:26:07 +0000

According to the AAP's monthly StatShot report, U.S. trade revenues for November 2025 were up over the previous year.

Porter Anderson — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:06:15 +0000

In adult books, net sales fell 13.6 percent in July's United States market, remaining down 5.9 percent year-to-date.

Porter Anderson — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 05:09:47 +0000

The United States' market, according to the Association of American Publishers' StatShot report, was down in June 1.7 percent year to date.

Porter Anderson — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:17:00 +0000

Digital audio increased 22.2 percent to $2.4 billion in 2024, according to the Association of American Publishers' annual StatShot.

Porter Anderson — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:01:50 +0000

On a year-to-date basis, StatShot respondents showed the overall United States publishing industry down 1.8 percent in May.

Porter Anderson — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:03:07 +0000

The Association of American Publishers' StatShot sees trade revenues in the US book market down 2.7 percent in April.

Porter Anderson — Tue, 20 May 2025 18:31:03 +0000

After the mild slide of February's StatShot, the Association of American Publishers' March report sees the trade up 4.4 percent over March 2024.

Porter Anderson — Wed, 14 May 2025 15:15:27 +0000

In February, trade paperback and hardback formats declined 1.4 percent and 4.9 percent respectively over the same month last year.

Porter Anderson — Tue, 13 May 2025 20:32:00 +0000

Selected publishers are working with an early release of Audible's AI-voiced audiobook production, with translation and accents to follow.

Porter Anderson — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:04:51 +0000

The American trade industry's eagerly watched digital audio sector was up 6.1 percent in this year's January StatShot report from the AAP.