Industry Research Archives

Association of American Publishers reports 2022 results

According to the AAP, which consists of traditional publishers in various sectors, consumer sales dropped 6.2 percent in 2022 against 2021.

For now, 2023 is performing comparable to 2022 (roughly 1 percent down), according to NPD BookScan, which tracks print book sales.

According to NPD BookScan, print unit sales were down 1 percent from 2022 for the first week of the year.

Colleen Hoover claims six of the top ten spots.

OverDrive, the leading distributor of digital books to libraries, recently announced that digital lending increased 10 percent over 2021.

According to OverDrive, which distributes digital materials to 22,000 libraries in 45 countries, these were the most popular titles globally.

Good news: The final week of holiday sales in 2022 outpaced the same week from 2021.

An early look at book publishing sales data.

A survey looking at the reading habits and preferences of Gen Z show that they are more likely to read on phones and embrace more genres.

The brightest sparks of the year.