Book sales update: Sept. 14, 2022
Through August 2022, print book sales are down by 5 percent versus 2021, which is considered very good performance.
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Book sales update: March 2, 2022
According to NPD Books, adult nonfiction (the highest value part of the US market) is reverting to historic norms.
Closing Image: March 2, 2022
According to data from NPD Books, graphic novel sales in 2021 were up 65 percent from 2020.
Book sales update: Feb. 16, 2022
According to NPD BookScan, adult nonfiction print sales, the highest-value portion of the US market, appear to be returning to historic norms.
Book sales update: Feb. 2, 2022
According to NPD BookScan, while overall print book sales year to date have declined versus 2021, fiction categories are outperforming.
Book sales update: April 14, 2021
The first quarter of the year has seen strong performance in the US market, with print unit sales up 29.2 percent versus last year.
Book sales update: February 17, 2021
According to NPD BookScan, print unit sales were 21.3 percent higher in January 2021 than in January 2020.
Like those in the US, UK’s book sales held up well in 2020
For the full year, UK’s Nielsen BookScan reports an estimated 5.2 percent increase in print unit sales over 2019.
Was 2015 a Good Year for U.S. Print Book Sales?
Despite misleading headlines in the New York Times and elsewhere in 2015 about U.S. book publishing, there’s one significant trend to remember: print book sales continue to shift toward bookstores—bricks-and-mortar and online stores—and away from mass merchandisers.
Authors Offer Insight into Their Sales, Or: Audiobooks May Pay Your Bills in the Future
Two authors, one independent and one traditional, shed light on the diversity of formats and product types that contribute to their bottom line.