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Book Publisher Revenue Estimated at More Than $26 Billion in 2017

Non-fiction books for adults is the category with the largest growth for publishers, with a 5.4% increase.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) issued its 2018 StatShot Annual Report today which found, among other things, that the US book publishing industry generated an estimated $26.23 billion in net revenue for 2017, representing 2.72 billion units. All figures represent publishers’ net revenue from tracked categories (trade, higher education course materials, preK-12 instructional materials, professional books, and university press), in all formats, from all distribution channels. These a...

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