AAP: September Sales Jump 12.3%, Up 3.6% for the Year
In September, net book sales rose 12.3% to $1.26 billion, as reported by 91 publishers to the Association of American Publishers. For the year to date, net book sales are up 3.6% to $8.1 billion.Results by category:
- E-books soared 170.7% to $15.9 million.
- Adult hardcover rose 74.1% to $302.4 million.
- Adult mass market was up 33.3% to $89.9 million.
- Children’s/YA paperback increased 8.6% to $54.2 million.
- Higher education jumped 5.8% to $408.3 million.
- University press paperback rose 5% to $6.4 million.
- Audiobook climbed 2.9% to $22 million.
- El-Hi was up 1% to $335.6 million.
- Children’s/YA hardcover fell 24.3% to $92.7 million.
- Religion declined 18.4% to $67.4 million.
- Professional and scholarly dropped 3.7% to $58.7 million.
- University press hardcover fell 3.6% to $5.7 million.
- Adult paperback decreased 1.7% to $132.4 million.