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Power of
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There are More Than140 Million Published Booksin the World
AAP Members Are on the Leading Edge of Education, information & Entertainment Publishing
AAP Publisher MembersSupport, Recognize & Reward Thousands of Creative, Academic, Infomational and Trade Authors

Who We Are

American publishers fuel the creative economy, advance scholarship and lifelong learning, and promote free expression and the democratic exchange of ideas.

We are the modern publishing industry.

News

  • March 26, 2026
    AAP Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Cox Communications vs. Sony Music Entertainment

    The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday issued a ruling in the case of Cox Communications vs. Sony Music Entertainment. The following is a statement from Te...

  • March 06, 2026
    Publishers File Suit Against Notorious Pirate Site Anna’s Archive

    The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced a major infringement suit today against the notorious pirate site Anna’s Archive, brought by thirteen ...

  • March 04, 2026
    2025 USTR Notorious Markets List Issued

    AAP Applauds the Agency’s Review of Pirate Sites that are Harmful to Pub...

Industry Data & Statistics

74%

of Americans have read a book in the past 12 months

1.8

Billion

print books sold by U.S. publishers in 2018

$1.3

Trillion

in value to the U.S. economy added by core copyright industries

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