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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
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February 06, 2026Publishers Respond to Google’s Opposition in Class Action Infringement Suit
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today announced that Cengage Group and Hachette Book Group have responded in court to Google’s January 29th oppo...
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January 29, 2026Tyrrell Mahoney, President of Chronicle Books, Elected Chair, AAP Board of Directors
The Association of American Publishers announced today that its Directors have elected Tyrrell Mahoney, President of Chronicle Books, as Chair of the Board for...
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January 22, 2026AAP November 2025 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 1.9% for Month of November, and Up 0.5% Year-To-Date
Trade (Consumer Book) Revenues Up 3.1% for Month of November, and Down 1.7% Year-to-D...
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


