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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

  • November 13, 2023
    Coalition of Texas Bookstores, National Booksellers, Authors and Publishers File Appellate Brief to Uphold Grant of Preliminary Injunction Barring Implementation of Texas Censorship Law

    Today a broad coalition including Texas bookstores, national booksellers, authors and publishers filed an appellate brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

  • October 17, 2023
    AAP August 2023 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 8.5% for Month of August, and Up 0.6% Year-To-Date

    Trade (Consumer Book) Revenues Up 8.9% for Month of August, and Down 0.5% Y...

  • September 29, 2023
    Comment on The Passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein From Maria A. Pallante, President and CEO, on behalf of The Association of American Publishers

    "The Association of American Publishers joins the nation in mourning the loss of Senator Feinstein, a trailblazer and distinguished public servant who was not ...

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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