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in the
Power of
Words
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

  • September 01, 2026
    New Study Analyzes the Impact of Library E-Lending on Commercial Book Markets

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Authors Guild announced the release of a landmark independent...

  • August 27, 2026
    Book, News, and Journal Publishers File Amicus Brief in In Re Mosaic LLM Litigation

    Today, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), News/Media Alliance (N/MA), and International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publisher...

  • August 26, 2026
    AAP President and CEO Maria A. Pallante on the Passing of Dolly Parton

    "Dolly Parton lived a magnificent life focused on creativity, compassion, and joy. In addition to her insp...

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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