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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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November 13, 2023Coalition 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...
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October 17, 2023AAP 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...
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September 29, 2023Comment 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