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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

  • October 01, 2026
    Association of American Publishers Welcomes the Third Circuit Decision in Favor of Plaintiff in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence

    On September 30, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit released its opinion upholding the decision of the district court finding that ROSS Inte...

  • September 22, 2026
    AAP July 2026 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 14.0% for the Month of July, and Up 5.4% Year-To-Date

    Trade (Consumer Book) Revenues Up 16.4% for Month of ...

  • September 09, 2026
    AAP June 2026 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 11.0% for the Month of June, and Up 3.9% Year-To-Date

    Trade (Consumer Book) Revenues Up 12.1% for Month of ...

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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