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Power of
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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

  • June 02, 2023
    Publishers File Amicus Brief Supporting Patrons of the Llano County Library System in Little v. Llano County

    On Friday, June 2, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), Penguin Random House, Candlewick Press, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmill...

  • June 02, 2023
    Coalition of Publishers, Booksellers, Librarians and Readers File Suit to Defend Arkansas Citizens' Right to Read

    Suit Challenges Arkansas Act 372, a Bill That Would Restrict Access to Book...

  • May 31, 2023
    AAP StatShot Annual Report: Publishing Revenues Totaled $28.10 Billion for 2022

    Revenues Down 2.6% on Year-Over-Year Basis, But Still Above Pre-Pandemic Le...

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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