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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
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September 09, 2026AAP 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 ...
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September 09, 2026
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September 01, 2026New 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...
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


