Investing
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

  • June 24, 2026
    AAP April 2026 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 4.4% for Month of April, and Up 1.7% Year-To-Date

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  • June 16, 2026
    Publishers File Suit Against Pirate Site WeLib

    The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced a major infringement suit today against WeLib, a for-profit pirate site that has made clear its pur...

  • May 21, 2026
    Association of American Publishers Announces Partnership with Vermillio to Protect Publishing Industry from AI Infringement and Piracy

    Washington, DC and Chicago, IL – The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today announced a partnership with the technology company Verm...

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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