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Power of
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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 14, 2026
    AAP August 2026 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 8.9% for the Month of August, and Up 5.9% Year-To-Date

    Trade (Consumer Books) Revenues Up 12.5% for Month of...

  • October 07, 2026
    Avesta Publishing House Receives 2026 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award

    Becomes First Publisher to Receive the Award Twice

  • 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...

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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