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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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October 14, 2026AAP 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...
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October 07, 2026Avesta Publishing House Receives 2026 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award
Becomes First Publisher to Receive the Award Twice
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October 01, 2026Association 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


