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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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March 31, 2026Book, News, and Journal Publishers Join with Authors in Amicus Brief in Support of Music Publishers in Concord v. Anthropic
On March 30, 2026, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), News/Media Alliance (N/MA), International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical P...
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March 26, 2026AAP Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Cox Communications vs. Sony Music Entertainment
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday issued a ruling in the case of Cox Communications vs. Sony Music Entertainment. The following is a statement from Te...
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March 06, 2026Publishers File Suit Against Notorious Pirate Site Anna’s Archive
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced a major infringement suit today against the notorious pirate site Anna’s Archive, brought by thirteen ...
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


