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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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August 27, 2026Book, News, and Journal Publishers File Amicus Brief in In Re Mosaic LLM Litigation
Today, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), News/Media Alliance (N/MA), and International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publisher...
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August 26, 2026AAP President and CEO Maria A. Pallante on the Passing of Dolly Parton
"Dolly Parton lived a magnificent life focused on creativity, compassion, and joy. In addition to her insp...
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August 10, 2026AAP StatShot Annual Report: Publishing Revenues Totaled $33.4 Billion for Calendar Year 2025
Today, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) released the StatShot Annual report covering the calendar year 2025, estimating that the U.S. publishing in...
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


