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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

  • 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...

  • May 20, 2026
    Association of American Publishers Applauds Sweeping Default Judgement Against Notorious Pirate Site Anna’s Archive

    On May 19, 2026, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Jed S. Rakoff issued a default judgment in Apress Media, LLC...

  • May 18, 2026
    AAP StatShot Report Covering the First Quarter of 2026: Overall Industry Was Up 0.9%

    Today, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) released its StatShot report covering the first three months of 2026 reflecting reported revenue for Trade ...

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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