AAP AUGUST 2021 STATSHOT REPORT: PUBLISHING INDUSTRY UP 9.8% FOR MONTH, AND 14.4% YEAR TO DATE

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report for August 2021 reflecting reported revenue for all tracked categories, including Trade (Consumer Books), K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, and Professional Publishing.

Total revenues across all categories for August 2021 were up 9.8% as compared to August 2020, coming in at $1.95 billion. Year to date revenues were up 14.4%, at $9.9 billion for the first eight months of the year.

Trade (Consumer Books) Revenues
Trade (Consumer Books) sales were up 17.6% in August, coming in at $822.8 million, and up 16.1% year to date, with $5.7 billion in revenue.

In terms of physical paper format revenues during the month of August, in the Trade (Consumer Books) category, Hardback revenues were up 14.3%, coming in at $297.8 million; Paperbacks were up 36.1%, with $295.1 million in revenue; Mass Market was up 21.5% to $17.7 million; and Board Books were up 41.0%, with $21.1 million in revenue.

eBook revenues were down 12.3% for the month as compared to August of 2020 for a total of $88.3 million. The Downloaded Audio format was up 9.6% for August, coming in at $64.3 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 31.8% coming in at $1.5 million.
more at source: https://publishers.org/news/aap-august-2021-statshot-report-publishing-industry-up-9-8-for-month-and-14-4-year-to-date/

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