Revenue of the U.S. book publishing industry 2008-2022

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Amy Watson,
Jun 16, 2023
In 2022, the estimated net revenue of the U.S. book publishing industry amounted to 28.1 billion U.S. dollars. This marks a small decrease from the previous year, but revenue remains stable and is an improvement on the figures recorded for previous years.

Estimated net revenue of the book publishing industry in the United States from 2008 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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May 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2008 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The figures prior to 2022 come from earlier publications.
The source estimates the total volume of the U.S. publishing industry by combining annual data provided by publishers and distributors, along with market modeling.

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