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U.S. publishing industry - estimated revenue 2005-2017
Estimated revenue of U.S. print publishing industries* from 2005 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
The statistic above presents estimates of the annual aggregate revenue of the U.S. print publishing industry from 2005 to 2017. In 2017, U.S. publishers generated an estimated total revenue of 88.47 billion U.S. dollars.
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The statistic above presents estimates of the annual aggregate revenue of the U.S. print publishing industry from 2005 to 2017. In 2017, U.S. publishers generated an estimated total revenue of 88.47 billion U.S. dollars.
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- Release date
- November 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2017
- Special properties
- includes all taxable employer firms of the newspaper, periodical, book, directory and mailing list publishing industry
- Supplementary notes
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Data for the period 2007 to 2014 has been adjusted using results of the 2007 Economic Census where applicable.
Data for the years 2005 to 2012 come from earlier US Census publications.
Figures have been rounded.
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- Release date
- November 2018
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2017
- Special properties
- includes all taxable employer firms of the newspaper, periodical, book, directory and mailing list publishing industry
- Supplementary notes
-
Data for the period 2007 to 2014 has been adjusted using results of the 2007 Economic Census where applicable.
Data for the years 2005 to 2012 come from earlier US Census publications.
Figures have been rounded.
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Statistics on "Book authors"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Number of writers and authors in the United States from 2011 to 2017Number of writers and authors in the U.S. 2011-2017
- Types of publishing houses used by authors in the United States in 2018Publisher types used by authors in the U.S. 2018
- Most popular self-publishing platforms among authors in the United States in 2018Self-publishing platforms used by authors in the U.S. 2018
- Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by source (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. book publishers revenue 2010-2017, by source
- Estimated revenue of U.S. print publishing industries* from 2005 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. publishing industry - estimated revenue 2005-2017
- Largest self-publishing companies in the United States in 2017, by number of titles publishedLargest self-publishing companies in the U.S. in 2017, by number of titles published
- Leading online print book publishers in the United States in 2017, by title countBook publishers with the highest title count in the U.S. 2017
- Number of Nobel Prize winners in Literature from 1901 to 2017, by winner's nationality*Nobel Prize in Literature - nationality of winners 1901-2017
- Income
The most important statistics
- Median royalty income among published authors in the United States in 2013 and 2017, by type (in U.S. dollars)U.S. authors' average royalty income 2013-2017, by type
- Author-related income share of individual income among authors in the United States in 2013 and 2017, by typeU.S. author's income share of individual earnings 2013-2017, by type
- Share of full-time published authors whose total income was book-related in the United States in 2018Full-time authors earning income solely from books in the U.S. 2018
- Earnings of the wealthiest authors worldwide from June 2017 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Earnings of the wealthiest authors worldwide 2018
- Annual earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)E.L. James - earnings 2012-2018
- Annual earnings of Joanne Rowling (J. K. Rowling) from May 2010 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)J. K. Rowling - earnings 2010-2018
- Annual earnings of James Patterson from May 2010 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)James Patterson - earnings 2010-2018
- Annual earnings of John Grisham from May 2010 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)John Grisham - earnings 2010-2018
- Emerging vs. established authors
The most important statistics
- Average number of books published among successful and emerging authors in the United States in 2017Average number of published books by authors in the U.S. 2017
- Amount paid for editing services among successful and emerging authors in the United States in 2017Editing costs for successful and emerging authors in the U.S. 2017
- Amount paid for book cover designs among successful and emerging authors in the United States in 2017Book cover design costs for successful and emerging authors in the U.S. 2017
- Share of successful and emerging authors working day jobs to support their income in the United States in 2017Authors with day jobs in the U.S. 2017
- Young adult authors
The most important statistics
- Unit sales of juvenile fiction books in the United States in 2017, by category (in millions)Juvenile fiction books sales in the U.S. 2017, by genre
- Unit sales of juvenile nonfiction books in the United States in 2017, by category (in millions)Juvenile nonfiction books sales in the U.S. 2017, by genre
- Average number of debut book copies sold by publishing houses among young adult authors in the United States as of September 2017Books sold by publishing houses among YA authors U.S. 2017
- Number of publisher rejections before first book sale among young adult authors in the United States as of September 2017Number of publisher rejections before debut book sale among YA authors U.S. 2017
- Time taken to sell first book after signing with a literary agent among young adult authors in the United States as of September 2017Speed of debut book sale after signing with an agent among YA authors U.S. 2017
- Canadian data
The most important statistics
- Number of books sold in Canada from 2013 to 2018 (in million units)Canada unit book sales 2013-2018
- Percentage of book sales in Canada from 2013 to 2018, by subjectCanada share of book sales 2013-2018, by subject
- Leading Canadian-authored book formats bought by readers in Canada in 2017Leading Canadian-authored book formats bought by readers in 2017
- Share of Canadian book buyers reading Canadian authors in 2012 and 2017Canadian book buyers reading Canadian authors in 2012-2017
- Readership of Canadian-authored books among adults in Canada who buy books from selected channels as of June 2017Book buyers using selected purchasing channels who read Canadian-authored books 2017
- Most popular Canadian book authors named by Canadian readers as of June 2017Most popular Canadian book authors named by readers in 2017
- Share of book readers in Canada interested in books which were nominated for a literary award as of January 2018Canadians' interest in reading award-nominated books 2018
- Writing styles
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- Authors with the longest average first sentences worldwide as of 2017Longest first sentences of novels by author 2017
- Authors with the shortest first sentences worldwide as of 2017Shortest first sentences to novels by author 2017
- Number of clichés per 100,000 words among selected authors worldwide as of 2017 Number of clichés used by authors worldwide 2017
- Number of exclamation points per 100,000 words by selected authors worldwide as of 2017Number of exclamation points in novels worldwide 2017, by author
- Number of –ly adverbs per 10,000 words among selected authors worldwide as of 2017Number of adverbs in novels worldwide 2017, by author
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- Number of enterprises in the publishing industry in Norway 2009-2014
- Gross annual earnings of publishing employees in Germany 2007-2017
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- Revenue of U.S. directory and mailing list publishers 2005-2017
- Ranking of publishers and newspapers in Sweden 2015, by revenue
- Expenses of U.S. directory and mailing list publishers 2010-2017
- Czech Republic: production value of the publishing activities industry 2008-2015
- Cyprus: production value of the publishing activities industry 2008-2015
- Netherlands: production value of the publishing activities industry 2008-2015
- Portugal: production value of the publishing activities industry 2008-2015
- Cengage share of learning higher education sales 2014-2018, by category
- Italy: printing output 2004-2016
- Employment size of printing industry companies in Germany 2016-2017
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- Digital publishing in the U.S. (DMO)
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Statistics on "Book authors"
- Number of writers and authors in the United States from 2011 to 2017
- Types of publishing houses used by authors in the United States in 2018
- Most popular self-publishing platforms among authors in the United States in 2018
- Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by source (in million U.S. dollars)
- Estimated revenue of U.S. print publishing industries* from 2005 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Largest self-publishing companies in the United States in 2017, by number of titles published
- Leading online print book publishers in the United States in 2017, by title count
- Number of Nobel Prize winners in Literature from 1901 to 2017, by winner's nationality*
- Share of adults who have read the work of selected poets in the United States as of April 2017
- Median royalty income among published authors in the United States in 2013 and 2017, by type (in U.S. dollars)
- Author-related income share of individual income among authors in the United States in 2013 and 2017, by type
- Share of full-time published authors whose total income was book-related in the United States in 2018
- Earnings of the wealthiest authors worldwide from June 2017 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Annual earnings of Erika Leonard (E.L. James) from June 2012 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Annual earnings of Joanne Rowling (J. K. Rowling) from May 2010 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Annual earnings of James Patterson from May 2010 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Annual earnings of John Grisham from May 2010 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Annual earnings of Nora Roberts from May 2011 to June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Average number of books published among successful and emerging authors in the United States in 2017
- Amount paid for editing services among successful and emerging authors in the United States in 2017
- Amount paid for book cover designs among successful and emerging authors in the United States in 2017
- Share of successful and emerging authors working day jobs to support their income in the United States in 2017
- Unit sales of juvenile fiction books in the United States in 2017, by category (in millions)
- Unit sales of juvenile nonfiction books in the United States in 2017, by category (in millions)
- Average number of debut book copies sold by publishing houses among young adult authors in the United States as of September 2017
- Number of publisher rejections before first book sale among young adult authors in the United States as of September 2017
- Time taken to sell first book after signing with a literary agent among young adult authors in the United States as of September 2017
- Number of books sold in Canada from 2013 to 2018 (in million units)
- Percentage of book sales in Canada from 2013 to 2018, by subject
- Leading Canadian-authored book formats bought by readers in Canada in 2017
- Share of Canadian book buyers reading Canadian authors in 2012 and 2017
- Readership of Canadian-authored books among adults in Canada who buy books from selected channels as of June 2017
- Most popular Canadian book authors named by Canadian readers as of June 2017
- Share of book readers in Canada interested in books which were nominated for a literary award as of January 2018
- Authors with the longest average first sentences worldwide as of 2017
- Authors with the shortest first sentences worldwide as of 2017
- Number of clichés per 100,000 words among selected authors worldwide as of 2017
- Number of exclamation points per 100,000 words by selected authors worldwide as of 2017
- Number of –ly adverbs per 10,000 words among selected authors worldwide as of 2017
- Estimated expenses of the U.S. print publishing industry from 2007 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Unemployment rate in U.S. publishing industries from 2001 to 2018
- Employment in the U.S. print publishing industry from 2009 to 2016, by subsector
- Turnover of the publishing industry in Norway from 2009 to 2014 (in million NOK)
- Number of employees in the publishing industry in Norway from 2009 to 2014
- Number of enterprises in the publishing industry in Norway from 2009 to 2014
- Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in publishing in Germany from 2007 to 2017 (in euros)
- Estimated aggregate revenue of directory and mailing list publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by media type (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Estimated aggregate revenue of directory and mailing list publishers in the United States from 2005 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Ranking of publishers and newspapers in Sweden in 2015, by revenue (in million SEK)
- Estimated expenses of U.S. directory and mailing list publishers from 2010 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Annual production value of the publishing activities industry in the Czech Republic from 2008 to 2015 (in million euros)
- Annual production value of the publishing activities industry in Cyprus from 2008 to 2015 (in million euros)
- Annual production value of the publishing activities industry in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2015 (in million euros)
- Annual production value of the publishing activities industry in Portugal from 2008 to 2015 (in million euros)
- Share of Cengage learning higher education sales worldwide from 2014 to 2018, by category
- Annual production output at basic price of printing and reproduction of recorded media industries in Italy from 2004 to 2016 (in million euros)
- Number of companies in the printing industry in Germany in 2016 and 2017, by employment size
- Revenue of the printing industry in Germany from 2005 to 2017 (in million euros)
- Sales value of paper, print and stationery wholesale (KSIC G4645) in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
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