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U.S. book publishers revenue 2010-2017, by source
Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by source (in million U.S. dollars)
The graph shows data on the estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, broken down by source. In 2017, U.S. book publishers generated 1.98 billion U.S. dollars selling children's books.
Estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, by source (in million U.S. dollars)
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The graph shows data on the estimated revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2017, broken down by source. In 2017, U.S. book publishers generated 1.98 billion U.S. dollars selling children's books.
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- November 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2017
- Special properties
- includes all taxable employer firms
- Supplementary notes
- Figures have been rounded.
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- Release date
- November 2018
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2017
- Special properties
- includes all taxable employer firms
- Supplementary notes
- Figures have been rounded.
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- 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
The most important statistics
- 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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- Swedish children's and youth book titles published in Sweden 2017-2018, by category
- Number of children's and youth book titles published in Sweden 2018, by publisher
- Adult trade book publishing revenue in the U.S. 2005-2017
- Professional and scholarly book publishing revenue in the U.S. 2010-2016
- Number of children's and youth book titles published in Sweden 2017-2018, by category
- Market share of leading children's book publishers in the UK 2014
- Highest earning children's book publishing houses in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Children's books sales revenue in the U.S. 2011-2014, by format
- Number of books published in the U.S. in the category 'education' 2002-2013
- Number of new book publications in Germany 2002-2017
- Published books in Spain 2010-2016, by company type
- Number of books published in the U.S. in the category 'juveniles' 2002-2013
- Year-on-year revenue change of book publishers in Germany 1998-2016
- Countries ranked by number of license deals with book publishers in Germany in 2017
- Italy: small and medium publishers 2013-2017, by number of published titles
- Average number of children's books owned in the UK 2013, by parent demographic
- Export volume of non-university books from Spain to Latin American countries 2016
- Frequency of parents reading to their child in the United Kingdom in 2017
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- Children's reading habits in Italy
- Book reading habits in Italy
- Book market in Finland
- E-book market in the Netherlands
- Book market in Sweden
- Book market in Italy
- Book market in the Netherlands
- Book market in the United Kingdom (UK)
- E-books in Germany
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- Digital publishing in the U.S. (DMO)
- Förlagsstatistik 2017
- Danske Forlags årsstatistik 2017
Statistics on "Book authors"
- Number of writers and authors in the United States from 2011 to 2018
- 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 textbook publishing revenue in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Publisher net sales revenue from printed text books in Finland from 2010 to 2017 (in 1,000 euros)
- Number of Swedish children's and youth book titles published in Sweden in 2017 and 2018, by category
- Number of children's and youth book titles published in Sweden in 2018, by publishers
- Estimated adult trade book publishing revenue in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Estimated professional and scholarly book publishing revenue in the United States from 2010 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of children's and youth book titles published in Sweden in 2017 and 2018, by category
- Market share of leading children's book publishing houses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014
- Sales revenues of leading children's book publishing houses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 (in million British pounds)*
- Children's books sales revenue in the United States from 2011 to 2014, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of new books and editions published in the United States in the category 'education' from 2002 to 2013
- Number of newly published book titles in Germany from 2002 to 2017
- Number of books published in Spain from 2010 to 2016, by type of private publishing company
- Number of new books and editions published in the United States in the category 'juveniles' from 2002 to 2013
- Year-on-year revenue change of book publishers in Germany from 1998 to 2016
- Ranking of the countries with the highest number of license deals with book publishers in Germany in 2017
- Number of small and medium publishers in Italy from 2013 to 2017, by number of published titles
- Average number of children's books owned in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by parent demographic
- Number of non-university education books exported by the publishing industry from Spain to Latin America in 2016, by country
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