In the first half of 2018, unit sales of adult nonfiction books in the self-help category in the United States stood reached almost eight million, and over 8.3 million books centered around cooking or entertaining were sold in the country in that time period. The top-selling category was religion, followed by reference books and general nonfiction.
Unit sales of adult nonfiction books in the United States in the first half of 2018, by category
(in millions)
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Publishers Weekly. (July 13, 2018). Unit sales of adult nonfiction books in the United States in the first half of 2018, by category (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/426841/ebook-market-distribution-by-genre-usa/
Publishers Weekly. "Unit sales of adult nonfiction books in the United States in the first half of 2018, by category (in millions)." Chart. July 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426841/ebook-market-distribution-by-genre-usa/
Publishers Weekly. (2018). Unit sales of adult nonfiction books in the United States in the first half of 2018, by category (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426841/ebook-market-distribution-by-genre-usa/
Publishers Weekly. "Unit Sales of Adult Nonfiction Books in The United States in The First Half of 2018, by Category (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426841/ebook-market-distribution-by-genre-usa/
Publishers Weekly, Unit sales of adult nonfiction books in the United States in the first half of 2018, by category (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426841/ebook-market-distribution-by-genre-usa/ (last visited May 22, 2022)