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Book market in the U.S.
Book market in the U.S.


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Statista dossier on the book market in the U.S.
Table of contents
- 1. Global overview
Print book sales worldwide in 2017
Print/audiobook revenue per capita in selected countries worldwide in 2017
Growth of the global book publishing revenue 2016-2021, by region
Forecast of ePublishing revenue by segment worldwide 2017-2023
- 2. U.S. overview
Revenue of the U.S. book publishing industry 2008-2017
Revenue of the trade book publishing industry in the U.S. 2013-2017
Revenue of the U.S. higher education book publishing industry 2013-2017
Hardback book sales revenue in the U.S. 2016-2017
Digital Market Outlook: e-publishing revenue in the U.S. 2016-2022, by format
Audiobook industry size in the U.S. 2009-2017
E-book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2018
E-books: unit sales in the U.S. 2017
Estimated expenses of U.S. book publishers 2010-2017
Publishing companies: monthly stock exchange performance 2019
- 3. Retail
Book store sales in the U.S. 1992-2017
U.S. retail: annual sales 2017, by store type
Monthly retail sales of U.S. book stores 2015-2018
Sales share of the U.S. direct selling industry 2017
Number of independent bookstores in the U.S. 2009-2018
Number of individual print books purchased by U.S. consumers April 2017
Number of individual e-books U.S. consumers purchased April 2017
Barnes & Noble sales 2012-2018, by commerce segment
- 4. Consumers & consumption
Book consumption in the U.S. 2011-2018, by format
Book readers in the U.S. 2018, by age
Book readers in the U.S. 2018, by ethnicity
Reasons for reading by U.S. consumers 2017
Holiday gifts: what consumers plan to buy 2012-2018
Digital Market Outlook: e-publishing user penetration U.S. 2016-2022, by format
- 5. Consumer expenditures
U.S. household expenditure on reading 2007-2017
U.S. household expenditure on books 2007-2017, by type
Consumer spending on individual print books in the U.S. April 2017
U.S. consumers expenses per print book April 2017
Student spending on course material in the U.S. 2007-2018
- 6. Authors
Number of writers and authors in the U.S. 2011-2017
Earnings of the wealthiest authors worldwide 2018
Stephen King - earnings 2010-2018
John Grisham - earnings 2010-2018
Dan Brown - earnings 2012-2018
Danielle Steel - earnings 2010-2018
James Patterson - earnings 2010-2018
- 7. Bestsellers
Best-selling print books in the U.S. 2018
Adult nonfiction books sales in the U.S. 2017, by genre
Juvenile nonfiction books sales in the U.S. 2017, by genre
Adult fiction books sales in the U.S. 2017, by genre
Juvenile fiction books sales in the U.S. 2017, by genre
Cookbook bestsellers in the U.S. 2017
Religious books sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2018
- 8. Self-publishing
Number of self-published books in the U.S. 2008-2017, by format
Largest self-publishing companies in the U.S. in 2017, by number of titles published
Largest self-publishing companies in the U.S. 2017, by no. of print books published
Largest self-publishing companies in the U.S. in 2017 by no. of e-books published
ISBNs assigned to self-published titles in the U.S. 2010-2017
CreateSpace: number of self-published books in the U.S. 2010-2017
Smashwords: number of self-published books in the U.S. 2010-2017
Lulu Enterprises: number of self-published books in the U.S. 2010-2017
Blurb: number of self-published books in the U.S. 2010-2017
Xlibris: number of self-published books in the U.S. 2010-2017
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- Book market in SwedenBook market in Sweden
- Book market in ItalyBook market in Italy
- Book reading habits in ItalyBook reading habits in Italy
- Book market in the United Kingdom (UK)Book market in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Book market in the NetherlandsBook market in the Netherlands
- Book market in FinlandBook market in Finland
- E-book market in the NetherlandsE-book market in the Netherlands
- Children's reading habits in ItalyChildren's reading habits in Italy
- Reading habits in the U.S.Reading habits in the U.S.
- Book market in NorwayBook market in Norway
- Book market in DenmarkBook market in Denmark
- Audiobooks in the U.S.Audiobooks in the U.S.
- E-books in GermanyE-books in Germany
- E-books in the U.S.E-books in the U.S.
- Book formats in the U.S.Book formats in the U.S.
- Newspaper reading habits in ItalyNewspaper reading habits in Italy
- E-books in the United Kingdom (UK)E-books in the United Kingdom (UK)
- E-books in ItalyE-books in Italy
- Books in FranceBooks in France
- Canadian reading Canadian books study 2017Canadian reading Canadian books study 2017
- Printed media in Finland - Statista DossierPrinted media in Finland - Statista Dossier
- Book publishing industry in Latin America 2016Book publishing industry in Latin America 2016
- Italian Book Market - An Overview
Italian Book Market - An Overview
- Reading habits among children and parents in CanadaReading habits among children and parents in Canada
- Report on book readers in Norway 2017Report on book readers in Norway 2017
- Book market in the NetherlandsBook market in the Netherlands
- Book reading habits in ItalyBook reading habits in Italy
- Media usage in SwedenMedia usage in Sweden
- Frequency of reading books during leisure time in Germany 2015-2018Frequency of reading books during leisure time in Germany 2015-2018
- Turnover of the book market in the Netherlands 2012-2018Turnover of the book market in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Colombia: reasons for not reading books 2017Colombia: reasons for not reading books 2017
- Colombia: reasons for not reading books 2017, by genderColombia: reasons for not reading books 2017, by gender
- Colombia: reasons for reading books 2017Colombia: reasons for reading books 2017
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