From Publishing Perspectives:
Trade Sales Down 8.9 Percent in April
In its April 2022 StatShot report released this morning (July 11), the Association of American Publishers (AAP) cites total revenues across all categories down 12.6 percent over April of 2021, at US$788.3 million.
The April figures exclude PreK-12, but include higher education course materials; professional publishing; and university presses. PreK-12 data has, once again, been delayed, and the program expects to update when it becomes available.
In year-to-date revenues across all categories except PreK-12, AAP reports that the numbers were down 2.3 percent, at US$3.8 billion for the first four months of 2022.
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Trade (consumer books) sales were down 8.9 percent in April, at US$685.7 million.
In print formats:
- Hardback revenues were down 16.8 percent, coming in at $232.4 million
- Paperbacks were down 2.8 percent, with $251.9 million in revenue
- Mass market was down 22.0 percent to $14.1 million
- Special bindings were up 2.1 percent, with $12.5 million in revenue
In digital formats:
- Ebook revenues were down 8.3 percent for the month as compared to April 2021, for a total of $84.3 million
- The downloaded audio format was up 5.6 percent for April, coming in at $66.6 million in revenue
- Physical audio was down 47.9 percent, coming in at $1.2 million
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