The statistic shows unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2017, broken down by distribution channel. The source reports that U.S. sales of print book through retailers and clubs (including all types of bookstores) reached nearly *** million units in 2017.
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Publishers Weekly. (January 5, 2018). Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by channel (in 1,000) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/422602/print-book-sales-usa-by-channel/
Publishers Weekly. "Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by channel (in 1,000)." Chart. January 5, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/422602/print-book-sales-usa-by-channel/
Publishers Weekly. (2018). Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by channel (in 1,000). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/422602/print-book-sales-usa-by-channel/
Publishers Weekly. "Unit Sales of Printed Books in The United States from 2013 to 2017, by Channel (in 1,000)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Jan 2018, /statistics/422602/print-book-sales-usa-by-channel/
Publishers Weekly, Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by channel (in 1,000) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/422602/print-book-sales-usa-by-channel/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by channel (in 1,000) [Graph], Publishers Weekly, January 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/422602/print-book-sales-usa-by-channel/
