In 2021, mass market paperback sales grew by over ** million from the previous year, with over million units sold compared to the million sold in 2020. The only format not to have seen sales growth between 2020 and 2021 was mass market paperbacks. Sales dropped by *** percent year over year, and a consistent annual decline can be seen from 2013 onwards.
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Publishers Weekly. (January 6, 2022). Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2021, by format (in 1,000) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/422662/print-book-sales-usa-by-format/
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Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2021, by format (in 1,000) [Graph], Publishers Weekly, January 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/422662/print-book-sales-usa-by-format/
