Figures for years prior to 2024 come from earlier reports. Figures for 2023 were not provided. The figure for 'other' for 2022 was calculated by adding together the total revenue from all other categories and deducting that number from total consumer book revenue, which in that year was 9.1 billion U.S. dollars.
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Trade book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2024, by format
Book sales revenue in the United States in 2024 amounted to ***Â billion U.S. dollars, of which *** billion was derived from hardback books. Meanwhile, paperbacks reached *** billion U.S. dollars, in line with trends showing consistent growth in this segment since 2017. The source reported e-book revenue as *** billion U.S. dollars, a drop from the previous two years, whereas downloaded audiobook revenue continued to grow, and in 2024 surpassed illion U.S. dollars.
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