Books: United States

Books: United States

This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US books revenues in nominal US dollars. Total revenues are segmented by media type in terms of: print, online, and other media such as CDs and e-books published on physical media. Total revenues are also segmented by market as follows: textbooks; professional, technical, and scholarly; adult trade; children's; and general reference.

To illustrate historical trends, total revenues and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021.

Publishers who exclusively publish books online are excluded from the scope of this report. Revenues from activities other than book publishing, such as those from the sale or licensing of content rights, subscriptions to databases or other information, or from contract printing by publishers are also excluded.

This report includes the results of a proprietary national online consumer survey of US adults (age 18+). This Freedonia Focus Reports National Survey has a sample size of approximately 1,500, screened for response quality, and representative of the US population on the demographic measures of age, gender, geographic region, race/ethnicity, household income, and the presence/absence of children in the household.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:
323117 Books Printing
323120 Support Activities for Printing
424920 Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
451211 Book Stores
453310 Used Merchandise Stores
511130 Book Publishers


HIGHLIGHTS
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Historical Trends
Key Economic Indicators
Book Printing Overview
Legal & Regulatory Factors
MEDIA TYPE SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS
Print
Digital
Other Media
MARKET SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS
Textbooks
Professional, Technical, & Scholarly
Adult Trade
Children's
General Reference
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
Industry Characteristics
Market Leaders
ABOUT THIS REPORT
Scope
Sources
Industry Codes
Freedonia Methodology
Resources
LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES
Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Book Publishing Demand, 2021 - 2026
Figure 2 | US Book Publishing Revenue Trends, 2011 - 2021
Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Book Publishing Revenues, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
Figure 3 | US Book Publishing Revenues by Media Type, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
Table 2 | US Book Publishing Revenues by Media Type, 2011 - 2026 (US$ mil)
Figure 4 | Survey: US Adults' Most Important Factors for Book Purchases Out of Store, 2022 (%)
Figure 5 | Survey: US Adults' Most Important Factors for Book Purchases In-Store, 2022 (%)
Figure 6 | US Book Publishing Revenues by Media Type, 2011 - 2026 (%)
Figure 7 | US Book Publishing Revenues by Market, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
Table 3 | US Book Publishing Revenues by Market, 2011 - 2021 (US$ mil)
Table 4 | US Book Publishing Revenues by Market, 2021 - 2026 (US$ mil)
Figure 8 | US Adult Trade Book Publishing Revenues w/ Average Minutes Spent Reading per Day, 2011 - 2026
Figure 9 | US Children's Book Publishing Revenues w/ Number of Children Aged 0-14, 2011 - 2026
Figure 10 | US Book Publishing Revenues by Market, 2011 - 2026 (%)
Figure 11 | US Book Publishing Shipments Concentration, 2007 - 2017
Table 5 | Leading Participants in the US Book Publishing Industry by Market
Table 6 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Book Publishing

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