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September 7, 2018 by Gary Price

Association of American Publishers (AAP) Reports Publisher Revenue for Consumer Books Up 3.6% First Half of 2018; 3.4% Increase in eBook Revenue for University Presses

September 7, 2018 by Gary Price

From the Association of American Publishers (AAP):

Revenue for consumer (trade) books up by $115.5 million compared to the first half of 2017
2018-09-07_10-30-48Publishers’ revenue for consumer (trade) books increased by $115.5 million (+3.6%) for the first six months of 2018 (Jan. – June) compared to the same period in 2017. The biggest revenue gains in the first half of the year in terms of dollars came from Adult Books, which were up $90.6 million (+4.2%). Five consecutive months of positive revenue for trade publishers helped to mitigate June’s -6.3% decline in revenue for trade books (fiction/non-fiction/religious).
Overall publisher revenue for the first half of the year was down by $80.2 million (-1.4%) compared to the first half of 2017, with the bulk of the decline coming from the PreK-12 Instructional Materials category.
These revenues from AAP’s StatShot Monthly Report, which tracks publisher revenue comparatively each month, represent all tracked categories (Trade, PreK-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, Professional Publishing, and University Presses).
Trade Publishing
Jan. to June: Trade Book Revenue (in millions)

Jan. – June 2018

Jan. – June 2017

Percent Change

Adult Fiction/Non-Fiction

$2,229.5

$2,138.9

+4.2%

Children’s/YA

$858.9

$856.2

+0.3%

Religious Presses

$214.6

$192.4

+11.5%

Total

$3,303.0

$3,187.5

+3.6%

Revenues for hardback books, paperback books, and downloaded audio were up for the first half of 2018 compared to the first half of 2017. Hardback books had the greatest revenue gains, with an additional $63.5 million in revenue (with $50.2 million of hardback book sales coming from Adult Books). Downloaded audio is still growing by double digits, and is up +35.4% compared to the first half of 2017.
Jan. to June: Total Trade Net Revenue by Format (in millions)

Jan. – June 2018

Jan. – June 2017

Percent Change

Hardback

$1,158.7

$1,095.2

+5.8%

Paperback & Mass Market

$1,210.8

$1,197.7

+1.1%

eBooks

$504.0

$529.5

-4.8%

Downloaded Audio

$213.4

$157.6

+35.4%

Physical Audio

$19.8

$25.8

-23.5%

Board Books

$54.0

$56.6

-4.5%

Other

$142.3

$125.0

+13.8%

Education and Scholarly Publishing
Revenue for education and scholarly publishers declined in all categories for the first half of 2018 compared to 2017. The greatest declines came from PreK-12 Instructional Materials, which was down by double digits in both May and June.
Some bright spots for the sector were a +3.4% increase in eBook revenue for University Presses and +6.8% increase in revenue for medical books (in the Professional Books category).
Jan. to June: Education and Scholarly Publishing (in millions)

Jan. – June 2018

Jan. – June 2017

Percent Change

Higher Ed Course Materials

$943.7

$960.9

-1.8%

PreK-12 Instructional Materials

$1,018.4

$1,178.5

-13.6%

Professional Books

$431.7

$454.7

-5.1%

University Presses

$24.6

$24.8

-1.1%

Total

$2,418.4

$2,618.9

-7.7%

Publisher net revenue is tracked monthly by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and includes revenue from about 1,100 publishers, with participation subject to change over time.

 

Filed under: Companies (Publishers/Vendors), News, Publishing, Reports

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Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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