Print book unit sales in the U.S. 2013-2017, by channel

Published by
Amy Watson,
Apr 5, 2019
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 594 million units in 2017.

Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by channel (in 1,000)

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Release date

January 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

2013-2017

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based on data from outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan

Supplementary notes

Figures from 2013 come from an earlier article.

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