In August, net book sales rose 0.9% to $1.55 billion as reported by 91 publishers to the Association of American Publishers. For the year to date, net book sales are up 2% to $6.837 billion.
Among categories:
- E-books soared 189.1% to $14.4 million.
- Adult hardcover rose 12.3% to $110.6 million.
- Adult paperback climbed 3.2% to $152.7 million.
- Higher education rose 2.9% to $868.1 million.
- University press paperback rose 2.7% to $9.6 million.
- Adult mass market was up 1.3% to $70.4 million.
- Children's/YA paperback slid 0.2% to $69.4 million.
- University press hardcover fell 2.7% to $5.8 million.
- Professional and scholarly dropped 12.4% to $89.2 million.
- Audiobook was down 12.5% to $12.9 million.
- Children's/YA hardcover fell 12.9% to $84.5 million.
- Religion dropped 13.8% to $58 million.