Total net book sales in January rose 10.3%, to $1.2 billion, compared to January 2020, representing sales of 1,359 publishers and distributed clients as reported to the Association of American Publishers.
Trade sales had a particularly good start for the year, with total net trade sales rising 21.3%, to $689.5 million, led by gains in mass market, up 39.9%, to $19.5 million; hardcovers, up 25.5%, to $244.2 million; physical audio, up 21.8%, to $2 million; and e-books, up 21%, to $91.6 million.
Sales by category in January 2021 compared to January 2020: