Total net book sales in June in the U.S. slipped 0.2%, to $895 million, compared to June 2021, representing sales of 1,368 publishers and distributed clients as reported to the Association of American Publishers. (Figures do not include pre-K-12, because of delays in data collection.) For the first half of the year, total net book sales were down 1.6%, to $5.53 billion.
In June, trade book sales rose 0.4%, to $652.7 million. Hardcovers in all trade categories had sales drops, while almost all trade paperback categories had sales gains. Trade hardcover and special bindings sales were down, 10.9%, to $181.3 million, and 23.8%, to $11 million, respectively. By contrast, trade paperbacks and mass market sales rose 9%, to $253.9 million, and 16.9%, to $21.4 million, respectively. Total e-book sales were down 5.7%, to $82.5 million.
Sales by category in June 2022 compared to June 2021:
