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Book Industry Statistics

Estimated Book Publishing Industry Net Sales, 2002-2005
in Thousands of Dollars

2002
Census
2003
2004
2005
Compound
Growth Rate
 
$
$
% Change
$
% Change
$
% Change
2002-2005
Trade (Total)
6,027,658
6,534,828
8.4%
6,267,199
-4.1%
7,828,050
24.9%
9.1%

      Adult Hardbound

2,111,628
2,060,949
-2.4%
2,190,788
6.3%
2,221,700
1.4%
1.7%
      Adult Paperbound
1,020,015
1,013,895
-0.6%
1,042,284
2.8%
1,140,989
9.5%
3.8%
      Juvenile Hardbound
2,114,091
2,718,721
28.6%
2,264,695
-16.7%
3,614,748
59.6%
19.6%
      Juvenile Paperbound
781,924
741,264
-5.2%
769,432
3.8%
850,613
10.6%
2.8%
Book Clubs & Mail Order
1,946,640
1,771,443
-9.0%
1,613,784
-8.9%
1,505,661
-6.7%
-8.2%
Mass Market Paperbound
1,207,630
1,187,100
-1.7%
1,081,448
-8.9%
1.083,611
0.2%
-3.5%
Audiobooks
143,410
161,049
12.3%
159,922
-0.7%
206,299
29.0%
12.9%
Religious
588,153
883,406
50.2%
932,877
5.6%
875,971
-6.1%
14.2%
E-books
29,979
80,793
169.5%
123,695
53.1%
179,110
44.8%
81.5%
Professional
3,155,191
3,268,778
3.6%
3,334,153
2.0%
3,300,812
-1.0%
1.5%
El-Hi (K-12 Education)
5,795,044
5,939,920
2.5%
5,945,860
0.1%
6,570,175
10.5%
4.3%
Higher Education
3,025,029
3,133,930
3.6%
3,190,340
1.8%
3,359,428
5.3%
3.6%
All Other
136,488
153,932
12.8%
161,629
5.0%
158,558
-1.9%
5.1%
Total
22,055,222
23,115,180
4.8%
22,810,907
-1.3%
25,067,676
9.9%
4.4%

 

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