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Power of
Words
There are More Than140 Million Published Booksin the World
AAP Members Are on the Leading Edge of Education, information & Entertainment Publishing
AAP Publisher MembersSupport, Recognize & Reward Thousands of Creative, Academic, Infomational and Trade Authors

Who We Are

American publishers fuel the creative economy, advance scholarship and lifelong learning, and promote free expression and the democratic exchange of ideas.

We are the modern publishing industry.

News

  • May 16, 2024
    Publishers, Authors, Booksellers, and Libraries File Supreme Court Amicus Brief Urging Review of Fifth Circuit Decision in Texas Website Law

    On May 16, 2024, the Association of American Publishers, along with the American Booksellers for Free Expression, Authors Guild, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund,...

  • May 16, 2024
    AAP StatShot Report Covering First Quarter of the 2024: Overall Industry Was Flat

    The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report covering the first three months of 2024 reflecting reported revenue for Trade (...

  • May 10, 2024
    Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa Headlines AAP’s Annual Meeting

    Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, and Freedom of Expression are Front and Ce...

Industry Data & Statistics

74%

of Americans have read a book in the past 12 months

1.8

Billion

print books sold by U.S. publishers in 2018

$1.3

Trillion

in value to the U.S. economy added by core copyright industries

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