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
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May 16, 2024Publishers, 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,...
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May 16, 2024AAP 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 (...
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May 10, 2024Nobel 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