12-08-2026 19:44 via publishersweekly.com

Publishing Industry Sold $32.5 Billion Worth Of Books In 2025

Looking at trends in the trade category, which includes religion books, sale rose 2.7% overall to $21.7 billion. The increase was led by religious presses, whose sales rose 9.3%, to $2.2 billion. Adult fiction sales had the second biggest sales increase, with revenue up 3.9%, to $7.1 billion. – Publishers Weekly
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