Book Industry

Are U.S. Bookstores Finally Turning The Page?

The infographic below shows the sales of bookstores in the US during the first half of the year from 2009 to 2016. After a number of years in decline, sales finally started to pick up again in 2015 when there was a 1.9 percent increase on the previous year. Far from a flash in the pan, sales increased again in H1 2016 by an impressive 6.1 percent.

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This chart shows bookstore sales in the first half of the year in the U.S. from 2009 to 2016

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Number of bookstores in the United States from 2004 to 2018
Book store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Bookstore sales in the United States between 1992 and 2013 (in billions of U.S. dollars)
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Revenue of bookstores (NAICS 45121) in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Monthly retail sales of bookstores in the United States from January 2018 to June 2026 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Unit sales of the U.S. book market from 2010 to 2016 (in billions)

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