Publishing industry sales rose by $3 billion in 2021: Religious publishing rose 12.9%
PW — Final sales numbers for 2021 from the Association of American Publishers show a 12.3% increase in industry sales, with total sales hitting $29.33 billion, up from $26.1 billion in 2020, and marked improvement from the previous four years. Sales of religious presses rose 12.9% last year, to $1.42 billion. It was the first increase since 2018.