Revenues Up for Childrens/YA and Education Publishers in February

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Revenues Up for Childrens/YA and Education Publishers in February StatShot Data from the Association of American Publishers Shows an 4.2% growth for all categories vs. Feb. 2015 Washington, DC; July 26, 2016 – Publishers’ revenues were up Feb. 2016, compared to Feb. 2015. Despite gains in Childrens/YA Books and Religious Presses, a decline in Adult Books meant an overall decline for Trade books of 0.9% Feb. 2016 vs. Feb. 2015 and 8.2% year-to-date vs. 2015.  Also within trade, downloaded audio and…

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AAP StatShot: Publisher Net Revenue from Book Sales Declines 4.1% in First Half of 2015

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AAP StatShot: Publisher Net Revenue from Book Sales Declines 4.1% in First Half of 2015 Washington, DC; Oct. 8, 2015 –  Publishers’ book sales for the first half of the year (Jan. –  June 2015) were down 4.1% at $5.58 billion compared to $5.82 billion for the first six months in 2014. These numbers include sales for all tracked categories (Trade – fiction/non-fiction/religious, K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, Professional Publishing, and University Presses). Publishers net revenue is tracked monthly…

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US Publishers Commend USTR for Special 301 Report But Urge Engagement with Canada on Serious Copyright Concerns

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US Publishers Commend USTR for Special 301 Report But Urge Engagement with Canada on Serious Copyright Concerns Washington, DC; May 1, 2014 — The Association of American Publishers, the largest trade association representing the US book and journal publishing industry, welcomes the release of the US Trade Representative (USTR) 2014 Special 301 Report and the countries listed. AAP expresses concern, however, that the harm stemming from Canada’s undefined “education” as fair dealing exception was not listed among the priority issues requiring deeper bilateral…

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