The U.S. publishing industry generated an estimated $33.4 billion for books and course materials across all formats.
Court Grants Final Approval to Landmark $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement
Authors included in the settlement now stand to be paid as much as $3,000 per work. Furthermore, publishers stand to reap a major windfall, with some of the larger publishers due to receive tens of millions of dollars.
In the U.S., Texas Asks Court to Resurrect ‘Unconstitutional’ Book Rating Law, Alarming Publishers and Booksellers
After more than two years, the return of H.B. 900, which would require bookstores and vendors to review all books in Texas schools at their own expense and rate them for sexual content, is a tense, and unwelcome development for freedom-to-read advocates.
U.S. Book Sales Off to a Quiet Start in 2026
The AAP’s first report of the 2026 sales year shows U.S. trade book sales were essentially flat in the first quarter of 2026.
At the AAP’s Annual Meeting, Talk of AI, Copyright, and ‘Ripples of Hope’
The Association of American Publishers hosted its 2026 Annual Meeting on May 7 with a 90-minute virtual program that featured talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer Jon Meacham and Stanford University copyright scholar and author Paul Goldstein.
Publishers, Authors File Brief Supporting Music Publishers in Lawsuit Against Anthropic
The publishers warn that a fair use ruling in the music publishers’ case could have grave implications for the developing license regime for AI.
U.S. Book Sales Finished 2025 with a Strong December; Adult Trade Finishes Down Slightly for the Year
Year-to-date revenues for the industry came at $14.6 billion for the year, up 1.1% over 2024.
AAP Announces Tyrrell Mahoney as Its Next Board Chair
Mahoney, who has served as President of Chronicle Books since January 2017, succeeds HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray.
U.S. Trade Sales Cooled Somewhat in November but Remain Solid
According to the AAP’s monthly StatShot report, U.S. trade revenues for November 2025 were up over the previous year.
AAP’s July StatShot Sees US Market Down 4.2 Percent
In adult books, net sales fell 13.6 percent in July’s United States market, remaining down 5.9 percent year-to-date.