Sales of printed books in the US fell

 The world's largest publishing market has experienced a significant decline compared to 2021. "The book sales boom is over," said Publishers Weekly.

According to data from NPD BookScan - a unit specializing in publishing market statistics - in the first quarter of this year, unit sales of printed books in the US decreased by 8.9% compared to the same period in 2021. Total book sales reached 183.9 million copies, down from 201.9 million in the first quarter of 2021.


Publishers Weekly magazine attributed the decline in sales to the strong growth of the US book market in the first four months of 2021 compared to 2020. However, the number of books sold this year still increased by 16% compared to the first quarter of 2020. .


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The number of books sold in the US in the first quarter of this year decreased compared to the same period in 2021. Photo: Pixels Digital.

The only category that grew during the quarter was adult fiction. It Ends with Us sold more than 400,000 copies in the first quarter, topping the novel genre. Verity sold 312,000 copies and Reminders of Him sold about 235,000 copies.


The market's largest category, adult non-fiction, saw sales decline 10.7%. James Clear's book Atomic Habits sold more than 411,000 copies, becoming the bestseller of the quarter.


In the first quarter of 2021, this book sold 231,000 copies. Subcategories in the non-fiction genre all saw sales declines. In which, religious books decreased by 0.5%, biographies - autobiographies - memoirs decreased by more than 19% compared to 2021.


Unit sales of printed books in the category of novels for teenagers and young adults decreased by 14.2%. The reason for the decline is that in 2021, many books will have a large circulation.


A year ago, sales of Dr. Seuss skyrocketed after Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced to stop publishing 6 books in the book legacy left by the author.


Besides, Dav Pilkey's book, Mothering Heights (volume 10 of the Dog Man series) sold more than 411,000 copies in the first quarter of 2021.


The category of non-fiction books for teenagers and young adults also fell 15% in the quarter. Adult books were mostly flat in the first quarter, with sales of fiction falling 1.2% and non-fiction up 0.1%.


The paperback market has experienced an alarming decline, down 21%.

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