In a ‘steady’ market, NPD sees print sales in the United States decline 1.6 million units in July, typically a month for some losses. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_AndersonJuly 2022: 51 Million Units Over 2019′The United States’ market’s print book sales declined by 1.6 million units in July by comparison to the four weeks prior, according to data from the NPD Group’s NPD BookScan update from Kristen McLean. July ended 6 percent lower for the year to date on a total print volume of 414 million units, which is 26 million units under 2021 but 51 million units over 2019.”The upshot, then, is a steady field, “pretty consistent trends across the first seven months of the year,” McLean says. Four of the Top 10 were frontlist titles—again, a point being carefully watched in the American market. More from Publishing Perspectives on industry statistics is here, more on the NPD Group’s work is here, more on the work of Kristen McLean is here, and more on the United States book industry is here.

Source: CNN August 10, 2022 18:40 UTC