The Folio Signal

An independent research publication tracking the global publishing industry through verified data, reports, and trend analysis.

Book Industry Statistics for Books, Business and Reading

Book industry statistics for US book buyers and professionals start with totals: US publishing revenues were $32.5 billion for calendar year 2024, according to the Association of American Publishers in August 2025. The Folio Signal follows print and digital reading markets for US buyers and practitioners, with data sources and methodology explaining coverage and limits for buying decisions.

How does The Folio Signal use book industry statistics?

The Folio Signal book industry statistics track print resilience and Greek book market demand patterns for US readers. Statistics gathers market totals and Trends follows price and format shifts for collection planning.

The Folio Signal Reports Explain Reading Markets

The Folio Signal reports explain business and reading change with lessons from book industry workshops for publishers and librarians. Reports collects longer studies on market structure. Maintained by an editorial research team of former publishing professionals, librarians, and media analysts covering print and digital reading markets.

Latest reports

  1. Sweden audiobook subscription: how Nextory grew 60%
  2. Spotify Storytel Partnership: 500,000 Audiobooks on Spotify
  3. Publishing research questionnaire explained for book teams
  4. Publishing Repair Tools: ReBoot Workshop 2 Fix Guide
  5. New Publishing Models Workshop: New Islands for Books
  6. Greek book market 2020: print fell, digital stayed small
  7. Final Book Consumer: Who Buys Print and Digital Books
  8. book market data methodology: sources, process and limits
  9. Book Market Damage Assessment Lessons for Publishers Ahead

Statistics

Greek book market 2020: print fell, digital stayed small
Greek book market 2020 fell for print despite December rebound, with ebooks below 1% and children books rising.

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Reports

Publishing research questionnaire explained for book teams
Publishing research questionnaire from ReBoot Books explained: what it asked, who it served, and how results fed publishing plans.
Publishing Repair Tools: ReBoot Workshop 2 Fix Guide
Publishing Repair Tools from ReBoot Workshop 2 on 21 Apr 2021: three panels on workflows, consumer reach and rights trading.
Final Book Consumer: Who Buys Print and Digital Books
Final book consumer guide: US print hit 825.7M units in 2021 while 75% of adults read books, per NPD, Pew and AAP data.
book market data methodology: sources, process and limits
book market data methodology explains public sources, cleaning steps, limits and citation rules for The Folio Signal reading market coverage.
Book Market Damage Assessment Lessons for Publishers Ahead
Book market damage assessment explains harm across print and digital reading and lists lessons publishers use to plan next steps.

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Trends

Sweden audiobook subscription: how Nextory grew 60%
Sweden audiobook subscription grew fast in early 2021 as Nextory reported 60% user growth, launched in Norway and acquired Nubico in Spain.
Spotify Storytel Partnership: 500,000 Audiobooks on Spotify
Spotify Storytel Partnership brings 500,000 Storytel audiobooks into Spotify for linked subscribers, per May 2021 announcements.
New Publishing Models Workshop: New Islands for Books
New publishing models workshop with BolognaBookPlus covered subscriptions, children's books and learning tech for publishers.

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