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Bookshop interior with Q1 2026 category performance overlay showing Young Adult down 28.7% and Graphic Novels up 28.5%

US Print Book Sales Fall 3.1% in Q1 2026 — Young Adult Down 28.7%, Graphic Novels Surge 28.5%

US print book unit sales fell 3.1% in Q1 2026 to 163.5 million copies, according to Circana BookScan data. Adult Nonfiction dropped 8.8% due to the absence of blockbuster self-help titles. Young Adult Fiction fell 28.7% without a franchise release to match 2025's Sunrise on the Reaping. Graphic novel sales surged 28.5%, recovering from the Diamond Comic Distributors collapse.

April 3, 2026Publishers Weekly

Print Sales Circana BookScan Market Data

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Audiobooks & Streaming

Sweden's Audiobook Market: 61% of All Book Units Sold — The World's Most Mature Audio Market Reports 2025 Data

New data presented at Sweden's Book Industry Day (Bokbranschens Dag) shows that audiobooks now account for 61.1% of all book units sold in Sweden and 82% of all digital consumption. In fiction, audiobooks represent 54% of total publisher revenues. Total market revenue reached SEK 5.5 billion ($535 million), a 6.3% nominal increase, with print sales (up 7%) outperforming digital growth (4.9%) for the first time — driven by a SEK 304 million government subsidy for school books. Streaming volume grew to 48.5 million individual streams, up 5.4%.

March 25, 2026Publishing Perspectives

Sweden Audiobooks Market Data

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Audiobooks & Audio

Podcasts Now Dominate Spoken-Word Audio for Under-35s, Edison Research Finds

Edison Research's Infinite Dial 2026 report finds that podcasts now account for 53% of spoken-word audio consumption among 13-to-34-year-olds, compared to just 23% for AM/FM radio. The data has significant implications for audiobook publishers competing for the attention of younger audiences.

March 18, 2026Edison Research

Audiobooks & Audio Market Data Podcasts

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Market Data

Springer Nature Reports 6.2% Revenue Growth in 2025, Driven by Research Division and Open Access Leadership

Springer Nature has reported full-year 2025 revenue of €1.926 billion, up 6.2% on an underlying basis, with adjusted operating profit rising 9% to €544 million. The Research segment delivered more than 7% underlying revenue growth, driven by open access leadership and AI-assisted publishing workflows. The company guides for 5–6% underlying revenue growth in 2026.

March 18, 2026The Bookseller

Market Data Springer Nature Academic Publishing

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Market Data

US Book Output Topped 4 Million Titles in 2025, Driven by 38.7% Surge in Self-Publishing

The total number of books published in the US with ISBN numbers jumped 32.5% in 2025 to more than four million titles, according to Bowker data. Self-published works drove the surge, rising 38.7% to 3.53 million titles, while traditionally published books grew 6.6% to 642,242.

March 18, 2026Publishers Weekly

Market Data Self-Publishing Bowker

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Market Data

NielsenIQ: International Book Markets in 2025 — Fiction Drives Growth as Non-Fiction Struggles

NielsenIQ BookData and GfK Entertainment released their annual international book market data at the London Book Fair, showing revenue growth in 12 of 19 territories in 2025, led by India (+20.7%), Brazil (+11.2%), and Mexico (+7%), while major European markets continued to decline.

March 17, 2026NielsenIQ

Market Data Global Publishing NielsenIQ