US Book Output Topped Four Million Titles in 2025 — Self-Publishing Drives a 32.5% Surge

The total number of books published in the United States in 2025 surpassed four million titles — a 32.5% jump over 2024 — according to Bowker data. Self-published print and e-books drove the surge, rising 38.7% to more than 3.5 million titles, while traditionally published books grew a more modest 6.6% to 642,242. The top self-published genres were fiction, juvenile nonfiction, games and activities, juvenile fiction, and travel.