Investing in the Power of Words There are More Than 140 Million Published Books in the World AAP Members Are on the Leading Edge of Education, information & Entertainment Publishing AAP Publisher Members Support, Recognize & Reward Thousands of Creative, Academic, Infomational and Trade Authors Education Publishers Focus on Quality, Affordability and Accessibility Made Learning Possible During Pandemic savings for students Who We Are American publishers fuel the creative economy, advance scholarship and lifelong learning, and promote free expression and the democratic exchange of ideas. We are the modern publishing industry. MORE ABOUT AAP News May 16, 2024 Publishers, Authors, Booksellers, and Libraries File Supreme Court Amicus Brief Urging Review of Fifth Circuit Decision in Texas Website Law On May 16, 2024, the Association of American Publishers, along with the American Booksellers for Free Expression, Authors Guild, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund,... Read More May 16, 2024 AAP StatShot Report Covering First Quarter of the 2024: Overall Industry Was Flat The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report covering the first three months of 2024 reflecting reported revenue for Trade (... Read More May 10, 2024 Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa Headlines AAP’s Annual Meeting Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, and Freedom of Expression are Front and Ce... Read More MORE NEWS Industry Data & Statistics 74 % of Americans have read a book in the past 12 months 1.8 Billion print books sold by U.S. publishers in 2018 $ 1.3 Trillion in value to the U.S. economy added by core copyright industries MORE DATA & STATISTICS Learn More Learn More Advancing Creativity One Word at a Time MORE ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES Advancing Education One Word at a Time MORE ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES Advancing Discovery One Word at a Time MORE ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES Advancing Innovation One Word at a Time MORE ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES Advancing Culture One Word at a Time MORE ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES Advancing Democracy One Word at a Time MORE ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES