The Books, News And Stationery segment in United States of America registered Market value of USD 122,482.07 Millions in 2024
The indicator recorded a historical growth (CAGR) of 1.50% between 2021 to 2024, and is expected to grow by...
GlobalData projects the indicator to grow at a CAGR of...
The books market is comprised of the value of total retail sales of physical and e-books. The physical segment of the books market includes atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, guidebooks, musical scores, maps, fiction and non-fiction.
The e-books segment of the books market consists of electronic books which can be read on computers or other electronic devices such as tablets. Other segment includes magazines, download audio, physical audio and others not included in the above segments. The market is valued at retail selling price (RSP) and all market data and forecasts are represented in nominal terms (i.e. without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2020 annual average exchange rates.
The US books market has declined marginally over the historic period. Despite, a year of growth in 2019, the market slipped back into decline in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the decline was not as steep as anticipated due to the rising use of online channels. Over the forecast period, further decline is expected.
Who are the leading players?
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble is the largest book seller in the US. The company operates over many Barnes & Noble bookstores in many states and claim to be the largest online book seller in the US with huge stock titles across the US, more than any of its competitors.
Books-A-Million, Inc
Books-A-Million, Inc., also known as BAM, currently operates over many bookstores and the District of Columbia. In addition to its primary retail component, the corporation includes a book wholesale and distribution subsidiary, American Wholesale Book Company, and an e-commerce division operating as Booksamillion.com.
Amazon.com Inc. is a global e-commerce platform and online book retailer. The group also offers physical book titles, as well as unlimited digital titles through its kindle subscription services. The group also manages Amazon Publishing, a leading trade publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books.
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