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Print book unit sales in the United States 2013-2017, by format

Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2017, by format (in thousand)

The data displays unit sales of printed books in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017, broken down by format. The source reports that mass market paperback sales decreased between 2016 and 2017 by 6.4% and in the last measured period the numbers fell to 55.58 million units sold.

Hardcover	168250	173483	178255	187940	194699
Trade paperback	324701	338940	355737	370019	375532
Mass market paperback	80020	71758	64318	59357	55577
Board books	23069	27092	30978	33280	36878
Audio	5116	5128	4434	3836	3327

Print book unit sales in the United States 2013-2017, by format

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