Digital book sales in the United States saw a 2.7% gain during November 2024, generating $83.3 million dollars. Year-to-date, e-book revenues were up 2.9% compared to the first eleven months of 2024, which was $945.1 million.
Digital audiobook sales were up 16.1% for November, reaching $94.3 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 29.1%, coming in at $800 thousand. Year-to-date, the digital audiobook format was up 25.0%, reaching $977.5 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 35.5%, coming in at $8.2 million.
During November, Hardback revenues were up 6.9%, coming in at $384.9 million; Paperbacks were up 7.7%, with $286.6 million in revenue; Mass Market was up 17.5% to $11.6 million; and Special Bindings were up 8.3%, with $25.2 million in revenue. Year-to-date Hardback revenues were up 7.4%, coming in at $3.3 billion; Paperbacks were up 4.2%, with $3.0 billion in revenue; Mass Market was down 13.7% to $112.7 million; and Special Bindings were up 4.7%, with $212.7 million in revenue.
This data is from the American Publishers Association StatShot, which reports publishing houses’ monthly and yearly net revenue from U.S. sales to bookstores, wholesalers, direct-to-consumer, online retailers, and other channels. StatShot draws revenue data from approximately 1,280 publishers.