11 Jun 2013 ... Average Book Prices, 2013. 2013 Public YTD. 2013 School YTD. 2012 Public.
2012 School. 2011*. 2010. 2009. 2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006.
Average Book Prices, 2013
2013 Public YTD
2013 School YTD
$17.85
$19.03
2012 Public
2012 School
2011*
2010
2009
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
$19.45
$19.50
$21.25
Preschool to Grade 4 (No category beyond 2009)
$18.78 $16.04
$19.18 $17.45
$19.31 $17.51
$20.52 $18.92
$21.60 $21.60
$20.82 $18.70
$21.10 $18.97
Grade 5 and up (fiction) (No category beyond 2009)
$16.83
$16.77
$16.84
$16.85
$16.87
$17.24
$17.63
Grade 5 and up (nonfiction) (No category beyond 2009)
$21.49
$22.99
$23.25
$24.92
$26.81
$27.04 $11.36
Note: Prices for 2007 Adult Nonfiction Do Not Include Reference Titles This is the reason for the large difference between 2006 and 2007 Category Children's Titles
Hardcover (all titles)
Trade Paper (New category for 2009, but includes prices for 2007 & 2008) Mass Market Paper (New category for 2009, but includes prices for 2007 & 2008)
$17.82
$19.67
$7.07 $6.43
$7.38 $6.93
$7.15 $6.17
$7.73 $6.53
$11.84 $7.21
$11.68
$11.50
$26.68 $11.05
$7.15
$7.10
$6.86
$7.07
$19.07 $12.70 $7.48
$20.82 $10.97 $7.11
$19.23 $11.97 $7.56
$21.88 $11.16 $7.32
$27.56 $14.20 $8.30
$28.20 $14.05 $8.06
$26.63 $27.58
$26.31 $28.27
$26.51 $27.78
$26.12 $28.36
$28.42 $26.34
$28.14 $26.13
$27.99 $26.05
$26.86 $41.01 $74.35
$26.02 $40.64 $74.48
$24.81 $41.07 $73.64
$24.95 $36.86 $70.72
$26.83 $42.32 $85.91
$27.47 $25.38 n/a
$27.95 $25.98 n/a
$15.51 $20.35
$14.49 $16.62
$15.63 $20.17
$14.32 $16.56
$16.70 $21.22
$16.50 $20.99
$16.07 $20.95
$18.10 $34.13
$17.23 $32.82
$14.95 $27.38
$18.63 $33.81
$17.05 $44.54
$15.64 $20.40
$15.98 $20.91
$7.67
$8.20
$7.62
$7.82
$8.70
$8.67
$8.65
$8.30
$8.65
YA Titles Hardcover (all titles) Trade Paperback Mass Market Paper Adult Titles
Hardcover Fiction Nonfiction (not including single volume reference titles) Nonfiction (incl single volume reference titles except 2007) (Not a category in 2009)
Trade Paperback (excluding mass market)
Fiction Nonfiction (including single volume reference titles except 2007) Mass Market Paperback
(SLJ did not treat as separate category prior to 2007) *Estimated Figures Used for 2011 & 2012
Data taken from School Library Journal, June 11, 2013. Data compiled by Baker and Taylor.
