Table : TABLE 10.1 ANNUAL NUMBERS OF NEW BOOK TITLES PUBLISHED, SELECTED YEARSData from: Figures through 1945 from John Tebbel, A History of Book Publishing in the United States, 4 vols. (New York: R. R. Bowker, 1972–81); figures after 1945 from various editions of The Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac (Information Today, Inc.) and Bowker press releases.*Changes in the Almanac’s methodology in 1997 and for years 2004–07 resulted in additional publications being assigned ISBNs and included in the counts.
YearNumber of Titles
1778461
17981,808
18802,076
18904,559
19006,356
191013,470 (peak until after World War II)
19195,714 (low point as a result of World War I)
193010,027
19358,766 (Great Depression)
194011,328
19456,548 (World War II)
195011,022
196015,012
197036,071
198042,377
199046,473
1996*68,175
2001114,487
2004*164,020
2010186,344
2013192,633