Table 2.2: TABLE 2.1 // ANNUAL NUMBERS OF NEW BOOK TITLES PUBLISHED, SELECTED YEARS
| Year |
Number of Titles |
Year |
Number of Titles |
| 1778 |
461 |
1945 |
6.548 (World War II) |
| 1798 |
1,808 |
1950 |
11,022 |
| 1880 |
2,076 |
1960 |
15,012 |
| 1890 |
4,559 |
1970 |
36,071 |
| 1900 |
6,356 |
1980 |
42,377 |
| 1910 |
13,470 (peak until after World War II) |
1990 |
46,473 |
| 1915 |
8,202 |
1996 |
68,175*
|
| 1919 |
5,714 (low point as a result of World War I) |
2001 |
114,487 |
| 1925 |
8,173 |
2004 |
160,919 |
| 1930 |
10,027 |
2006 |
274,415*
|
| 1935 |
8,766 (Great Depression) |
2010 |
316,480 |
| 1940 |
11,328 |
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