About the Book Publishing in Washington Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Book Publishing in Washington Market Research Report
Definition of the Book Publishing in Washington?
The Book Publishing industry edits and designs books. Book publishers also engage in marketing activities and make distribution agreements with operators in the Book, Magazine and Newspaper Wholesaling industry (IBISWorld report 42492). The industry does not include authors, who are part of the Performers and Creative Artists industry (71151).
What’s included in the Book Publishing in Washington?
The Book Publishing in Washington includes textbook publishing, adult trade book publishing, professional, technical and scholarly book publishing, children's book publishing and general reference book publishing. Related terms covered in the Book Publishing in Washington industry report includes education from kindergarten through eighth grade, education from ninth grade through 12th grade, college- or university-level education that includes graduate or post-graduate (phd) education, a fiction or nonfiction book printed for general distribution, the process of reviewing textbooks and mandating that certain ones are used or that teachers can select books from an approved list, a book in a digital format that can be read on a computer or on a variety of mobile devices, the process of printing a batch of books (typically a few hundred) using laser printer technology to save on production and inventory costs and a store that has a physical presence and location, as opposed to an online retailer.
Industry Performance of the Book Publishing industry in Washington
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Book Publishing in Washington
#17 in Highest Revenue 1.3% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Book Publishing in the US
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
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Key Drivers of the Book Publishing industry in Washington
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Washington Economic Indicators
Population
Median Houshold Income
New Business Formation
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US Key External Drivers
Number of college students
Demand from book stores
Price of paper
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County Data of the Book Publishing industry in Washington
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Key Statistics of the Book Publishing industry in Washington
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