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World Book and Copyright Day: April 23, 2023

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World Book and Copyright Day: April 23, 2023

April 23, 2023

Press Release Number: CB23-SFS.55

From the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):

“World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Each year, on 23 April, celebrations take place all over the world to recognize the scope of books - a link between the past and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures. On this occasion, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three major sectors of the book industry - publishers, booksellers and libraries, select the World Book Capital for a year to maintain, through its own initiatives, the impetus of the Day’s celebrations.

“23 April is a symbolic date in world literature. It is the date on which several prominent authors, William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. This date was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone to access books.”

Key Stats

Source: 2020 County Business Patterns (CBP).

Table CB2000CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2020, showing these 4 Codes:

Table CB2000CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2020

Note: The table above is modified and cropped to list the five columns and four rows related to books. Click on the image for the full table.

More Stats

Source: 1992-2023 Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services

451211: Book Stores: U.S. Total, Sales - Monthly

Source: 2009-2023 Quarterly Financial Report (QFR)

Publishing Industries, Except Internet: U.S. Total, Net Sales, Receipts, and Operating Revenues

Source: 2006-2023 Quarterly Services Survey (QSS)

Source: 2018-2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM).

Table AM1831BASIC04, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Quarterly Production Worker Payroll: 2018 - 2021, showing NAICS 32311, Printing

Source: 1978-2020 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS).

Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2020, showing NAICS 5111, Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers

Source: 2019 Nonemployer Statistics (NES).

Table NS1900NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics for the U.S., States, Counties, Metropolitan Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas; and by Legal Form of Organization and Sales, Value of Shipments, or Revenue Size for Selected Geographies: 2019, showing 2 Codes:

NAICS 45121, Book Stores and News Dealers
NAICS 511, Publishing Industries (Except Internet)

Source: 2017 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program.

Table AB1700CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S., States, Metro Areas, Counties, and Places: 2017, showing NAICS 45121, Book stores and news dealers, and NAICS 51113, Book Publishers.

Source: 2017 Economic Census.

Table EC1700BASIC, All Sectors: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, showing these 4 Codes:

NAICS 323117, Books Printing
NAICS 45121, Book Stores
NAICS 5111, Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
NAICS 51113, Book Publishers

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