United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

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No. 957. N e w B o o k s a n d N e w E d it io n s P u b lis h e d , b y S u b j e c t : I960 t o 1981
(Prior to 1979, book entries comprise all titles submitted for listing in Bowker’s W e e k ly R e c o rd during calendar year. Beginning
1979, covers listings in year shown, plus titles issued In that year which were listed in following six months. Comprises new
books (published for first time) and new editions (with changes in text or format). Excludes government publications; books sold
only by subscription; dissertations; periodicals and quarterlies; and pamphlets under 49 pages. 1960 data not strictly comparable
with later years due to changes in classifications. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series R 191-216]
SUBJECT 1960 1965 1970 1975 1979 1980
Total
1981
New
books
New
editions
Total........................................... 16,012 26,595 36,071 39,372 45,182 42,377 148,793 41,434 7,359
Agriculture............................................ 156 270 265 456 538 461 474 398 76
Art..... 470 974 1,169 1.561 2,021 1,691 1,693 1,458 235
Biography 879 685 1,536 1,968 2,042 1,091 1,860 1,481 379
Business 305 537 797 820 1,362 1,185 1,342 1,040 302
Education................................................. 348 954 1,178 1,038 1,121 1,011 1,172 1,020 152
Fiction 2,440 3,241 3,137 3,805 3,264 2,835 5,655 5,003 652
General reference................................. 282 634 846 1,113 1,471 1,643 1,743 1,514 229
History 865 1,682 1,995 1,823 2,160 2,220 2,321 1,856 465
Home economics................................... 197 300 321 728 897 879 1,108 957 151
Juvenile 1,725 2,895 2,640 2,292 3,052 2,859 3,102 2,901 201
Language.............................................. 228 527 472 438 560 529 761 649 112
Law....,.................................................. 394 436 604 915 1,218 1,102 1,448 1,132 316
Literature................. 736 1,686 3,085 1,904 1,749 1,666 1,777 1,521 256
Medicine................. 520 1,218 1,476 2,282 3,257 3,292 3,768 3,163 625
Music................... 98 300 404 305 389 357 398 297 101
Philosophy, psychology......................... 480 979 1,280 1,374 1,377 1,429 1,465 1,221 244
Poetry, drama........................................ 492 994 1,474 1.501 1,361 1,179 1,183 1,063 120
Religion.................. 1,104 1,855 1.788 1,773 2,325 2,055 2,278 1,931 347
Science.................. 1,089 2,562 2,358 2,942 3,156 3,109 3,375 2,798 577
Sociology, economics 754 3,242 5,912 6,590 7,715 7.152 7,801 6,679 1.122
Sports, recreation.... 286 591 799 1,225 1,122 971 1,264 1,099 165
Technology............ 698 1,153 1,141 1,720 2,391 2.337 2,313 1.877 436
Travel................... 466 683 1,394 794 634 504 472 376 96
'Increase Is due In part to a major improvement in the recording of paperbound books.
Source: R. R. Bowker Co., New York, N.Y., P u b lis h e rs W e e kly, (Copyright by Xerox Corporation.)
No. 958. B o o k s a n d P e r io d i c a l s - A v e r a g e R e t a i l P r i c e s : 1 9 7 5 t o 1 9 8 1
[See headnote, table 957]
b o o k s (per vol.)
PERIODIC ALS 5
SUBJECT
1975 1979 1980
1981
pral.
SUBJECT
1975 1980 1981 1982
Hard cover books
Agriculture......................
Art...
Biography...................... .
Business....................... .
Economics a...... ............ .
Education...... ...............
Fiction...........................
Genera! reference...........
History..........................
Home economics............
Juveniles.......................
Language......................
Law.............................
Literature.......................
Medicine............. ..........
Music............... ...........
Philosophy, psychology.....
Poetty and drama........ .
Religion........................
Science....................... .
Sports *....................... .
Technology.........
Travel.......... .......
Paperbacks:
Mass market4...
Trade or higher.
$16.19 $ 2 3 .9 6 $24.64 $25,46
13.72 20.94
17.90 21.95
14.09 17.52
16,54 23.11
21.65 43.57
10.81 15.10
8.31 11.99
21.60 28.56
15.85 19.79
10.27 11.95
5.82 7.14
15.80 18.25
23.22 29.44
14.89 17.64
22.16 29.27
14.83 18.93
12.75 17.98
10.76 15.89
11.16 14.83
22.81 30.59
10.97 13.88
27.55 32.35
27.70 32.18
19.77 22.10
22.45 21.02
31.76 27.53
17.01 18.47
12.46 13.38
29.84 33.43
22.78 22.65
13.31 15.63
8.16 8.29
22.16 23.14
33.25 33.01
18.70 19.33
34.28 35.83
21.79 24.99
21.70 22.07
17.85 19.86
17.61 16.97
37.45 40.27
15.92 18.68
19,66 27.82 33.64 36.33
15.43 15.02 16.80 19.46
1.46 2.08 (NA) 2.65
5.2 4 7.21 8.60 9.70
Total..........................
Agriculture............................
Business and economics......
Chemistry and physics..........
Children's periodicals...........
Education.............
Engineering..........
Fine and applied arts............
History........
Home economics.................
Industrial art
Journalism, communications..
Labor and industrial relations
Law....................................
Library science...........................
Literature and languages............
Mathematics, botany, geology,
and general science................
Medicine....................................
Philosophy and religion...............
Physical education and recrea-
Political science...........................
Psychology..................................
Sociology and anthropology.........
Zoology.......................................
General interest periodicals..........
$19.94
9.70
15.26
76.84
4.69
14.72
26.64
11.09
11.14
14.24
10.59
14.70
7.40
15.00
14.18
10.41
35.95
42.38
9.05
7.80
12.79
27.51
14.85
27.37
14.36
$34.54
15.24
25.42
137.45
7.85
23.45
49.15
18.67
15.77
24.63
20.70
27.34
18.84
23.00
23.25
15.30
67.54
73.37
14.73
13,83
19.30
41.95
27.56
44.58
19.87
$39.13
17.24
28.68
156.30
8.56
25.18
54.55
20.51
17.96
27.34
22.62
29.80
21.68
24.80
$44.80
19.76
32.67
177.94
9.90
28.18
61.54
23.35
20.37
34.27
27.13
33.91
24.72
27,53
28.47 33.52
17.30 19.39
75.62
66.38
15.40
15.42
22.69
47.27
31.37
48.32
21.83
87.99
102.87
17,92
16.91
25.89
54.21
36,38
61.07
23.93
NA Not available. 1Excludes publications of U.S., and other governmental units; books sold only by subscription and
dissertations. * Includes sociology. 1 Includes recreation. 4"Pocket-sized” books sold primarily through magazine and
news outlets, supermarkets, variety stores, etc. sAverage annua! subscription prices.
Source: R. R. Bowker Co., New York, N.Y., books, P u b lis h e rs W e e k ly ; periodicals, B o w k e r A n n u a l o f L ib r a r y a n d B o o k T rad e
in fo rm a tio n , and L ib ra ry J o u rn a l, Sept. 1982. (Copyright by Xerox Corporation.)