- As of 2018, the total number of self-published print books on Amazon was 1.42 million.
- For the year, Amazon published over 91.5% of all self-published books in the United States, just 0.07 million under the total amount.
- In total, Amazon increased their self-published print books YoY by 52.42%.
- Under its own imprints, Amazon produces approximately 1,000 books each year.
- The total number of Amazon publishing print imprint books is 16,002 as of 2023.
- The total number of paperbacks through Amazon printed imprints is 13,319.
- Paperbacks amount to 83.23% of Amazon publishing print imprint books.
- During 2016, 1.6 million e-books were self-published through Kindle Direct Publishing.
- This amounts to 40% of Amazon’s e-book publications.
- The number of U.S. authors that use Kindle Direct Publishing is estimated to be 37.2%.
Total Amazon self-published print books U.S.
- As of 2018, the total number of self-published print books on Amazon was 1.42 million.
- The total number of self-published print books in total was 1.55 million.
- Amazon represents over 91.50% for the year.
- This shows a difference of just 0.07 million from the total value.
- As of 2018, Amazon increased their self-published print books YoY by 52.42%.
| Year | Self-published print books: Amazon | Self-published print books: Total | Share of self-published print books: Amazon |
| 2007 | 3,804 | 66,732 | 5.70% |
| 2008 | 11,498 | 77,132 | 14.90% |
| 2009 | 25,212 | 96,724 | 26.10% |
| 2010 | 35,686 | 114,108 | 31.30% |
| 2011 | 58,857 | 158,674 | 37.10% |
| 2012 | 131,456 | 234,931 | 56.00% |
| 2013 | 187,864 | 305,160 | 61.60% |
| 2014 | 293,436 | 429,240 | 68.40% |
| 2015 | 425,752 | 577,213 | 73.80% |
| 2016 | 517,705 | 657,062 | 78.80% |
| 2017 | 929,290 | 1,060,821 | 87.60% |
| 2018 | 1,416,384 | 1,547,341 | 91.50% |
A chart below is given to compare U.S. self-published print books:
Amazon publishing imprints
Under its own imprints, Amazon produces approximately 1,000 books each year. These high numbers put it on scale with the top 5 publishing companies. Despite their large numbers, Amazon approaches book publishing in a different way, focusing on data-driven decision making rather than taking a more human approach.
- As of 2023, the total number of Amazon publishing printed imprint books (bookdepository) is 16,002.
- The total number of paperbacks through Amazon publishing printed imprints is 13,319.
- Paperbacks represent 83.23% of total printed amazon publishing imprint books.
Total number of titles available in Amazon stores
Amazon titles – by format
- As of 2014, Amazon listed 32.8 million published books on its store.
- Paperbacks made up 22.9 million publications.
- Paperbacks represented 69.82% of Amazon’s published books.
- Hardbacks made up 8.1 million publications.
- Hardbacks represented 24.7% of Amazon’s published books.
- Kindle made up 1.2 million publications.
- Kindle represented 3.66% of Amazon’s published books.
- Audio CDs made up 352k publications.
- Audio CDs represented 1.07% of Amazon’s published books.
- Board books made up 138k publications.
- Board books represented 0.42% of Amazon’s published books.
- Audible audiobooks made up 42k publications.
- Audible audiobooks represented 0.13% of Amazon’s published books.
Amazon books published by format is represented in the chart below:
Amazon titles – by language
- As of 2014, 17.2 million books published were written in English.
- Books written in English represented 52.44%.
- 2 million books published were written in French.
- Books written in French represented 6.1%.
- 2 million books published were written in German.
- Books written in German represented 6.1%.
- 1 million books published were written in Spanish.
- Books written in Spanish represented 3.05%.
- 840k books published were written in Russian.
- Books written in Russian represented 2.56%.
- 739k books published were written in Italian.
- Books written in Italian represented 2.3%.
- 519k books published were written in Chinese.
- Books written in Chinese represented 1.58%.
Amazon books published by language is represented in the chart below:
Audible titles
- Amazon’s Audible hosts more than 200,000 audiobooks as of 2022.
- Since 2014, the number of Audible audiobooks has increased by 158,000.
- In total, this amounts to a 376.19% increase.
- Audible added 19,750 audiobooks per year during this period on average.
Kindle titles
- In the U.S. Kindle Store, there were over 6 million e-book titles available as of 2018.
- When Kindle launched in 2007, there were just 88,000 titles available.
- The Kindle e-book store catalog has increased by over 6,700% since 2007.
- Kindle Unlimited is a subscription service that enables access to a range of titles and audiobooks.
- The U.S. version of Kindle Unlimited includes over 1.5 million titles as of 2017.
- It also includes over 290,000 titles in foreign languages.
Total number of titles published through Kindle Direct Publishing
KDP titles
- KDP is a publishing platform for e-books by Amazon.
- During 2016, Amazon published 4 million e-books.
- 1.6 million of these were self-published through Kindle Direct Publishing.
- This amounts to 40% of Amazon’s e-book publications for the year.
Amazon book publishing FAQ
Who created Amazon?
- Amazon was created by Jeff Bezos 1994.
Why was Amazon created?
- The platform was primarily created in order to sell books online.
What is Amazon Publishing?
- Amazon Publishing is Amazon’s publishing arm.
- It is a leading trade publisher across digital, print, and audio formats
- Its authors represent 42 different countries.
- The publisher has achieved 256 Amazon hit chart titles as of 2022.