Faith-based publishers saw sales rise in September, according to the latest Monthly StatShot report from the American Association of Publishers (AAP).

For the month of September, sales of hardcover books from religious presses rose 5.2%, paperbacks were up just 0.1% and e-books increased 2.6%.

For the year to date (January-September), overall sales from religious presses were up 2.1% compared to the same period in 2013, $401.4 million this year compared to $393.2 million in 2013.

AAP notes that publishing is healthy thus far in 2014 overall. For the year-to-date, sales were up 4.9% in all categories.

Within the growing Children’s & Young Adult category (up 22.4%), all formats continued to experience double-digit growth year-to-date; e-books grew the most, with a +52.7% change in the first nine months.

Downloaded audiobooks remain popular in Adult Fiction/Nonfiction and saw a 27% growth over the same period in 2013.

More than 1,200 publishers reported figures to the AAP.

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