{"id":2529592,"date":"2026-01-04T14:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bible-sales-skyrocket-in-2025-massive-spike-following-charlie-kirks-murder\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T14:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:36:55","slug":"bible-sales-skyrocket-in-2025-massive-spike-following-charlie-kirks-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bible-sales-skyrocket-in-2025-massive-spike-following-charlie-kirks-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Sales Skyrocket in 2025, Massive Spike Following Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbible-sales-skyrocket-in-2025-massive-spike-following-charlie-kirks-murder%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2529592&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Book sales in the U.S. climbed in 2025, led by a notable surge in Bible purchases.Bible sales rose about 12% year-over-year in 2025 (after a 22% increase through October 2024),with September seeing 2.4 million Bibles sold &#8211; a 36% jump from September 2024 &#8211; a spike The Wall Street Journal linked to the aftermath of Charlie kirks killing. overall <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >print sales reached roughly 707 million units<\/a> through mid-December 2025, nearly matching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-homeowners-lost-1-3-trillion-in-home-equity-in-the-third-quarter\/\" title=\"American Homeowners Lost .3 Trillion in Home Equity in the Third Quarter\">pandemic-era peak<\/a> and well above 2019 levels, according to Circana\/BookScan data cited by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Genre trends show continued growth in romance books (about +5% in 2025). The bookselling landscape also expanded: 422 new stores joined the American Booksellers Association in 2025 (about 100 more than in 2024), Barnes &#038; Noble opened 55 new locations, and Books-A-Million added 18. Industry figures note the market is transforming and that a renewed interest in indie bookstores reflects consumer responses to the year&#8217;s social and economic turmoil.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sales of Bibles have jumped over the past year, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Bible sales in 2025 have surged about 12 percent over last year, The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/30\/books\/book-sales-trends-2025.html?smid=nytcore-android-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday. The report comes after sales of Bibles in the U.S. were also up in 2024, rising 22 percent through the end of October that year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/sales-of-bibles-are-booming-fueled-by-first-time-buyers-and-new-versions-d402460e?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdQWrs2pFaP4-YspUZ6-sq4cBKq-5WdPIxNY4FtWM1tImPhBv73xt2t_0sJKwQ%3D&amp;gaa_ts=6953ec2d&amp;gaa_sig=oR7TSHTIE6uD_mwwNccmJPETRE7R1UctBOEYQVPUwQfW_Qy2QhhV7l7_Q7dmGjOyi-YRlDav95sxneR2WCV76g%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, total print sales hit around 707 million units during 2025 through mid-December, The New York Times reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-edges-higher-buoyed-by-tighter-supplies-china-stimulus\/\" title=\"Oil prices rise due to reduced supplies and stimulus measures in China.\">citing recent data<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circana.com\/industries\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Circana BookScan<\/a>. By comparison, that number is just three million less than the pandemic-era peak in 2021, and 57 million copies more than in 2019, per The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The [book] industry itself is in transformation, which is always very challenging,&rdquo; Dominique Raccah, the publisher of Sourcebooks, told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, sales of romance books have also continued to rise during 2025, according to The New York Times. Romance sales have increased about 5 percent this year, the outlet reported, citing data from BookScan.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Bible sales in the U.S. reportedly surged in the aftermath of the Sept. 10 killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/bible-sales-surged-following-killing-of-charlie-kirk-7da17aec?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqcPJ0QpQHbfFeMRzltRW0Pk8r6KaFJPVanxtABwG8bl7N8TGo3ASIUinfq863Q%3D&amp;gaa_ts=68f6241f&amp;gaa_sig=DNByZROPp4lPeaSGhmR6T4NbC_t_npBRRTs-JYg1Cm3f3BNHod0WM97N91114Bu6F9zfE3O8YLJ2C4BLKSx8eQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> on Oct. 20. In September, 2.4 million Bibles were sold across the U.S., which marked a 36 percent increase from the same month in 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing BookScan data.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 422 newly opened book stores joined the American Booksellers Association in 2025, which was almost a hundred more than joined the association during 2024, The New York Times reported. Meanwhile, Barnes &amp; Noble opened 55 new stores across the nation during 2025, while Books-A-Million added 18, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Books-A-Million opened just seven new stores in the U.S., The New York Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s exciting to see so many people shopping in alignment with their values, and I see that reflected in the tremendous support communities have given indie bookstores this past year,&rdquo; Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, told The New York Times. &ldquo;In some ways, I think that&rsquo;s a response to the turmoil of 2025 in this country and reflects a backlash against billionaires and algorithms. 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