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A six-year trend of double-digit growth in the audiobook industry propelled sales to over $2.5 billion in 2017, and a 21.5% jump in the number of units sold, according to estimates from the Audio Publishers Association’s (APA) annual sales survey. And a corresponding APA survey of consumers who listen to audiobooks reveals much about those listeners’ preferences, including most popular genres …
Audiobook unit sales soared 33% in 2016 over the previous year, and more than 67 million Americans listened to at least one audiobook last year, according to the findings of two surveys conducted for the Audio Publishers Association (APA), and announced today …
The preference to hear books spoken continues to soar, according to the latest annual sales survey of the Audio Publishers Association (APA), which finds a 20.7% jump in sales over 2014, to an estimated $1.77 billion. And the sales growth corresponds to a jump in number of audiobook titles published in 2015 …
The audiobook industry’s rapid expansion continues, with nearly 26,000 titles published in 2014 – an increase of nearly 20% over the prior year – pushing sales to more than $1.47 billion, reports the Audio Publishers Association (APA) in highlights from its annual sales survey. Digital downloads are helping that growth …
Who purchases audiobooks, and why? Highlights from a recent consumer behavior survey conducted for the Audio Publishers Association finds audiobook usage continue to rise, and good news for narrators regarding purchase decisions …
What audiobook will be named 2015 ‘Audiobook of the Year?” The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced five finalists for this distinction, along with the judges comments …
If you’re narrating audiobooks, your job market keeps getting bigger and bigger. The Audio Publishers Association (APA) today reports that twice as many audiobooks were published in 2013 than in 2012, “marking two years in a row that the industry has doubled the number of titles published.” Amid this explosive growth, digital downloads dominate …
Demand for audiobooks continues to soar, as publishers enjoyed double-digit sales growth in 2012 – dominated by digital downloads, reports the Audio Publishers Association (APA) in new survey …
Last week in New York City, voice talent and audiobook narrator Tom Dheere got a special feeling – being a part of an amazing audiobook community – when attending the Audio Publishers Association Conference (APAC) and the dazzling Audie Awards Gala …