Digital audiobooks increased by 25.8% in 2016 and generated $264.8 million in revenue. Last year audiobook sales saw another strong gain of 30% and major publishers brought in $343.4 million dollars. For the first time ever, digital audiobooks have overtaken mass market paperbacks in revenue total revenue earned. Audiobooks on tape and CD's continue to bring in a respectable … [Read more...] about Audiobook sales increased by 30% in 2017
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US Audiobook Sales Increased by 19.7% in 2016
The Association of American Publishers have just released their report for 2016 and audiobook sales were the lone bright spot. Sales rose 19.7% and the format generated $643 million, more than double the 2012 figure. E-book sales fell for the third straight year in 2016, down 16.9% to $2.26 billion. E-books remained the most popular format in adult fiction, where they accounted … [Read more...] about US Audiobook Sales Increased by 19.7% in 2016