Your Spotify playlist might be getting a bit stale and not everyone has the same taste in music. Audiobooks are perfect for a road trip, dock lounging sessions, camping trips or starlight bedtime stories with the family. Here is a list of some Canadian audiobooks that are ideal for Canada Day. Biographies & Memoirs: Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and … [Read more...] about Here are the best audiobooks for a Canada Day Road Trip
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Canadian ebook sales represent 17% of total book sales
Canadians tend to be enamoured with the print format and over the past three years there has been little change. Paperback books represent 49% of all purchases, which is slightly down from 54% in 2016. Meanwhile hardcover sales have increased and now represent 26% of total sales, which is up from from 24% in 2016). Digital books have fluctuated from 17% in 2016 to 19% in … [Read more...] about Canadian ebook sales represent 17% of total book sales
Americans are listening to more audiobooks than ever before
The audiobook industry is digitizing more frontlist and backlist titles and every year there are around 25,000 new audio editions that are available to purchase. Half of all Americans over the age of 12 have listened to an audiobook in the past year, which is up from 44% from last year. Edison Research and Triton Digital for Audio Publishers Association have released a … [Read more...] about Americans are listening to more audiobooks than ever before
Overdrive releases new Audiobook report
Overdrive is the largest digital distributor for audiobooks and ebooks in the public library. The company has just issued a new audiobook report that sheds some light on current trends. It comes as little surprise that Gen Z and Millennials are among the most likely to listen to books on audio, 48% of them regularly listen to audiobooks. OverDrive surveyed over 730 adults … [Read more...] about Overdrive releases new Audiobook report
74% of Audiobook listeners prefer smartphones
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment of digital publishing and the United States is the market that drives the vast majority of sales. In 2017 $2.5 billion was spent on audiobooks and every year 46,000 titles are produced and there is around 375,000 in circulation. 54% of American audiobook users being under the age of 45, and 74% of listeners preferring their smartphones … [Read more...] about 74% of Audiobook listeners prefer smartphones
Audioteka is bringing audiobooks to Turkey
Audioteka launched last year in Turkey and the company is trying to bring audiobooks into the mainstream. They have agreements with 20 local publishing houses and have a library of two thousand titles and they have partnerships with n11.com, Cafe Nero and Samsung. Audioteka Founder and CEO Marcin Beme said that Turkey is a perfect market that adapts to new technologies … [Read more...] about Audioteka is bringing audiobooks to Turkey
Audiobook increased by 37.1% and ebooks declined by 3.6% in 2018
Since 2013, downloaded audio has been the trade book format with the greatest percent growth. In 2018 it grew by 37.1%, adding $127.1 million in revenue compared to 2017. eBooks declined slightly during the same period by 3.6% and generated over $1 billion dollars. Revenue for trade book publishers was $7.49 billion in 2018, an increase of $341.5 million (4.6%) compared to … [Read more...] about Audiobook increased by 37.1% and ebooks declined by 3.6% in 2018
Hachette Proclaims eBooks account for 7.9% of their revenue in 2018
Hachette has just disclosed their yearly financial results and report reported that total sales in its publishing group fell 1.6% in 2018 compared to 2017, dropping to €2.52 billion. On the digital side of things the publisher stated that ebooks accounted for 7.9% of 2018 their publishing revenue, up from 7.1% in 2017. Digital audiobooks represented 2.7% of revenue, up from the … [Read more...] about Hachette Proclaims eBooks account for 7.9% of their revenue in 2018
Here are the 2019 Audie Awards Finalists
The Audio Publishers Association has announced the 2019 Audie Awards finalists, recognizing excellence in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. If you are looking to listen to a really good audiobook, the finalists represent the best of the best in various genres. Science Fiction The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase, Eoin Colfer & Douglas Adams, … [Read more...] about Here are the 2019 Audie Awards Finalists
6 Audio Books Which You Need to Listen Before Graduation
Over the years, technology has had a huge impact in not just the way students prepare for exams, but also how they read books. Today, audible books or audiobooks continue to gain traction in different quarters. For some, they are the best thing that has ever to bookworms as well as people whose hobby is reading novels. No more flipping over tons of pages sitting under a tree. … [Read more...] about 6 Audio Books Which You Need to Listen Before Graduation