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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eBook sales plummeted by 10% in 2017
Over the course of the past five years ebook sales continue to fall. In 2016 they experienced a decline of 14% in 2017 they plummeted another 10%. According to PubTrack Digital, part of the NPD book group the ebook format sold 162 million units last year, down from 180 million in 2016. PubTrack gleans their data from 450 publishers in the United States, including the big 5. … [Read more...] about eBook sales plummeted by 10% in 2017