Audiobook Sales Continue To Soar

The Audio Publishers Association in 2017 noted audiobook sales grew by 20% from the prior year, revealing a trend of three straight years of strong growth.  Further it notes that one in four Americans say they have completed at least one audiobook in the past year.

The APA’s Michelle Cobb is encouraged by a number of stats from a recently conducted survey.  Behold:

·         Audiobooks are gender neutral. 48% of listeners are men and 52% are women, but of those last year who listened to four or more audiobooks, 56% were men and 44% women.

·         48% of listeners are 35 and under, meaning the new generation could spark a revolution.

·         Audiobook sales totaled over two billion dollars last year.  There seems to be a link between podcast listeners and audiobook listeners.

·         The average number of books consumed annually by anyone who listened to at least one audiobook is 15 books (print and audio combined).

·         The smartphone appears to be the most popular form of consuming audiobooks, but listening at home is more popular than listening on the road, by plane or outdoors.

·         Lastly, of all the activities people can do while listening to audiobooks, such as working out, driving, cooking etc. not doing anything but listening was the preferred method.

June is Audiobook Month, but there's no need to wait until then.  Try one.  It can be theatrical and fun.  Give your eyes a break.  Relax and let the story be told to you.  Listen on vacation, on your work commute, or with your family.  Listen, while you walk, workout, or garden.  Audiobooks allow you to experience the written word in a whole new way.

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