Audiobook Sales Grow Beyond 10% Of The Book Marketplace

 

 

The audiobook industry is doing well, according to a recent survey released by the Audio Publishers Association (APA).

 

Revenue from audiobooks grew by 9% in 2025, hitting $2.43 billion.

 

What are the most popular genres? General fiction accounted for 27% of all audiobook revenue.

Next was science fiction and fantasy, then romance, mysteries, thrillers, and suspense.

 

Publishers claim there were over 750,000 audiobooks available for sale in 2025 – a 43% increase from 2024.

 

The APA said that 63% of adults surveyed reported many listened to an audiobook in the past year. Thirty-five percent claimed they had listened to an audiobook in the past month.

A Thought About Dogs

I always think that I would love to be able to talk to my dogs and have a conversation, but then I realize that I don’t want to fully humanize them. I don’t need a second spouse, an extra parent, or a third child. I don’t want to hear their criticisms, pains, needs, or wants and feel guilty if I don’t fully serve them. I love having a pet. Though there are obligations and costs attached —and it hurts to lose them — they give off so many rewards and great vibes. They make me feel loved and allow me to give love. They are fun and funny. If they can talk to me, I am screwed.

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About Brian Feinblum

This award-winning blog has generated over 6,750,000 page views. With 5,600+ posts over the past 15 years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2026, 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.”  Copyright 2026.

 

For the past three decades, Brian Feinblum has helped thousands of authors. He formed his own book publicity firm in 2020. Prior to that, for 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and as the director of publicity at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler.

 

His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/whats-needed-to-promote-a-book-successfully) and (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/10-things-my-dog-taught-me-about-marketing-books). He was recently interviewed by the IBPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0BhO9m8jbs

 

He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, three times at BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association, Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, five times at Morgan James Publishing Red Carpet, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He served as a judge for the 2024 IBPA Book Awards.

 

His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.

 

Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog.

 

You can connect with him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum/ or https://www.facebook.com/brian.feinblum