The United States’ market, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report, was down in June 1.7 percent year to date.
AAP’s Annual StatShot: US Revenues $32.5 Billion in 2024
Digital audio increased 22.2 percent to $2.4 billion in 2024, according to the Association of American Publishers’ annual StatShot.
Spotify Expands ‘Follow Along’ for Audiobooks
The Spotify ‘Follow Along’ feature for audiobooks may remind former ‘Kindle in Motion’ fans of enhanced ebooks.
Spotify’s ‘Audiobooks Plus,’ Tested in World Markets, Arrives in the States
Spotify takes its premium subscribers the option to buy 15 hours of extra audiobook listening time as a monthly add-on.
AAP’s May StatShot: US Trade Revenues Down 7.5 Percent
On a year-to-date basis, StatShot respondents showed the overall United States publishing industry down 1.8 percent in May.
Germany Saw Sales Grow by 1.8 Percent in 2024
The 2024 German market, while seeing a stabilization in ebook and audiobook markets, saw entrenched shortcomings in literacy continue.
AAP’s April StatShot: US Industry Down 4.0 Percent in April
The Association of American Publishers’ StatShot sees trade revenues in the US book market down 2.7 percent in April.
UK Publishers Association: 2024 Audiobooks Up 31 Percent
While fiction was up 18 percent in 2024, the United Kingdom’s nonfiction sales ran some 4 percent below their 2023 performance.
Spain’s Publishing Sector Recovers to Pre-2008 Levels
‘A growing interest in reading and books’ cheers Spanish publishers, who report regaining pre-2008 turnover levels in 2024.
London: New British Audio Awards, the ‘Speakies’
The producers behind the British Book Awards in London announce a new British Audio Awards program, first prizes in November.