The journalist and author Garrett Graff’s ‘The Only Plane in the Sky’—on the attacks of 9/11—wins the Audiobook of the Year prize for Simon & Schuster Audio.
Audio Publishers Association Names 2020 Audie Award Finalists
The United States’ most prominent awards program for audiobooks turns 25 this year with a 24-category shortlist of finalists.
Audio Publishers Association Survey: Nearly $1 Billion in 2018 US Sales
The APA’s latest report on audiobook sales in the US shows that the format has seen double-digit growth for the last seven years.
Audio Publishers Association Calls for 2020 Audie Awards Entries
The ‘first wave’ Audies deadline arrives in five days for titles in 24 categories published by August 31, with a ‘second wave’ deadline in early October.
Audio Publishers Association Reports a 22.7-Percent Jump in 2017 Revenue
A six-year trend of double-digit growth year-over-year continues, according to the new report for 2017 from the US Audio Publishers Association. Audiobook sales last year totaled more than $2.5 billion.
Audio Publishers Association Names Its Four Top Finalists for the 2018 Audie Awards
Concluding its two-stage release of finalist announcements, the Audio Publishers Association names the four top category candidates in this year’s Audie Awards.
Audio Publishers Association: Third Year of Strong US Audiobook Sales Growth
APA estimates show 2016’s audiobook sales growth expanding by almost 20 percent again. Sixty-seven million Americans say they finished an audiobook.
UK’s Publishers Association Opens Its #LoveAudio Campaign Today
Audiobook Month continues in the US as the UK’s #LoveAudio week kicks in. In both markets, research shows audio formats are popular with many men.
‘We Are Overwhelmed, We Are Exhausted’: Italy’s Publishers’ Coronavirus Alarm
In a battle for inclusion among Italy’s economic casualties, the country’s books business fights to gain traction among the wounded creative industries.
Copyright: US Publishers Succeed in ‘Audible Captions’ Case
The success of the AAP in its case against Audible’s audiobook ‘Captions’ may have long-lasting influence on issues of AI and intellectual property.