Year-to-date, the United States’ industry’s trade revenues were down 1.8 percent, at US$4.8 billion for the first seven months of the year.
Frankfurt Rights Meeting 2: Developments in Audio
Not all international audiobook markets are evolving at the same pace, say speakers in the second online Frankfurt Rights Meeting event.
AAP StatShot: US Book Sales Up 1.2 Percent in First Half of 2023
The year’s first half showed US book sales up, but June revenue was down 0.9%, at $4.1 billion; children’s and YA were down 6.3%.
Libro.fm Opens, Audiobook Sales Through Local Bookstores
The seven-year-old Seattle-based Libro.fm opens a Bookshop.org-style audiobook-selling service in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
AAP StatShot Shows the US Book Market Flat in May
In the US, sales of books for adults and education were up in May, as children’s books slid again, per AAP’s StatShot.
Frankfurt’s CONTEC Mexico: Audiobooks’ Finer Points
At Frankfurt’s CONTEC Mexico, panelists from Chile, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the United Kingdom discussed making audiobooks.
European and International Booksellers: The 2022 Market Report
The European and International Booksellers Federation examines international bookselling trends of 2022, this time with input from 16 nations.
Germany’s 2022 Book Market Report: Turnover Down 1.9 Percent
The German book market faces a perplexing set of circumstances, resulting in an overall performance down -1.9 percent in 2022.
Frankfurt’s CONTEC Mexico 2023: Sustainability, Translation, Audio
In its upcoming edition, Frankfurter Buchmesse’s CONTEC Mexico program focuses for two days on sustainability, translation, and audio.
AAP StatShot: US Book Revenues Down 11.2 Percent in April
AAP’s StatShot shows the United States market’s trade revenues were down 2.0 percent in the first four months, at US$2.8 billion.