Overall, it appears that though Apple has played an undeniably big part in the rise of wireless
audio sales there are factors at play other than our need for the latest iPhone.
We have nearly 1,000 respondents in our earnings survey, and Michael J. Sullivan has added a format percentage survey in an attempt to get a better understanding of e-book, print, and
audio sales rates in today's ever - changing market.
AAP has released some new numbers this week that point to the trend we saw in previous findings: that print (paperback and hardcover) and
audio sales continue to grow while ebook sales continue to decline.
Continue reading New (but not surprising) AAP findings this week: paperback, hardcover, and
audio sales grow; ebook sales decline →
Why not include print and
audio sales as well?
Digital
audio sales, on the other hand, are going up, hitting $ 64.3 million so far this year.
And «Ditto on
audio sales.
5) Related to the above, why not include print and
audio sales as well?
Howey and Guy mean by «definitive» is, as Vanessa Amorosi's song has it, «absolutely everybody» is in their sights now: they've moved beyond their earlier surveys» focus on bestsellers to create a wider data set, which they describe as «a complete picture of Amazon author earnings — ebook, print, and
audio sales combined — for every single author, traditionally published or indie, who is making any significant Amazon sales today whatsoever.»
Simon & Schuster reported lower e-book sales but those losses were off - set by increased digital
audio sales.
And if you could shed some light on how you determine
audio sales numbers.
Today 10 % — 15 % of their turnover is from
audio sales, most of it in digital format.
For what it's worth — if we back out
my audio sales (which are becoming a big % these days my sales break down 61.8 % ebook and 38.2 % print.
There are always new and wonderful ways to promote your book, from bundling to
audio sales that won't be included in here.
Let me add that total May
audio sales of HUNTER have surpassed 3,000 copies.]
Or do you ask them to take a percentage of whatever you make on
audio sales?
A recent article from The Wall Street Journal reports that «sales [of audiobooks] in the U.S. and Canada jumped 21 % in 2015 from the previous year» and that «the surge is continuing in 2016... downloaded
audio sales were up 37 % in January and February compared with the same period in 2015.»
ales [of audiobooks] in the U.S. and Canada jumped 21 % in 2015 from the previous year» and that «the surge is continuing in 2016... downloaded
audio sales were up 37 % in January and February compared with the same period in 2015.»
Why are seeing a dramatic upswing in
audio sales this year, compared to last?
Every quarter publishers report that e-book sales are down, but
audio sales are up.
The global audiobook industry is currently evaluated at $ 3.5 billion dollars and the United States is currently the largest singular market with $ 1.8 billion dollars in
audio sales in 2016 and this was a 31 % increase from 2015.
In the first three months of 2017 digital
audio sales increased by over 28 % and it generated over $ 74 million dollars.
The reason for lack of clarity is that Amazon owned Audible have never released any of its sales data and as the company now accounts for such a large proportion of the market it's hard to assess accurately how much their contribution has changed the overall growth in
audio sales.
Audiobook sales have been growing over the past four years and major publishers have all disclosed that
audio sales are making up for the massive decline for their e-book units.
Not only is the Audible 30 - Day Free Trial link a great way to invite fans to the joys of listening to your work, it introduces them to medium of audiobooks — great news for your future
audio sales.
The increase was led by growth in print book sales and digital
audio sales.
In the first three months of 2017
audio sales increased by 28.8 % and eBooks declined by 5.3 %.
Amazon - owned publishing imprints, such as Audible Studios and Brilliance Audio account for a fifth of all US
audio sales.
Click here to go straight to
the audio sales page on Selz so you can see what it looks like.
And according to Nicholas Jones of London producer Strathmore Publishing, downloaded
audio sales in the UK were up 29 percent in 2015 over 2014.
But when I went back and counted the numbers for just The Spaceship Next Door, I discovered something interesting:
my audio sales, by unit, were nearly equal to my ebook sales.
The audio sales weren't the surprise; I thought I was selling more ebooks than I actually was.
During that time we're getting foreign sales,
audio sales, large print... things that most indie authors normally wouldn't get on their own... so we're doing something with these rights.
But even assuming that's true, the fact that text - to - speech might cut into
audio sales is not an argument that convinces me copyright infringement has taken place.
When I compare
audio sales versus Kindle sales, I'm sure this was at least a three thousand dollar mistake.
There are an additional 26 million books from combined online print, ebooks and
audio sales.
«Thanks to energetic summer and early fall sales for numerous titles, growing downloadable
audio sales, and strong performance from our third - party distribution clients, HBG's revenues through Q3 are solidly ahead of 2016.»
This year is looking even worse, as physical
audio sales have decreased by 18 %.
Audible accounts for the vast majority of global
audio sales and most of them are sold directly within their apps.
Sites that launch into loud music or worse, a «webinar» or
audio sales pitch as soon as somebody lands on the site should come with a warning label.
Quite a bit of that is
audio sales and working with other vendors.
Anker makes your favorite affordable Bluetooth earbuds and wireless speakers, and while the precise models you voted on aren't included in today's
audio sale, the ones that are still have fantastic reviews.
Not exact matches
Trump then said, according to The Post's reporting on the
audio, that his aide returned and reported that the US had a $ 17 billion trade deficit with Canada when energy and timber
sales were factored in.
The
sale price was not disclosed, but according to the
audio of an internal O'Leary Funds conference call obtained by Maclean's, Canoe agreed to pay $ 13.7 million with the possibility of up to $ 8 million in equity — provided the funds» assets could grow by another $ 200 million over the following year.
He has authored more than 60 books and has produced more than 500
audio and video learning programs on
sales, management, business success and personal development, including worldwide bestseller The Psychology of Achievement.
NEW YORK (AP)-- James Comey's «A Higher Loyalty» had a very big opening week.Flatiron Books announced Tuesday that
sales topped 600,000 copies, a number that includes print,
audio and e-books.
John Sargent, CEO of Holt's parent company MacMillan, has said that e-books
sales for «Fire and Fury» exceed 250,000 copies and more than 100,000 have been sold in
audio.
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Sales Training» seminars a year and writes / publishes / produces «The Closers» series of books, audios, videos, newsletters, and teletrainings... a series that is considered «The Foundation of Professional Sel
Sales Training» seminars a year and writes / publishes / produces «The Closers» series of books,
audios, videos, newsletters, and teletrainings... a series that is considered «The Foundation of Professional Selling.
If we expect to benefit from the wide variety of
audio - visual experiences now available, the media tell us we have to expect the demands,
sales pitches, commercials and sheer volume that issue from them.
These restrictions also pertain to any
sales or promotional use of any
audio, visual, or other technological reproduction or capturing of any aspect of the WIN Expo unless written authorization from the WIN Expo is obtained in advance.