Last year
audiobook sales saw another strong gain of 30 % and major publishers brought in $ 343.4 million dollars.
Not exact matches
And thanks to devices like Alexa becoming more widespread, I think we'll
see more and more
audiobook sales in 2018 and beyond.
You'll
see first - hand how the
sales rankings and bestseller lists work on Amazon for eBooks, print books, and
audiobooks.
Also, I've found that when I advertise a discounted Kindle book on Fussy Librarian, I often
see additional
audiobook sales.
While the APA doesn't break out these figures by genre, it does
see adult titles accounting for 90.4 percent of overall
audiobook sales.
In the States, the APA's member - publishers who report their figures have
seen 20 - percent or better increases in
audiobook sales for two years, 2014 and 2015, making it the kind of sector in publishing that many publishers, weary of the hobbled progress of recent ebook markets, understandably welcome.
If you'd like to
see just how easily Scribd can overweight its demand to the romance side, consider that just as E.L. James» new Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian is going through the roof in
sales, the subscription service is running a tweet advertising the
audiobook's availability on the subscription.
Now that
audiobooks are so easy to download and listen to on our tablets and phones,
sales are
seeing the same kind of exponential growth enjoyed by ebooks in recent years.
If you promote your free ebook on services like BookBub, you can expect to
see an immediate ripple effect of
sales of your
audiobook edition.
HarperCollins has just reported that they have
seen a 7 % increase in digital
sales and specifically cite
audiobooks as a key growth driver.
The global
audiobook industry is currently worth 2.6 billion dollars and part of the reason why we have
seen a dramatic increase in profitability is due to digital In the first eight months of 2014,
sales were up 28 % over the same period last year, far outstripping the growth of e-books, which rose 6 %.
Simon and Schuster has reported that their
audiobook unit
saw a 35 % increase in
sales in the first quarter of 2017.
Once our
audiobooks are up for
sale, ACX (who loves introducing avid readers to audio), will email us free download codes to giveaway as we
see fit.
If you run an e-book
sale, and especially if BookBub lists your book as a Featured Deal, you could
see a major uptick in related
audiobook sales!
Major publishers only
see 5.2 % of their revenue derive from
audiobook and e-book
sales.
Anywhere from a 10 % -35 % royalty (this is 10 - 35 % of what they earn, not of the
sale price of the
audiobook) seems typical with advances from the low hundreds to the low thousands (I'm basing these numbers on what I've
seen for myself and what a handful of other authors, mostly science fiction and fantasy, have told me).
Many indies have
seen a similar drop in
audiobook sales as the subscription model takes hold and listeners can get
audiobooks for cheap if they own the ebook.»
Print and e-book
sales are on the rise, while
audiobook sales are
seeing rapid growth despite being largely untapped by most publishers, according to early... Read more
This is just an example, but you
see how the platform that is social media can have a direct impact on your exposure and, subsequently, your
audiobook sales.
Add to that the fact that
audiobook listeners have the most diverse reading habits --» 84 % of
audiobook listeners also read a print book in the past year, and 56 % also read an e-book,» according to Pew Research Internet Project — and you can
see how offering your work as an
audiobook could translate to e-book and print
sales of other titles.
Have you
seen a spike in your
audiobook sales?
Walmart today announced a major expansion in terms of its global e-commerce presence: the retailer is entering a strategic partnership with Tokyo - based Rakuten, which will
see the companies collaborating on the launch of a new online grocery service in Japan, and the
sale of e-readers,
audiobooks and e-books in the U.S., via Rakuten - owned Kobo.