APA Reports Continued Strong Audio Sales

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) released the results of its annual sales survey, conducted by the independent research firm Management Practice in the spring of 2015, which revealed that the audiobook industry is continuing to expand in sales as well as the number of titles being published in the format.

Based on information from responding publishers, the APA estimates that audiobook sales in 2014 totaled more than $1.47 billion, up 13.5 percent over the previous year. Additionally, 1,032 more titles were published on audio than in 2013, bringing the number of audiobooks published in 2014 up to 25,787.