Princeton Junction

Audiobook sales were an estimated $923 million in 2006, a 6 percent increase over the previous year, according to the 2007 APA Sales Survey. The survey was released by Princeton Junction, N.J.-based Audio Publishers Association, a not-for-profit trade association, and analyzed 2006 sales data from a range of sales channels. Survey results also indicated that CD sales made up 77 percent of total audiobook sales, up from 74 percent the previous year. Cassette sales continued a steady decline, representing only 7 percent of sales compared to 16 percent in 2005, 30 percent in 2004 and 45 percent in 2003. Conversely, download sales continued to