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For yet another year, robust sales of digital audio have helped buoy the publishing industry. As the audio market continues to blossom, we welcome some new and some growing players, [...]

Audio publishers are finalizing their new titles for spring, and we've selected some highlights of the season ahead. Sales and production of digital audio continue to increase at the blistering--often [...]

The fall crop of new audio titles is on the way and will land in a market that saw double-digit growth last year over 2015. The annual sales survey from [...]

Boom is still the word where audiobooks are concerned, as a new season of releases arrives. The industry chalked up yet another banner year of growth in 2016, and according [...]

Audio publishers have begun to roll out the season's new titles, and the breadth of choices for listeners continues to impress. The industry is coming off a year that saw [...]

Production on a new season of audio titles is well under way, and we've selected some highlights from publishers' latest lists. Overall, 2014 was another year of growth in the [...]

Jessi Klein, comedian and head writer for Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer, has recorded the Hachette Audio version of her book, You'll Grow Out of It, pubbing July 12. Klein's [...]

Andi Dorfman, who was a contestant on ABC's The Bachelor and subsequently the star of a season of The Bachelorette, shares her experience of looking for love on reality shows--and [...]

The Children of Willesden Lane is an account of Lisa Jura's childhood flight from Nazi-controlled Austria to England, written by her daughter Mona Golabek (with Lee Cohen) and published in [...]

Wearing a couple of different artistic hats, The X-Files David Duchovny was recently in the studio to read his new novel for Macmillan Audio. In Bucky F*cking Dent, set in [...]

The article offers information on the increasing demand of audiobooks in Spanish language. Topics discussed include the views of Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association (APA), on it; the offering of Spanish-language audiobooks by HarperCollins Christian Publishing in 2007; and the Spanish-language audiobooks produced by Weston Woods each year.

The article presents titles in various genres that will be offered by audiobook publishers as of Fall 2015. Topics include publisher Ashberry Lane's offering of "Like a Love Song" by Camille Eide, Brilliance Audio's offering of "Black Dragon River" by Dominic Ziegler, and Scholastic Audio's offering of "George" by Alex Gino.

The article informs that Ashland, Oregon-based Blackstone Audio, a division of Blackstone Publishing, has seen its digital sales grow by double digits in both the trade and library markets in the past 12 months-sparked in part by consumers' increased digital consumption during the pandemic, as of June 2021. It mentions that And while the Association of American Publishers reported that sales of physical audio were down about five percent in the first quarter of 2021.

The article explores the growing popularity of audiobooks, which recorded a 38.9 percent increase in sales in 2015 compared to 2014 figures according to the American Association of Publishers (AAP) StatShot report. Topics discussed include publishers' willingness to produce more audiobook titles, benefits offered by the boom in audiobooks sales to publishers and audio rights issues associated with publishing audiobooks.

The article discusses sales of audiobooks in the compact disc (CD) format. The author reflects on declines in CD sales and physical audio as a percentage of overall book sales. Other topics include downloadable book titles, the difference between physical audio and digital audio formats, and crossover sales.

The article discusses the acquisition of Audiobooks.com, the app-based audiobook streaming, and download service, by Shamrock Capital Advisors and also reports the creation of RBmedia, the company that now holds Audiobooks.com, by Shamrock. Topics discussed include evolution of mobile technology and proliferation of mobile devices, the partnership between RBmedia and various publishers and content producers, and distribution of audiobooks.

The author presents news briefs related to audiobooks on topics including the audio release of the book "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana, audiobook edition of "Stolen Girls" narrated by Bahni Turpin, and audio recording of Stephen King's "The Dead Zone".

The section offers updates from the U.S. audiobook industry as of September 2016. Topics covered include the scheduled recording of Megyn Kelly, host of "The Kelly File" for her memoir "Settle for More," a narration by actor Alan Cumming for Brilliance Audio's "You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams," and the selection of actress Natalie Portman to narrate the audiobook "The Beach at Night," by Elena Ferrante. Also reported is the multimedia revival of the television program "Twin Peaks."

This section offers news briefs related to audio books as of May 2018. Topics include the production of the audiobook version of the novel "Marvel's Black Panther" by Blackstone Audio and Disney, the audio adaptation of memoir "So Close to Being the S##t Y'All Don't Even Know" by Retta, and the narrating duties of bestselling author Lauren Groff for the book "Florida."

The article discusses the influence of author Louis L'Amour's travels on his novels and short stories. Topics include a full-cast audio drama of L'Amour's "The Diamond in Jeru," produced by his son Beau, Beau's research of Borneo while expanding "The Diamond in Jeru" into a novella for the collection "Off the Mangrove Coast," and Beau's audio adaptations of L'Amour's novels such as "Son of a Wanted Man."

The article discusses trends in audiobook publishing from 2014. Topics include the success of audiobook categories including children's literature, erotica, and motion picture tie-ins, how CD sales have stayed steady as digital audiobook production and sales have increased, and popular audiobooks including "Yes Please" by Amy Poehler, "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai, and "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng.

The article focuses on "Seven" which was recorded before a live audience by L.A. Theatre Works and was co-written by Carol Mack, Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith, and Susan Yankowitz and is slated to be released as an audiobook on April 15, 2017.

The article focuses on the memoir "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times" by Howard Zinn and narrated by character actor David Strathairn which will be simultaneously released as an electronic book and audiobook on February 28, 2017.

The article reports on the memoir "This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever" by Christian musician Rory Feek and comments he narrated the audiobook version which will be released on February 14, 2017.

The article focuses on the audiobook "Lincoln in the Bardo" by George Sanders which is being released on February 14, 2017 from Random House Audio and includes voice acting from actors Keegan-Michael Key, Susan Sarandon, musician and songwriter Jeff Tweedy, and others.

The article discusses the scheduled Autumn 2016 releases of several audiobooks from the firm Audible including "The Dispatcher,' written by John Scalzi and narrated by Zachary Quinto, "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff," written by Pappy Pariah and narrated by Sean Penn, and a novelization of "Romeo and Juliet," adapted by David Hewson and performed by Richard Armitage.

The article presents audiobook-related news briefs. It states that actress Amy Schumer signed a contract with Gallery Books to pen a personal essay collection and recorded an audiobook edition which will go on sale August 16, 2016. It mentions that "The Undoing of Saint Silvanus" by Beth Moore is being narrated by Shannon McManus for Oasis Audio. It reports actor Kieran Culkin is recording audiobooks for Rick Riordan's "The Hammer of Thor" and "The Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse World."

The article presents audiobook-related news briefs. It states actor Vincent Price's memoir "The Book of Joe: About a Dog and His Man" will be released on July 26, 2016, narrated by Victoria Price. It mentions Delia Ephron's novel "Siracusa" is being released on audiobook on July 12, with actors John Slattery, Talia Balsam, Darren Goldstein, and Katie Finneran narrating the story. It reports the release of an audiobook version of "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy and narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal.

The article offers information related to digital marketing of audiobooks. It mentions insight from several people in the media and publishing industry regarding the challenges faced in the digital marketing scenario including Linda Lee of Scholastic Audio, Cassandra McNeil of Tantor Audio, and Sarah Lieberman of Simon & Schuster Audio.

The article offers audiobooks news briefs as of November 9, 2015. Topics covered in the news include narration of the children's title "Felicity the Dragon" by actor David Henrie; presence of British actress Rosamund Pike during recording of Jane Austen's book "Pride and Prejudice" for Audible Studios; and narration of the audiobook "In Other Words" by author Jhumpa Lahiri.

The article focuses on several picture books being released in the U.S. market as audio books. These include the self-published children's title "The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep," which made its debut under the Listening Library imprint of Penguin Random House Audio and the book audio release "What Pet Should I Get?," by Dr. Seuss. It noted that the school and library market have the strongest demand for book-and-audio packages.

The article reports on the continued growth of sales and production for audiobooks in the U.S. in 2015. It notes the result of the survey of the Audiobook Publishers Association, which shows the high jump in both sales and title output of audiobooks in 2014. It also asserts that the increase of audiobook sales was driven by the popularity of the digital download format.

The article reports that narrator Amy Rubinate opened her own audiobook publishing company called Ideal Audiobooks. The company released its first four audiobooks in June 2015 which include "Every Last Word," by Tamara Ireland Stone and "Absolutely Truly," by Heather Vogel Frederick. It notes on Rubinate's plan to release a core catalogue of 25 titles in 2016.