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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 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 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 section offers updates on audiobook production and publishing in the U.S. as of October 2015. Topics covered include the narrators in some of Kurt Vonnegut's works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Breakfast of Champions," publishing schedule for several audiobooks and the cast in the audiobook "Lafayette in the Somewhat United States."

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.