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The article discusses survey from the Audio Publishers Association which collects data from publishers and conducted by Management Practice, released in June 2017. It mentions sale of books in categories among mystery/thriller/suspense, followed by fantasy and romance. It adds sale of books from authors as Stephen King, James Patterson and Nora Roberts.

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 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 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.