MCLEAN, VA—(APA SALES SURVEY)-- The Audio Publishers Association (APA) released the results of its sales survey today,
showing significant growth in retail, wholesale and library sales. APA’s publisher members participated in the sales
survey that looked at sales data from 2001- 2003, with 76% of the respondents providing data from 2002 - 2003. According to
the survey, retail and wholesale sales increased 14 percent and library sales increased by 7 percent.
“The audiobook industry is flourishing with more than $800 million
in sales,” says Mary Beth Roche, president of the Audio Publishers Association and vice president of Audio Renaissance.
“Our members have seen steady growth in the audiobook business over the last several years.” APA
WOODLAND HILLS – (LA DAILY NEWS)--12/18/ 2004--The Los
Angeles Public Library has seen borrowing from its 65,000-audiobook collection rise to become the most popular lending in
all of its branches. "We can't keep the audiobooks on the shelves," spokesman Peter Persic said. By Lisa Mascaro, Staff Writer
(LIBRARY JOURNAL)—11/15/2004—Audiobook Survey 2004: Feeling a Squeeze--Audiobooks are more popular than ever, owing in part
to publishers' practice of releasing audio versions simultaneously with book releases. LJ's recent audiobook survey
shows that circulation for adult audiobooks has jumped 13.5% in two years, while the figure for children's audiobooks has
risen 10.7%. Budgets for adult audiobooks went up 6.1% this year, while budgets for children's audiobooks rose 4.8%. by Norman Oder © 2005 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/11/2005 -- From New England to Arizona, from high-tech Silicon Valley California to
the farmlands of Ohio, audio book listeners are starting the New Year with the added convenience of being able to download
best-selling spoken word titles from their local library websites. In just the past two weeks alone over 100 libraries in
Michigan, Ohio, Colorado, Connecticut, and New York have joined dozens of the nation's leading public library systems in Washington,
California, Ohio, and Arizona by providing digital audio book downloads for free to library card holders from the comfort
of their homes or offices 24/7.
