News Summary: US Audiobook Sales Grow 9% to $2.43 Billion; Active Titles Up 43% as Revenue per Title Falls

I wrote recently about the 60 percent growth in audiobook listening reported by Spotify in 2025. This week we have figures on the whole of the audiobook market (in the US at least), which help to contextualize that growth. The figures come as the Audio Publishers Association announces the findings of its two annual surveys: hard data on sales from Toluna, and a comprehensive survey on listening habits from Edison Research.
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Suzanne Collins’ ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ Takes Top Honors at the 31st Annual Audie Awards Gala

The APA also honored the inaugural Audio Publishers Association Hall of Fame inductees: veteran narrators George Guidall, Hillary Huber, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, and Simon Vance.
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The British Audio Awards Release a First Shortlist

With its awards ceremony set for November 24, the new British Audio Awards 'Speakies' program releases a 16-category shortlist.
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London: New British Audio Awards, the ‘Speakies’

The producers behind the British Book Awards in London announce a new British Audio Awards program, first prizes in November.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/06/the-british-audio-awards-are-announced-in-london/

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Audiobook Sales Climb Back to Double-Digit Growth, Topping $2.22 Billion: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

Remember those heady days when I reported on double-digit audiobook sales growth for a decade straight? Well, it seems that we have, however temporarily, returned to that time. The Audio Publishers Association has just…
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Audio Publishers Association: US Audiobook Sales Reach $2.22 Billion

Digital audio accounted for 99 percent of 2024's US audiobook revenues, per newly released survey results.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/06/audio-publishers-association-us-audiobook-sales-reach-2-22-billion/

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