Some 35,574 audiobook titles were released in the United States in 2015, according to the Audio Publishers Association, an eight-fold increase over five years. According to the Author Earnings website, Amazon largely dominates the market -- even more so than for the print book industry -- with around 119,000 audiobooks sold per day in January 2016. A favorite in the carIn the United States, audiobooks have long been serious business -- simply because Americans on average spend so much time in their cars. When audiobooks became available in digital format, people started using them during other activities -- when out shopping or jogging, performing household tasks or crafting. Most celebrities who recently published autobiographical works in the United States also provided recordings of the volumes, including Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Fisher and Bernie Sanders.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 18, 2017 05:39 UTC