Apparently
audiobooks are the fastest-growing format in the book business. According to the Audio Publishers
Association, sales in Canada and the U.S. jumped 21% in 2015 from the previous
year. The global audiobook industry is
currently evaluated at $3.5 billion dollars.
The most popular audiobook genres in 2016 were mystery, thriller,
romance, and fantasy/science fiction.
http://goodereader.com/blog/digital-publishing/audiobook-trends-and-statistics-for-2017 has a detailed article about
audiobook trends.
On the
topic of audiobooks, three Canadian authors have been named finalists for this
year’s Audie Awards, administered by the Audio Publishers Association to
recognize excellence in the audiobook format.
Louise Penny is shortlisted in the Mystery category for the latest
installment in her Chief Inspector Gamache series, 2016’s A Great Reckoning, narrated by Robert Bathurst. Debut author Sylvain Neuvel is nominated in
the Science Fiction category for Sleeping
Giants; and Canadian actress Sunny Leone is nominated in the Erotica
category for her novel Sweet Dreams (http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2017/02/09/sylvain-neuvel-louise-penny-sunny-leone-among-22nd-annual-audie-awards-finalists/).
Winners will be announced on June 1.
If you are
wondering what audiobook to listen to, The
Telegraph recently compiled a list of 20: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/20-best-audiobooks-of-all-time/.
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