{"id":200,"date":"2023-03-15T18:13:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/?p=200"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:40:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:40:12","slug":"audiobook-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/audiobook-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Fascinating Audiobook Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"200\" class=\"elementor elementor-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4140189 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4140189\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f47ac2f\" data-id=\"f47ac2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b23414b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b23414b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>On this page, you\u2019ll find out ten audiobook statistics along with their sources. These statistics cover topics such as:<\/p><ul><li>Audiobook Industry Size<\/li><li>Audiobook Market Share<\/li><li>Audiobook Consumption Habits<\/li><li>Audiobook File Sizes<\/li><li>And More!<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Let\u2019s get into the stats!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89f1140 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89f1140\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a44fcee\" data-id=\"a44fcee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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.elementor-toc__list-item{counter-increment:item}ol.elementor-toc__list-wrapper .elementor-toc__list-item-text-wrapper:before{content:counters(item,\".\") \". \"}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__body\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6fd443 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6fd443\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ed2523\" data-id=\"7ed2523\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aaff9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1aaff9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Audiobook Industry Size<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a3f6fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a3f6fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b68a6d\" data-id=\"4b68a6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008fa83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"008fa83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-7-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-7-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-7-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-7-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-7-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-7.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a3f0fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a3f0fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb692a5\" data-id=\"bb692a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d58ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d58ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandviewresearch.com\/industry-analysis\/audiobooks-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GrandviewResearch<\/a>, the audiobook industry took in annual revenues of $4.219 Billion in 2021. The US audiobook market was responsible for $1.875 billion of that total. GrandviewResearch also predicts the audiobook sector of the book industry is expected to compound at an annual growth rate of 26.4%, from 2022-2030.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b6774c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b6774c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a07d595\" data-id=\"a07d595\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4647774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4647774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Sales Type By Market Share<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90b0c83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90b0c83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d84d68\" data-id=\"5d84d68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0031199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0031199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-2-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-410\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-2-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-2-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-2-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-2-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-2.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cebeb36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cebeb36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1d114f\" data-id=\"f1d114f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066ad34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"066ad34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/writingcooperative.com\/why-audiobooks-are-a-bad-investment-for-independent-authors-55d6cbcaa424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Writing Cooperative<\/a>, the most popular way to read books\u00a0<strong>as of 2017<\/strong>\u00a0are hardcovers, with over 36% market share. Digital forms of reading (audiobook + E-readers) only win 23% of the market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c50a68c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c50a68c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8281f28\" data-id=\"8281f28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf93b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cf93b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Many Audiobooks are Published Per Year?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54e6b91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54e6b91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a2e488\" data-id=\"1a2e488\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8a6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e8a6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-2.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca004d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca004d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/261185\/number-of-audiobooks-published-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statista, the average amount of audiobooks published each year<\/a>\u00a0has generally increased for the past 10 years, up to 74,000 titles in 2021. One of the largest obstacles to releasing an audiobook is narration costs. As this becomes easier over time due to technology, expect this growth trend to continue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f93fd03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f93fd03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af12973\" data-id=\"af12973\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc1ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fc1ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\n\nAudible Market Share<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cb5040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cb5040\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a68b2a\" data-id=\"2a68b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4d2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e4d2b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-5-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-412\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-5-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-5-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-5-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-5-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-5.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36f7c1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36f7c1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cd848a\" data-id=\"4cd848a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99eac1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99eac1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibisworld.com\/us\/company\/audible-inc\/428918\/#:~:text=In%20the%20US%2C%20the%20company,than%20some%20of%20their%20peers.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IbisShare<\/a>, Audible has over a 63.4% market share of the audiobook market. Other competitors in the audiobook space include Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and Blinkist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d18f4a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d18f4a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de87492\" data-id=\"de87492\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd52ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd52ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Audible Royalty Fees<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5229fb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5229fb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dedb7c0\" data-id=\"dedb7c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4436c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4436c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-2-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-2-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-2-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-2-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-2-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-2.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e84094f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e84094f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c287a3\" data-id=\"0c287a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1dd68b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1dd68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Audiobook royalties vary by platform and incentive structure.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/selfpublishingadvice.org\/how-audiobook-authors-are-paid-by-audible-acx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audible takes a 75% royalty fee on any audiobook sale<\/a>, reduced to 60% if the author decides to sell their book exclusively on the platform.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/authors.apple.com\/sales-and-reporting#:~:text=You&#039;ll%20earn%2070%25%20royalties,hidden%20fees%20or%20exclusivity%20requirements.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Books has a standard 70% royalty fee<\/a>\u00a0for all books of any kind sold on the platform.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kobowritinglife.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360059385511-How-to-Upload-Your-Audiobook-Directly-on-Kobo#:~:text=The%20royalty%20percentage%20thresholds%20are,for%20audiobooks%20priced%20over%20%242.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo\u2019s royalty fees vary between 55% \u2013 68%<\/a>. For books over $2.99, the fee is 55%. Audiobooks under $2.99 have a 65% royalty fee. If a Kobo token is used, there is a 68% royalty fee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-287e015 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"287e015\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddc10ca\" data-id=\"ddc10ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b735d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4b735d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Audiobook Consumption<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e06b04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e06b04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e3125f\" data-id=\"6e3125f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f658f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f658f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a79ee4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a79ee4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fca9c42\" data-id=\"fca9c42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd90091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd90091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 2020 survey revealed that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/249809\/book-consumption-per-person-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">average amount of audiobooks a US consumer listens to per year is 8.1 books<\/a>. This is significantly lower than the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/388541\/americans-reading-fewer-books-past.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number of books US consumers read per year<\/a>, at 12.6.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf18e2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf18e2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc51cdb\" data-id=\"dc51cdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d267a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d267a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where People Listened to Audiobooks<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1e974b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1e974b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fdb18e\" data-id=\"3fdb18e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0755b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0755b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-3-1-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-3-1-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-3-1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-3-1-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-3-1-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-3-1.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa36dd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa36dd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37d71a8\" data-id=\"37d71a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f13e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f13e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/733129\/audiobook-locations-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study by Publishers Weekly<\/a>, over 50% of people listen to audiobooks in their homes. Another 30% did so while driving or in the car, with the remaining 15% doing so elsewhere. In fact, the survey showed that 70% of audiobook users multitask while listening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5edb520 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5edb520\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50672a1\" data-id=\"50672a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a4856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15a4856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Average Audiobook Length<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ea7bd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ea7bd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c46d7a2\" data-id=\"c46d7a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb4fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bb4fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AudioBook-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AudioBook-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AudioBook-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AudioBook-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AudioBook-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AudioBook.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-003e9f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"003e9f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bef7ff\" data-id=\"0bef7ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4bd2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe4bd2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.kobo.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360018108913-Audiobook-file-sizes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>, audiobooks on average are 28MB or 10 hours long. This is compared to the average Kindle e-book size of 300 pages, 75,000 words of text, and 2.6 MB.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b922506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b922506\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be6087f\" data-id=\"be6087f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbc3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cbc3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cost of Audiobook Narration<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58aab86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58aab86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11971c1\" data-id=\"11971c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b0ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06b0ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-3-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-3-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-3-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-3-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-3-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-3.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55c1951 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55c1951\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8eea178\" data-id=\"8eea178\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95ba45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a95ba45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Audiobook narration and production can get pricey. Professional narrators start at $150 per finished hour, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/magazine\/article\/how-to-become-an-audiobook-narrator-75046\/#:~:text=If%20you&#039;re%20just%20starting,and%20%24350%20per%20finished%20hour.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some of the most famous narrators<\/a>\u00a0coming out to $450 per finished hour. You\u2019ll also need to hire an audio engineer and editor.<\/p><p>As we learned above, the average audiobook is 10 hours long, so expect to pay up to $5,000 to produce an audiobook. Depending on the number of copies you expect to sell, this may or may not be worth it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b45a8a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b45a8a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-673edcf\" data-id=\"673edcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553c745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"553c745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The First Audiobook<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3869bca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3869bca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89ac494\" data-id=\"89ac494\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eac1ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eac1ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-418\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1-1536x578.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blockquote-1.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-354e34f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"354e34f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-349ddea\" data-id=\"349ddea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87e4c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e87e4c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/arts\/a-short-history-of-the-audiobook-20-years-after-the-first-portable-digital-audio-device\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audiobooks were first released in 1932<\/a>\u00a0on vinyl records by the American Foundation for the blind, in order for blind people to have access to books. Some of the first audiobooks were Shakespeare\u2019s works, as well as the US Constitution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adc49b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adc49b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f97689\" data-id=\"0f97689\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58930e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58930e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30da26c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30da26c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eb6223\" data-id=\"0eb6223\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243bcf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243bcf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that you\u2019ve read all of these audiobook statistics, you\u2019ll have some more background information about where the audiobook industry has been, where it is now, and where it is headed.<\/p><p>As our world becomes increasingly digital, these statistics show it\u2019s safe to say that audiobooks are growing steadily, and are here to stay.<\/p><p>Do you have any statistics that we should add here?<\/p><p>Let us know in the comments, or shoot us an email at at@geni.us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page, you\u2019ll find out ten audiobook statistics along with their sources. These statistics cover topics such as: Audiobook Industry Size Audiobook Market Share Audiobook Consumption Habits Audiobook File Sizes And More! Let\u2019s get into the stats! Table of Contents Audiobook Industry Size According to&nbsp;GrandviewResearch, the audiobook industry took in annual revenues of $4.219 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[14],"class_list":["post-200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","author-at"],"authors":[{"term_id":14,"user_id":1,"is_guest":0,"slug":"at","display_name":"Booklinker Team","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/booklinker-logo.png","url2x":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/booklinker-logo.png"},"description":"","first_name":"Booklinker","last_name":"Team","user_url":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog","facebook":"","twitter":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/booklinker","instagram":"","linkedin":"","youtube":"","tiktok":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}