Storytel Adds English Audiobook Sales to Streaming Platform - Publishers Weekly

That's an interesting announcement.

Panzer's next stop was at the Publishers Weekly site. There with no digging at all in the posts he found one about Storytel.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Storytel is adding individual English language audiobooks for sale on the streaming platform. The post includes links, one of which goes to the Storytel site and the announcement.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Does this mean no translations needed?"

 

Note:This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Storytel 

Spain's Publishing Sectors Recovers to Pre-2008 Levels - Publishing Perspectives

There's a big increase in 2024 sales over 2023.

Today, Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took our intrepid traveler to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered good news about Spain's book publishing.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Spain's publishing market has increased steadily in the last decade. 2024 was a stellar year for book sales and readership. The post includes links to other information and graphs to illustrate points mentioned in the post.

Panzer says, "Digital and audio books are a big part of it too."

 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Spain's Publishing Sector

APA Report: US Sees Double-Digit Audiobook Sales Growth for 11th Year - Publishing Perspectives

As Panzer was traveling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was suddenly buffeted by clapping and cheering outside. Following all the noise, took our brave kitty boy to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered a post about U.S. audiobook sales was causing all the joy.

 

We listen to an audiobook every week.

According to Porter Anderson's post, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) says audiobook revenue was up 10 percent in 2022. This is the 11th year in a row revenue has increased. The post includes breakdowns for audiobook listeners and genres. The post also includes links to other information about audiobooks.

 

 Panzer says, "I keep telling Mom we need to do an audiobook."

Note: This is a very, very long post and has a lot links. You'll need to decide what to bring for your snacks while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Audiobook Sales

Spotify Launches Audiobook Sales in Canada - Publishers Weekly

Sorry I missed it when it first posted.

Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts, our illustrious kitty boy found one about Spotify.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Spotify is now selling audiobooks in Canada. Spotify has 350,000 audiobooks available in English and French there.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty wonders if they need a kitty translator."

 

Note: This is a short post. You don't need to bring anything to eat or drink for this post.

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify

Spotify Opens Its US Audiobooks Offer: 300,000 Titles - Publishing Perspectives

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There with a little digging in the posts he found one about Spotify. Earlier this year Panzer told you about Spotify getting into audiobooks through Findaway.

 

I want to see how this works out.

According to Porter Anderson's post, audiobooks are now available through Spotify in the U.S. Spotify's new service isn't a subscription service but, instead, the audiobooks are available for sale individually to listeners. According to Spotify they have 300,000 audiobooks available.

 

Panzer says, "Last year after Draft to Digital (D2D) acquired Smashwords, D2D sold Findaway (and Findaway's audiobooks catalog) to Spotify."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a thermos of tea, a muffin and a brownie for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify audiobooks

To read Panzer's earlier post about the Findaway audiobooks acquisition tootle over to Spotify and Findaway

Audiobook Growth Continues - Publishers Weekly

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was shaken by clapping and cheering outside. Following all the jocularity, took our adventuresome kitty boy to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about audio books.

 

MeWoW!

According to Shannon Maughan's post, in 2021 the Audio Publishers Association (APA) estimates audiobook  sales to be $1.6 billion. That amount is based on APA's membership reported sales figures. This is a 25 percent increase over 2020.

 

Panzer says, "$1.6 billion!"

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to Audio book

Coronavirus Update: AAP StatShot Shows US Book Market in May - Publishing Perspectives

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. With a little digging in the posts, our traveling kitty boy found one about book sales in May.

The post by Porter Anderson quotes extensively from the Association of American Publisher's (AAP) StatShot report. According to the StatShot report a comparison of May 2020 to May 2019 shows a 12.1 percent decline in retail bookstore sales. Not surprisingly, both audio and ebook increased in sales of 20 percent for audio books and 39.2 percent for ebooks. The post includes several charts and graphs showing hardback, paperback, ebook and audio book sales and comparisons for different time periods. Of note, is the fact book returns are down by 45.2 percent over the same time period last year. Bookstores can return the unsold books to the publishers. It's also not surprising, the returns are down as bookstores are closed and there's no one to package and return the books to the publishers. Once bookstores re-open the returns will begin.

It's not a surprise, human. They're closed.

Panzer says, "It doesn't surprise this little kitty that, if the bookstores are in lockdown, book sales are down."

Note: Because of all the charts and graphs, this is a huge post. Bring a thermos of tea and six muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to AAP StatShot

Coronavirus Shutdowns Weigh on Book Sales - The New York Times

It doesn't make sense to me.

Panzer decided to make a stop at The New York Times site today. There he found an interesting post about book sales in the month of March.

The post by Alexandra Alter says, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), book sales were down 8 percent in March as compared to March of last year. Most of that loss was in educational books for children. Ebooks were down by 5 percent as well. In contrast however, audio books were up by 15 percent.

Panzer says, "Well, with schools closed educational book sales would be down, but I don't understand why ebooks sales were down."

Note: This is a long-medium post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to book sales

What Audiobooks.com's CEO Thinks Of The Industry's Double-Digit Growth - Forbes

Today, as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he decided to make a stop at the Forbes site. With just a little digging our intrepid kitty traveler found a post about audiobooks.

That's a big increase in sales.

According to the post by Adam Rowe, audiobook revenue and sales were up in 2017 compared to 2016. Revenue was up by 29.5 percent and sales were up by 22.7 percent. In an interview Ian Small CEO of Audiobooks.com stated he believes this growth will continue. Audiobooks,com is a subscription membership site. The company has expanded business into new English and non-English speaking countries.

Panzer says, "This little kitty better start getting into audiobooks."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Audiobooks.com

Audio is publishing's new star as sales soar across genres - The Guardian

Today's trip into the Catosphere took our intrepid kitty traveler to The Guardian site. With some digging around in the posts, he found one about audio books.

According to James Tapper, audio book sales are rising at unexpected rates. Sales in 2017 were up 21.5 percent. The increasing sales figures in the audio book market have drawn new competition for Amazon's Audible too. Audio book popularity has inspired some agents to convince their author clients to release their fiction and nonfiction books in audio book format only. It appears audio books may be the newest thing to take a bite out of traditional book publishing sales right behind ebooks.

What do you of my face on the cover?

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Is there a market for kitty narrated audio books?"

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to audio books

Storytel now live in Turkey. Italy launch imminent and Bulgaria launch soon - The New Publishing Standard

Storytel is everywhere.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to The New Publishing Standard site. There our little kitty boy found a post about Storytel.

According Mike Williams, Storytel recently opened their newest audio book store in Turkey. The Turkey store joins Storytel's other 11 stores, located in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, India, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and United Arab Emirates. Speculation is that Storytel's next two stores will open in Italy and Bulgaria.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... It looks like Storytel is taking over the European audio book market."

Note: This is a medium length post. A cup of tea and a muffin should be enough for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Storytel

HarperCollins Gets Global and Physical - Publishers Weekly

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to make a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. With a little digging around our kitty pilot found a post about HarperCollins' financial reports.

According to the post by Jim Milliot, HarperCollins' (HC) fiscal year ended on June 30, 2017. HC reported a $10 million decline in sales. Although the company reported a decline in ebook sales, there were gains in both print book sales and audio book sales. These were enough for the company to show a 7.5 percent increase over the 2016 fiscal year. HC reports it plans to expand the company's global book sales in the coming year.

I've got a lot to think about after my nap.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Ebook sales down ... Audio book sales up ... Maybe this little kitty needs to look into that market."

Note: This is a medium size post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to HarperCollins