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Originally Posted by pwalker8
One thing to keep in mind is that audiobook sales have been skyrocketing over the last 5 years. In this multi-tasking world, many people like to be able to listen to a book while doing other things. I know that my audiobook buying has increased quite a bit since I started buying them some 10 years ago. Audiobooks cost about what a hardback cost, so that's a significant revenue stream for authors.
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I cam here to say pretty much the same thing. The article/publishing numbers don't seem to take this market segment into consideration. I have several hundred audiobooks and those are books, with a few exceptions, I never bought, print or paper.
Here's a decent (basic) article with a few good points about the interest by businesses in the segment:
http://www.publishingtechnology.com/...ks-for-growth/