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Originally Posted by issybird
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This is a combination of wishful thinking and projection, in total ignorance of reality.
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I have no way of knowing the intent, but try reading it this way:
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Publishers don't seem to realize this. They apparently would prefer to charge even MORE for an Audible book with captions. Further assuring that I would never buy one.
They have the right to do whatever they want. Slowly nickel and dime-ing customers until they price themselves out of the market is their right. A stupid thing to do IMHO, but it is their right.
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"They" might have a different refrerent.
Anyway, you're right: there is big money in digital audiobooks. And they have been experiencing double digit growth for years... from a very low base. Total sales still add up to a fraction of ebooks. Looking at the perces they still have about two, three years of significant growth before settling into a more typical publishing pattern.
One thing to bear in mind about audiobooks and captions is two thirds are consumed while multitasking rather than immersive singletasking. Captions look to be an attempt to expand the latter pool. There is only so far they can grow if carpoolers remain the biggest segment.
Given the source, take this with a pound of salt:
https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobo...stics-for-2018
Still it seems like a fair enough look at the business and it's prospects.
In many ways it is at about the state ebooks were in in 2012, say roughly when the Kindle TTS catfight errupted.
