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Audio sales reached $2.43 billion in 2025 (This week in books)

June 12, 2026 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! U.S. Audiobook Sales Grew 9% in 2025, to $2.43 Billion – Ed Nawotka, Publishers Weekly – The audiobook boom continued apace in 2025, including in the children’s book world. And no, in case you’re wondering, listening to an audiobook is still not reading. (Let’s start this roundup off with some spice!) Call […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Abhigna Mooraka, Audiobooks, Charna Flam, Ed Nawotka, Jane Friedman, Jane Yolen, Kate McKean, Michael Gorra, Moby-Dick, Renée Zuckerbrot, Tanya Hall, Taylor Lorenz

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