In 2018, it was found that 91.4 percent of audiobook revenue in the United States came from digital format consumption, a figure which has been growing for the past four years. In the same time period, the share of revenue attributed to audiobooks on CDs dropped dramatically from 29 percent in 2014 to just 7.8 percent in 2018.
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Publishing Perspectives. (July 16, 2019). Share of audiobook revenue in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by format [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059518/audiobook-revenue-share-us-by-format/
Publishing Perspectives. "Share of audiobook revenue in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by format." Chart. July 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059518/audiobook-revenue-share-us-by-format/
Publishing Perspectives. (2019). Share of audiobook revenue in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by format. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059518/audiobook-revenue-share-us-by-format/
Publishing Perspectives. "Share of Audiobook Revenue in The United States from 2014 to 2018, by Format." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059518/audiobook-revenue-share-us-by-format/
Publishing Perspectives, Share of audiobook revenue in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by format Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059518/audiobook-revenue-share-us-by-format/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of audiobook revenue in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by format [Graph], Publishing Perspectives, July 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059518/audiobook-revenue-share-us-by-format/