The statistic provides information on reasons why audiobooks were chosen over other book format in the United States in 2012. The Audio Publishers Association found 57 percent of surveyed audiobook listeners chose audiobooks because they could listen to them in their cars.
n = 4,000 (2,000 audiobook buyers and 2,000 non-buyers)
Age group
18 years and older
Supplementary notes
* The source does not provide detailed information regarding the question. The chosen wording here might therefore differ slightly from the survey. A more specific date of survey was not provided by the source.
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Audio Publishers Association. (December 13, 2012). Why do you choose audio over other book formats?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249827/reasons-to-choose-audiobooks-over-other-book-formats-in-the-us/
Audio Publishers Association. "Why do you choose audio over other book formats?*." Chart. December 13, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249827/reasons-to-choose-audiobooks-over-other-book-formats-in-the-us/
Audio Publishers Association. (2012). Why do you choose audio over other book formats?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249827/reasons-to-choose-audiobooks-over-other-book-formats-in-the-us/
Audio Publishers Association. "Why Do You Choose Audio over Other Book Formats?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249827/reasons-to-choose-audiobooks-over-other-book-formats-in-the-us/
Audio Publishers Association, Why do you choose audio over other book formats?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249827/reasons-to-choose-audiobooks-over-other-book-formats-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Why do you choose audio over other book formats?* [Graph], Audio Publishers Association, December 13, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249827/reasons-to-choose-audiobooks-over-other-book-formats-in-the-us/
