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Distribution of audiobook sales in the U.S. 2012-2018, by target group
Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2012 to 2018, by target group
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
This graph shows the distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2012 to 2018, divided by the intended age group of the titles sold (adult titles versus children and young adult titles). Adult titles made up 90.5 percent of all audiobook sales in 2018, a slight increase on the previous year.
Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2012 to 2018, by target group
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| Adults | Children and young adult | |
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| - | - | - |
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
This graph shows the distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2012 to 2018, divided by the intended age group of the titles sold (adult titles versus children and young adult titles). Adult titles made up 90.5 percent of all audiobook sales in 2018, a slight increase on the previous year.
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- Book sales revenue in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by format (in million U.S. dollars)Trade book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2018, by format
- Number of self-published books in the United States from 2008 to 2017, by formatNumber of self-published books in the U.S. 2008-2017, by format
- Average annual expenditure on reading per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)U.S. household expenditure on reading 2007-2017
- Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by type (in millions)Digital title borrowing from libraries and schools in the U.S. 2017-2018
- Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2018Penetration of book consumption in the U.S. 2011-2018
- Preference for print books or e-books among adults in the United States as of April 2017Preference for print books or e-books by U.S. consumers 2017
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- Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2004 to 2018 (in millions)Print book unit sales in the U.S. 2004-2018
- Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2017, by format (in 1,000)Print book unit sales in the U.S. 2013-2017, by format
- Annual print book unit sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017 (in millions)Print book sales worldwide in 2017
- Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in 1,000s)Best-selling print books in the U.S. 2018
- Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by age groupPrinted book readers in the U.S. 2018, by age group
- Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by education levelPrinted book readers in the U.S. 2018, by education level
- Frequency of reading printed books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017Frequency of reading printed books by U.S. consumers 2017
- Frequency of reading printed books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017, by age groupFrequency of reading printed books by U.S. consumers 2017, by age group
- E-books
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- Number of e-books sold in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in million units)E-book unit sales in the U.S. 2010-2017
- Trade e-book sales revenue in the United States in 2017 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)E-book sales revenue in the U.S. 2017-2018
- Share of e-book unit sales in the United States in 2017, by publisher categoryE-book unit sales in the U.S. 2017, by publisher category
- Leading e-book genres in the United States in 2017, by units sold (in millions)U.S. leading e-book genres 2017
- Largest self-publishing companies in the United States in 2017, by number of e-books publishedLargest self-publishing companies in the U.S. in 2017 by no. of e-books published
- E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by ageE-book readers in the U.S. 2018, by age
- E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by education levelE-book readers in the U.S. 2018, by education level
- Frequency of reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017, by age groupFrequency of reading e-books by U.S. consumers 2017, by age group
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- Unit sales of audiobooks in the United States from 2012 to 2017 (in millions)Audiobooks unit sales in the U.S. 2012-2017
- Number of audiobook titles published in the United States from 2007 to 2018Number of audiobooks published in the U.S. 2007-2018
- Audiobook sales revenue in the United States from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Audiobook industry size in the U.S. 2009-2017
- Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by genreDistribution of audiobook sales in the U.S. 2014-2018, by genre
- Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2012 to 2018, by target groupDistribution of audiobook sales in the U.S. 2012-2018, by target group
- Audiobook listeners in the United States in 2018, by age groupAudiobook listeners in the U.S. 2018, by age group
- Audiobook listeners in the United States in 2018, by education levelAudiobook listeners in the U.S. 2018, by education
- Most common devices used to listen to an audiobook in the United States in the last 12 months as of April 2017Devices used to listen to audiobooks in the U.S. 2017
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Statistics on "Book formats in the U.S."
- Estimated aggregate revenue of book publishers in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of trade book publisher revenue in the United States from 2011 to 2017, by format
- Book sales revenue in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of self-published books in the United States from 2008 to 2017, by format
- Average annual expenditure on reading per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- Digital books borrowed from libraries and schools in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by type (in millions)
- Share of adults who have read a book in any format in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2018
- Preference for print books or e-books among adults in the United States as of April 2017
- Preferred formats of books among consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by gender
- Unit sales of printed books in the United States from 2004 to 2018 (in millions)
- Unit sales of printed books in the United States in from 2013 to 2017, by format (in 1,000)
- Annual print book unit sales in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017 (in millions)
- Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in 1,000s)
- Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by age group
- Printed book readers in the United States in 2018, by education level
- Frequency of reading printed books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017
- Frequency of reading printed books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017, by age group
- Amount spent on an average print book by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Largest self-publishing companies in the United States in 2017, by number of print books published
- Number of e-books sold in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in million units)
- Trade e-book sales revenue in the United States in 2017 and 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of e-book unit sales in the United States in 2017, by publisher category
- Leading e-book genres in the United States in 2017, by units sold (in millions)
- Largest self-publishing companies in the United States in 2017, by number of e-books published
- E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by age
- E-book readers in the United States in 2018, by education level
- Frequency of reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017, by age group
- Frequency of reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of May 2017, by gender
- Attitudes towards purchasing e-books among consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Most commonly used websites used for purchasing e-books among consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Devices used for reading e-books by consumers in the United States as of April 2017
- Unit sales of audiobooks in the United States from 2012 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of audiobook titles published in the United States from 2007 to 2018
- Audiobook sales revenue in the United States from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by genre
- Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2012 to 2018, by target group
- Audiobook listeners in the United States in 2018, by age group
- Audiobook listeners in the United States in 2018, by education level
- Most common devices used to listen to an audiobook in the United States in the last 12 months as of April 2017
- Reasons for listening to audiobooks among adults in the United States as of April 2018
- Activities carried out while listening to audiobooks in the United States as of April 2018
- Change in book sales in the United States in 2015 vs. 2014, by category
- Digital sales as share of total audiobook sales revenue in the United States in 2012 and 2013
- Children's books sales revenue in the United States from 2011 to 2014, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
- Most sold comics and children and adolescents' books in Finland 2018, by number of copies sold (in 1,000s)
- Value of children's and youth books exported from Spain to Germany between 2010 and 2016 (in thousand euros)
- Number of children's and youth books exported from Spain to Portugal between 2010 and 2016 (in thousand copies)
- Number of domestic children’s fiction books sold in Norway in 2018, by genre
- Audiobook sales revenue in Finland from 2008 to 2018 (in 1,000 euros)
- Sales revenue from domestic children’s fiction books in Norway in 2018, by distributors (in 1,000 NOK)
- Genre distribution of children's books sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012 and 2013
- Best-selling children's print books in the United States in 2016, by unit sales (in thousands)
- Total number of children's and youth books sold in Spain from 2009 to 2016 (in millions)
- Number of children's and youth books sold in Sweden in 2018, by age category (in 1,000s)
- Revenue from children's and youth book sales in Sweden in 2018, by age category (in million SEK)
- Most sold audiobooks in Finland in 2018, by number of copies sold (in 1,000s)
- Share of children's books by or about people of color in the United States from 1994 to 2016
- Genre distribution of children's book (ages 7-12) sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013
- Distribution of the sales of youth and children's books during Sant Jordi in the Catalan province of Gerona in 2014 and 2015, by language
- Year-on-year volume change in children's books exported from Spain in 2016 on 2015
- Percentage change in value of exported children and young people's books in Spain between 2015 and 2016, by destination country
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