AUDIOBOOKS are the fastest-growing format in the book business today, says the Wall Street Journal.
The Association of American Publishers say downloaded audio sales were up by 37 per cent in January and February this year, compared with the same period in 2015.
Sales of eBooks dropped by 21.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2016.
Books for adults were down by 10.3 per cent, children’s books b 2.1 per cent, and hardcover books by 8.5 per cent.