Explore recent press releases and media coverage featuring the Audio Publishers Association and the audiobook industry.
IN THE NEWS
Press Releases
01/29/26: THE AUDIO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 31ST ANNUAL AUDIE AWARDS®
06/02/25: 2025 Consumer & 2024 Sales Surveys Announcement
03/04/25: MY NAME IS BARBRA RECEIVES AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE AUDIO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION’S 2025 AUDIE AWARDS®
01/14/25: Audiobooks and Public Libraries 2024 Survey Report Announced
12/19/24: New Naming Guidelines for AI-Narrated Audiobooks Announced
In the Press
1/30/2026: Audie Awards Finalist announced in Publishing Perspectives, Publishers Marketplace, Publishers Global, Yahoo! Entertainment, Libro.fm, Publishers Weekly, and VoiceOverXtra.
1/29/2026: People announced the 31st Audie Award Finalists (Exclusive).
1/29/2026: Cher, Tina Knowles and the late Rob Reiner are among Audie Awards finalists.
1/29/2026: ‘Cher: Part One,’ Tina Knowles’ ‘Matriarch’ & More Audiobooks Nominated for 2026 Audie Awards featured in Billboard.
12/23/25: APA president Sean McManus talks with NPR’s Andrew Limbong about the best audiobooks of 2025.
12/06/25: APA president Sean McManus Shares Why Audiobooks Count as Reading in The New York Times opinion letters.
09/24/25: APA president Sean McManus spoke with NPR’s Larry Mantle about the growth of the audiobook industry.
06/02/25: 2025 APA Sales and Consumer Survey results featured in InfoDocket, Publishers Weekly, Publishing Perspectives, Book Riot, and Voice-Over Xtra!.
06/02/25: Audiobook Sales Rose 13% in 2024, to $2.2 Billion
03/05/25: Audie Awards Winners announced in Associated Press, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, People, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Daily Mail, Deadline, People, Voice-Over Xtra!, Rolling Stone, Barnes & Noble, and Deadline.
01/24/25: Good Morning America highlights George Stephanopoulos’s nomination as a Finalist in the 2025 Audie® Awards.
01/22/25: Audie® Awards Finalists and Host announcement in Associated Press, Billboard, People, Publishers Weekly, and Rolling Stone.
01/22/25: The Today Show talks about The Audies Gala and Savannah Guthries’s nomination as a Finalist in the 2025 Audie® Awards.
01/14/25: Publishing Perspectives and Voice-Over Xtra! spotlight the 2024 survey report on audiobook circulation in U.S. public libraries by the APA, Library Journal, and School Library Journal.
12/20/24: Publishing Perspectives, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly feature the APA and Publishers Association’s joint guide for AI narration in the industry.
12/19/24: Publishers Weekly highlights significant audiobook developments in “The Top 10 International Book Business Stories of 2024.”
12/11/24: Executive Director Michele Cobb shares Spanish audiobook market trends at the Guadalajara International Book Fair.
11/22/24: Executive Director Michele Cobb talks audiobook trends, revenue, and future prospects in “The Rise of Audiobooks in the US.”
10/16/24: Publishers Weekly spotlights the 2024 International Summit of Audio Publishers: “Publishing’s Paradox,” “Perk Up Your Ears,” and “Loud and Clear.”
09/13/24: Recap of 2024 International Summit of Audio Publishers highlighted in Publishers Weekly.
08/30/24: The 2024 International Summit of Audio Publishers announced in Publishers Weekly.