The popularity of audio books keeps increasing. Although print publishing remains flat, revenues from audio publishing continue to increase.
This includes audio books on tape, CD, and downloadable digital audio books which people can listen to on computers or handheld devices, or in some instances can burn to a set of CDs.
As you begin your environmental scan of the digital audio book market, you should note that some vendors sell or lease exclusively to the end-user market, others sell/lease exclusively to the library/institutional market, and some vendors sell/lease to both markets.
So what is out there for the consumer? Check out these direct to consumer options.