The audiobook market is one of the fastest-growing segments of the publishing industry. According to the Audio Publishers Association, it grew an estimated 16% from 2018 to 2019. And Findaway Voices recently shared that the growth they’ve seen from self-published authors and … [Read more...]
How I Promote My Audiobooks to Skyrocket Sales
Anyone “tuned in” to publishing will tell you the audiobook market is growing by a whole heckofalot. A survey in July 2019 by the Audio Publishers Association demonstrated how audiobooks are continuing to lead the book/publishing market in growth, with $940 million in sales … [Read more...]
New: Promote Chirp Audiobooks with BookBub Ads
We're always looking for new ways to help our partners connect with readers, so today, we’re excited to announce a new targeting option for the BookBub Ads platform that we’ve been working on for the past several months — you can now directly target Chirp members and other … [Read more...]
How I’m Boosting My Author Earnings with Audiobooks
Diving into the audiobook world was something I’d held off doing after an initial attempt six years ago was underwhelming and expensive. However, as more and more of my readers asked for audio versions of my books, I decided it was time to take a second look at the now … [Read more...]
Marketing Audiobooks: 13 Ideas for Getting New Listeners
Have you been actively promoting your audiobooks? From growing awareness on social media to generating a high volume of sales on audiobook retailers like Chirp (learn how to submit for a Chirp deal here!), there's a variety of tactics you can use for marketing audiobooks. … [Read more...]
Chirp Deals: Tips on Optimizing Your Audiobook Submission
Exciting news! Submissions for audiobook deals on Chirp, our new audiobook retailer, are now open to everyone! (Read more about how to submit here.) The selection process for a Chirp Deal is similar to that of a BookBub Featured Deal. And just like with Featured Deals, we … [Read more...]
Introducing Chirp: A New Way to Promote Audiobooks
Updated on January 13, 2020: Partners can now submit audiobook deals for promotion on Chirp! Submit an audiobook deal or read the FAQs to learn more. Today we are thrilled to announce that BookBub is entering the exciting world of audiobooks! We hear consistent requests … [Read more...]
