Paul Whybrow
Full Member
- Jun 20, 2015
It’s amazing how the coronavirus and lockdown have affected book sales in 2020.
Pandemic drives ebook and audiobook sales by UK publishers to all-time high
Helped by the UK government dropping the iniquitous tax on eBooks, their sales have risen by 23%.
It’s been a wonderful year for audiobooks! Sales are up by 42% in the first six months of this year. I’ve finally done something right!
But not fun, though—turning my Cornish Detective series into audiobooks has been exasperating, exhausting and boring.
I’m three-quarters of the way through completing the task; all five titles will be available on Audible by Christmas.
Pandemic drives ebook and audiobook sales by UK publishers to all-time high
Helped by the UK government dropping the iniquitous tax on eBooks, their sales have risen by 23%.
It’s been a wonderful year for audiobooks! Sales are up by 42% in the first six months of this year. I’ve finally done something right!
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