Urim Books prepares to meet increased audiobook demand in South Korea

Urim Books prepares to meet increased audiobook demand in South Korea Christian audiobooks rank as bestsellers in South Korean book market The global audiobooks market size is expected to reach USD 15.0 billion by 2027, expanding at an estimated CAGR(Compound annual growth rate) of 24.4% from 2020 to 2027, according to a report by Grand View Research, Inc. The S. Korean audiobook market has been showing signs of growth ever since COVID-19 broke out in last February, which led to…

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Christian Book Award program adds Audio category; submissions accepted September 1-30

Christian Book Award program adds Audio category; submissions accepted September 1-30 While most book publishing categories and formats are showing slow or no growth, there is one segment that is surpassing all others in year-to-year growth: downloaded audio books. According to AAP’s Statshot Annual for 2018, audio experienced an astounding 28.8 percent year-over-year growth from 2016 to 2017. Since 2013, audio has grown by 146.2 percent. In light of this significant development in our industry, ECPA is excited to announce…

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