July 27, 2016 | The Hot Sheet

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Audiobook growth broken down by state—an analysis of 3.9 million hours of audiobook listening on Scribd from Dec. 2014 to Jan. 2016.

Kendall Ryan’s newest series, Imperfect Love, launched earlier this month and hit the New York Times bestseller list.

Links of interest to publishing industry insiders, including an assessment of NetGalley for indie authors.

A new ISBN store from Nielsen will allow UK and Ireland publishers and self-published authors to register and purchase ISBNs online.

Independent stores have been doing well—with memberships at ABA up for seven straight years—but they face issues of long-term sustainability.

Indigo Books & Music, Canada’s largest bookstore, launches Reco, a reader-driven book recommendation app.

Zola is offering e-commerce tools to authors, booksellers, and publishers, with the ability to sell any book on any website.

Amazon announces Singles Classics: “a way to make iconic articles, stories, and essays from well-known authors available in digital form.”