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Of the Big Four tech companies, Amazon is showing the strongest results. During the second quarter of 2020, its revenue was up by 40 percent.

The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the print bestsellers for 2020 so far. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins had the top spot.

According to NPD BookScan, ebook unit sales increased by 31 percent in April 2020 compared to ebook unit sales for March 2020.

Audiobook industry leaders believe the potential market is about 50 percent of the fiction market, as it is now in Sweden.

The year started off positive: the first quarter saw 3 percent growth in UK’s unit sales. But that growth started to decline in February.

Unsurprisingly, the pandemic has improved sales in children’s educational titles as well as in financial and domestic sustainability.

Hot Sheet Index reviewed audiobook industry sales key points like the number of audiobooks released in 2019 versus 2015.

In 2019, audiobook growth slowed considerably, declining to 16.4 percent dollar growth versus 34.7 percent in 2018.

Analyzing consumer behavior and improving practices to match can boost sales and brand-building for both publishers and authors.