

It’s not hard to understand the format’s popularity with the masses-audiobooks give all the benefits and joys of books without having to do all that reading. To say that audiobooks are catching on with the general public would be an understatement-audiobooks now outsell e-books for the first time ever. In 2019, audiobook sales grew by 16% for a total revenue of $1.2 billion, up from $940 million in 2018, which was an increase of 25% over 2017. The deal will likely continue though Amazon Prime Day, which ends Oct.

If you're a Prime member and a reader who's been thinking about subscribing-or if you know you'll be listening a lot during the winter months-you can save on a subscription now. Audible, the audiobook platform owned by Amazon, is currently having a sale in advance of Amazon Prime Day: A one-year subscription is available for $100, $50 off the usual $150 price tag.
