Audio Publishers Association Explained

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) is the first and only not-for-profit trade organization of the audiobook industry in the United States.[1] Its mission is to "advocate the common, collective business interests of audio publishers."[2] Membership is open to "audio publishing companies and allied suppliers, distributors, and retailers of spoken word products and allied fields related to the production, distribution and sale of audiobooks."[2] Activities include national consumer surveys, gathering of industry statistics, trade-show exhibits, a newsletter and an annual conference.[2]

The APA was founded in May 1986,[3] [4] when five to nine audiobook publishers joined together to form the organization initially to address the need for industry statistics, such as sales and member numbers.[5] [6] The founders met for the first time in New Orleans at BookExpo America.[7] They included Newman Communications, Warner Bros. Audio, Simon & Schuster, Bantam Doubleday Dell, and Random House. The first APA president was Seth Gershel who was also Simon & Schuster's director of sales.[8]

In 1994, the APA officially established the term "audiobook" as the industry standard.[9] In 1996, APA founded the Audie Awards, which AudioFile magazine called the "Oscars of the audiobook industry".[10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Readers' Advisory Handbook . American Library Association . Jessica E. Moyer . 2010 . 20 . 9780838910429 . January 10, 2014.
  2. Web site: About APA . Audiobook Publishers Association . January 10, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209065650/http://audiopub.org/about.asp . February 9, 2014 .
  3. Web site: An Evaluative Directory to Producers and Distributors of Unabridged Books on Cassette Tape . University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Preston Jones Hoffman . November 1988 . January 10, 2014.
  4. Tom Spain (1986). "Progress Report: The Audio Publishers Association". Publishers Weekly. 230 (July 11), pp. 27-28.
  5. Book: Authors Access: 30 Success Secrets for Authors and Publishers . Loving Healing Press . Irene Watson . 2008 . 200 . 9781932690989 . January 10, 2014.
  6. Book: A.V. in Public and School Libraries: Selection and Policy Issues . Psychology Press . Margaret J. Hughes . 1994 . 55 . 9781560244615 . January 10, 2014.
  7. News: unknown . . 128 . 1986 . 72 . January 10, 2014 . "But recently, at the convention of the American Booksellers Association in New Orleans, efforts were made to create the Audio Publishers Association. Eight firms have ...".
  8. Web site: Twenty Years and Counting: Robin Whitten's take on it all . . Aurelia C. Scott . June–July 2011 . January 10, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121208222734/http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/article_archive/AF_JJ_20thAnniversary.pdf . December 8, 2012 .
  9. Book: Audiobooks, Literature, and Sound Studies . limited . Matthew Rubery . 2011 . Introduction . 1–21 . 978-0-415-88352-8 . Routledge .
  10. Web site: The Audies Finalists 2008 . . 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081206173112/http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/features/A2079_Audies08.pdf . 2008-12-06 . dead .

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