Authors Access: 30 Success Secrets for Authors and Publishers. "Progress Report: The Audio Publishers Association". University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science. "An Evaluative Directory to Producers and Distributors of Unabridged Books on Cassette Tape". ^ Preston Jones Hoffman (November 1988).In 1996, APA founded the Audie Awards, which AudioFile magazine called the "Oscars of the audiobook industry".
In 1994, the APA officially established the term "audiobook" as the industry standard. The first APA president was Seth Gershel who was also Simon & Schuster's director of sales. Audio, Simon & Schuster, Bantam Doubleday Dell, and Random House. They included Newman Communications, Warner Bros. The founders met for the first time in New Orleans at BookExpo America. The APA was founded in May 1986, 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. Its mission is to "advocate the common, collective business interests of audio publishers." 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." Activities include national consumer surveys, gathering of industry statistics, trade-show exhibits, a newsletter and an annual conference. The Audio Publishers Association ( APA) is the first and only not-for-profit trade organization of the audiobook industry in the United States.
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