The business in Mexico is uncertain, but it has already started

The big publishers launch their most important bets simultaneously in three book formats: paper, electronic and audio. At the beginning of the Internet search, the titles and authors with the buttons appear in the large bookstores to indicate whether the purchase will be in paper, digital or in the voice of a narrator.

For example, Grupo Planeta has a special section for this way of experiencing literature. We all like to tell us stories and newsso in its portal makes the invitation to listen to the best stories and immerse yourself in the text.

Penguin Books in Mexico has just announced its nomination to the prestigious audio awards in 2025 of the best production of the book in Spanish for the novel Sometimes wake up tremblingby Ximena Santaolalla, winner of the Mauricio Achar award in 2021. The choral story touches the deepest fibers of the soul And for its transformation in front of the microphone, it had several voices that give life to each character, offering a unique and unforgettable auditory experience.

The National Chamber of the Mexican Editorial Industry (CANIEM) spread that in the United States there is an exponential growth, according to a consumption study of the Association of Audio Editors. Income derived from the sale of audiobooks by 2023 increased 9 percent, with a total of 2 billion dollars. In the northern neighbor, 52 percent of adults have heard at least one audiobook, which translates into almost 149 million people.

An important sector of audiobook consumers are digital libraries, which offer the loan of an audio -shaped book. However, a concern of the editorial industry is piracy, since almost half of the listeners obtained free content in places that distribute the books illegally.

In Mexico the figures and the future is still uncertain. Although the road has already begun.