The February Audiobook Bestseller List

The below Monthly Audiobook Bestseller List [5] is based on sales through hundreds of independent bookstore locations participating in the Libro.fm audiobook program. Booksellers can also access Libro.fm’s complimentary February Audiobook Listening Copies (ALCs) [6] now.

Audiobook Bestsellers for February

Fiction

• Where the Crawdads Sing [7] by Delia Owens (Penguin Random House Audio)
• There There [8] by Tommy Orange (Penguin Random House Audio)
• An American Marriage [9] by Tayari Jones (HighBridge)
• Once Upon a River [10] by Diane Setterfield, Juliet Stevenson (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• Little Fires Everywhere [11] by Celeste Ng (Penguin Random House Audio)
• Unsheltered [12] by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins)
• Circe [13] by Madeline Miller (Hachette Audio)
• The Hate U Give [14] by Angie Thomas (Balzer + Bray)
• Less [15] by Andrew Sean Greer (Hachette Audio)
• The Witch Elm [16] by Tana French (Penguin Random House Audio)

Nonfiction

• Becoming [17] by Michelle Obama (Penguin Random House Audio)
• Educated [18] by Tara Westover (Penguin Random House Audio)
• The Library Book [19] by Susan Orlean (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• Sapiens [20] by Yuval Noah Harari (HarperAudio)
• Heavy [21] by Kiese Laymon (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• Calypso [22] by David Sedaris (Hachette Audio)
• How to Change Your Mind [23] by Michael Pollan (Penguin Random House Audio)
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up [24] by Marie Kondo (Tantor Media)
• Dare to Lead [25] by Brené Brown (Penguin Random House Audio)
• Winners Take All [26] by Anand Giridharadas (Penguin Random House Audio)

Graphics to promote this month’s Audiobook Bestseller list are available from Libro.fm on Google Drive [27]. Also available to booksellers is the Libro.fm marketing box, a free box that contains bookmarks, table tents, shelf-talkers, bumper stickers, posters, T-shirts, and more. Visit Libro.fm’s website to request a marketing box [28].

Libro.fm is Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day

In preparation for Independent Bookstore Day [29], April 27, Libro.fm is asking booksellers help to get authors to show their support (see author quotes collected so far [30]) and to spread the word about why bookstores matter. Authors can: let their readership know they can get the audiobook version of their titles through their local bookstore; send a quote to Libro.fm [31] in support of indie bookstores; or send in a video [31] talking about what bookstores mean to them, how they describe booksellers, and what their local bookstore is. Authors will get a complimentary three-month membership when they submit a quote or video.

Bookseller Playlists

A number of booksellers have created playlists of their favorite titles:

• Tattered Cover: https://libro.fm/playlists/kristen-len [32]
• Saturn Booksellers: https://libro.fm/playlists/saturn-2018 [33]
• Left Bank Books: https://libro.fm/playlists/left-bank-favs-2018 [34]
• One More Page Books: https://libro.fm/playlists/omp-favs-2018 [35]

Booksellers can submit their own playlists here [36].

Breaking Up With Audible

Libro.fm has launched a movement intended to encourage, motivate, and reward customers for making the switch to Libro.fm. According to Libro.fm, the encouragement comes from listeners via #AudiobookSwitch, the motivation is indie bookstores, and the reward is three audiobooks for the price of one.

Here is a simple guide [37] that explains how it works; assets can be found here [38].

As you share your reasons for making the #AudiobookSwitch, check out the Audible breakup letter [39] first posted by Tattered Cover [40].

Libro.fm’s Bookseller Hub [41] is the place for all important links, tips, and assets. Visit the Bookseller Hub now [41].

Libro.fm is fully integrated with IndieCommerce [42], and a co-branded storefront is fast, free, and easy to set up. For more information about creating a storefront, contact [email protected] [43].