The answer? People who publish digital audio books. Along with other audio formats, this one is a fast grower. Sales of e-audio books at Audible zoomed from $5 million in 2001 to $18 million in 2003, and wireless iPod adaptors for car radios are moving briskly on the Web. (Via Washington Post.)
What excites me is the possibility of the technological and legal obstacles being worked out so that speech synthesis can turn every book into an enjoyable audio book. Oh how I hate Microsoft Sam.
