The Rise Of Audiobooks Snags Famous Authors For Audio-Only Options

Audible, which is owned by behemoth Amazon, has a surprising new author in its fold: Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and The Blind Side. Lewis has been a contributing author to Vanity Fair for decades – but Audible has now poached him for four audio-only stories. “Lewis — arguably one of the most successful nonfiction writers working today, with book sales topping 10 million copies — is betting Audible will expand his audience and draw even more people to his work.” And he’s not alone.