Google Play might be close to launching a section dedicated to selling audiobooks. 9to5Google has spotted a banner displayed in the Books section of the app market announcing its arrival. It was even promoting a 50 percent discount for your first aud... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2018-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following successful vinyl record releases by Amy Poehler and others, HarperAudio plans to produce a series of spoken word vinyl audiobook titles (with accompanying digital editions) in 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
W F Howes has bought exclusive rights to sell the audiobook of Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff into libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last year, our team of audio reviewers listened to more than 200 titles. Here, we highlight our favorites from the year across several categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
We need to look beyond a debate about audiobook rights if we want the market to flourish, says Dominic White. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Like most audiobook buffs, I multitask; listening to a great actor read a great book is one of the rare things that makes regular workouts endurable. Still, there are always a few releases each year that are so transfixing they make any additional activity impossible. They might leave me... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2017-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two tracks of programming at London's FutureBook conference held distinct messages for attendees, players from audiobooks and edtech talking 'efficacy.' The post At FutureBook 2017: Looking for More Volume in Audiobooks, Proving Impact in EdTech appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has revealed its first original audio release, Lewis Hamilton: Championship Year 2017 by Formula One reporter Rebecca Clancy of the Times. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Olivier Award-winning actor Noma Dumezweni and "Designated Survivor" actress Natascha McElhone have been commissioned by Canongate to narrate two new audio titles for release this autumn: Father Christmas and Me by Matt Haig, and The Widow Basquiat by Jennifer Clement. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Audible and Kobo have launched audiobook platforms in Canada—and publishers are getting into the game, too. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo has launched an audiobook subscription service claiming to offer “the best value on a subscription plan in the category”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tom Hollander, who appeared in the BBC’s adaptation of The Night Manager and Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, is reading the audiobook for John le Carré's new novel A Legacy of Spies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lean back, dig your toes down into the sand and plug in. We have four novels perfect for the beach. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Audiobook and large print publisher W F Howes is boosting its editorial team to “bolster” its acquisitions programme. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
On April Fools' Day this year, Amazon spoofed itself with an introduction to PetLexa, an animal-friendly version of its Alexa voice assistant. Now, it's actually releasing something real--audiobooks for animals. Today, Audible announced a new brand of books with Cesar Millan, a longtime dog... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins’ audiobook catalogue will now be available on a pay-per-use basis on bibliotheca’s cloudLibrary. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the audio market on the rise Miriam Robinson looks at what publishers are doing in the space. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House is recording two editions of its Minecraft novel's audiobook - one narrated by actor Jack Black and the other by actress Samira Wiley - to reflect the fact that its protagonist is "gender neutral". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Historian Robert Caro shares some important lessons learned in his new audiobook 'On Power.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Naxos hooks Derek Jacobi, David Timson, and Sean Barrett to head the new full-cast recording of 'The Compleat Angler, Kevin Hart comes to Audible, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]