Total sales of audiobooks rose 18.2%, to an estimated $2.1 billion. Unit sales for the year were up even more, rising 33.9% over 2015, to 89.5 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
“There’s a renaissance for spoken-word content and our media diet is expanding, but as the landscape becomes more saturated, audiobooks face greater and greater discoverability challenges,” said Tom Webster, v-p, strategy and marketing, at Edison Research. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Noteworthy recent audiobook releases include two memoirs, a short story collection, and a novel set during the Civil War. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month we are featuring short story collections, with a particular interest in female authors and/or protagonists. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Actor and writer Sanjeev Bhaskar is to narrate the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Canongate). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are responding to the surge in audiobook downloads by investing more in the sector, hiring new staff, upping the number of titles they publish and exploring audio-first opportunities. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Book Industry Study Group's Making Information Pay conference NPD BookScan revealed that in 2016 hardcovers outsold ebooks for the first time in five years, while audiobooks now account for $1.77 billion in sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Franco records Stephen King classic 'The Dead Zone,' actress Gabourney Sidibe narrates her memoir, 'This is Just My Face,' and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller will run an audiobook category preview in its issue of 28th April. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wattpad and Hachette Book Group have inked a deal to produce 50 audiobooks using Wattpad's content. The first titles created under the deal will become available this summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, and Lena Dunham are only a few of the boldface names who were recently in the booth for audiobook recordings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government is expanding the Public Lending Right (PLR) to include ebooks and e-audiobooks, meaning their authors will be eligible for payment in the same way as those whose physical books are borrowed from libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiction dominates this month, with one thriller, one novel based on fact, and two easy-going tales from established authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
First Listen, a program offering extended previews of audiobooks from HarperCollins Christian Publishing imprints, has attracted over 65,000 listeners since its launch in October. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Julianne Moore, Nick Offerman, and Jeff Tweedy were among the huge cast who helped record the audiobook. Plus other audiobook news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eddie Redmayne will narrate an audiobook version of J K Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Pottermore has announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The audiobooks story of the year in 2016 was—again—the continued strong sales growth of the digital audio market, and many audio publishers expect to see more gains in 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
We travel the globe this month with tales from Canada, New York City, Somalia, and the old West. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2016, our team of audiobook reviewers listened to more than 250 titles. Here are our favorites. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crime and thrillers were Audible's most popular audiobooks in the UK in 2016, Amazon has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]