Have you scratched your head wondering why Apple would put audiobooks in iOS' music player, rather than... y'know, a book app? So has Apple. Besides a redesigned music app, the early iOS 8.4 beta also moves audiobooks into iBooks, where they arguably... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of How To Be Both, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Audible, the largest producer and seller of audiobooks, has reportedly begun commissioning original audio works. A book by Jeffery Deaver is one of the works currently being created by the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of The Girl on the Train, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Redeployment, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bardowl, the audiobook streaming service that launched to the public in 2012, is to close this week. In an email to subscribers the service noted: “It is with great disappointment that I have to tell you that we are closing Bardowl. From next Wednesday your subscription will not renew, and at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
As we kick off a new year, PW asked audio publishers to share their reflections on successes and trends of 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Berlin-based Blinkist condenses nonfiction books down to key points called blinks and is offering an app that delivers books as 15-minute audio summaries. The post Blinkist Condenses Nonfiction Books to 15-Minute Audiobooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Kindle’s X-Ray feature is an excellent differentiator from other eReader apps. It’s like a specialized Wikipedia for each Kindle book, curating details about characters, locations, history, and many other facets of both fiction and non-fiction texts. The X-Ray feature is finally available in... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The audio recording of Malala’s autobiography for young people, Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education, has been nominated for a US Grammy Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
By all indications, digital audiobook lending is growing in popularity among library patrons across a number of demographics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Online subscription service Scribd is adding 30,000 audiobooks to its library, with the “vast majority” available to UK customers. Publishers including HarperCollins, Scholastic, Blackstone and Naxos have made titles available. Audiobooks will be available as part of Scribd’s existing $8.99 a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scribd's ebook subscription service seems to be making some inroads on Amazon's turf, and now the company is looking to take a swipe at Audible's lunch. From today, subscribers will be able to access a library of 30,000 audiobook titles that include... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The rise of the Subscription Economy continues. Little more than a year after launching its all-you-can-read ebook service, the San Francisco startup Scribd has announced that the service now offers more than 30,000 audiobooks, including titles from big-name publishing houses HarperCollins and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The subscription service is adding 30,000 recorded books to the half-million ebooks it already offers.Thirteen months ago, San Francisco startup Scribd launched a service which aims to do for books what Netflix does for movies and TV shows. It offers a large-but-not-utterly-comprehensive... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The popularity of the digital subscription model continues to grow with the announcement that ebook subscription service Scribd will now offer unlimited access to more than 30,000 audiobooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Wild, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Bad Feminist, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bob Deyan, founder of Deyan Audio Services, passed away on August 19 at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif. due to complications of ALS. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]