New technology and the growth of the audiobook market are driving a boom in full-cast productions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This past year was another landmark in the audiobook world, with growth in sales and the number of new titles. We pick our favorites from among the 250-plus audiobooks that PW reviewed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are trying different marketing techniques to differentiate their audiobooks in a crowded market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roy McMillan of Penguin Random House has won the award for ‘Best Audiobook/ Readings Producer' at this year’s Radio Production Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A journey into the strange community of actors and enthusiasts who record full audio books for free at LibriVox. The post The Weird, Obsessive World of Free DIY Audiobooks appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Whoopi Goldberg talks relationships, Dick Van Dyke reads his book on aging, and more updates from audiobook publishers this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Naxos Audiobooks has acquired audiobook rights to five Larkin novels by H E Bates, including The Darling Buds of May. The company acquired an exclusive licence to the unabridged audiobook rights to the novels in a deal with Peters, Fraser and Dunlop in association with Pollinger Limited,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
While the music industry continues to respond to the changes in consumer behaviour emanating from technological advances, audiobook publishers are facing many of the same issues. One major subject for record labels has been the question of ownership versus access: do consumers want to own... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
TuneIn Premium will give subscribers access to unlimited content, including more than 40,000 audiobooks powered by Findaway, from publishers including Penguin Random House Audio, HarperCollins Publishers, and Hachette Audio. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Continuing to tinker with its subscription ebook business model, Scribd has unveiled a two-tier audiobook service that will restrict unlimited access while instituting a credit-based system and payment for access to certain titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller’s inaugural top 20 list, led by print bestsellers, is notable for the absence of children’s titles“Listen to any good books on your holidays?” is a question that soon might not sound so weird. More and more of us are downloading audiobooks, thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The next PW breakfast discussion series will look at new developments in the fast-changing audiobook publishing industry. Set for Aug. 20 at the Penguin Random House building in New York City, the panel will feature Ana Maria Allessi, v-p digital innovation & publisher, HarperAudio; Esther... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The results of the latest annual sales survey from the Audiobook Publishers Association are in, and they show big jumps in both sales and title output in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
IPR License is reporting that demand for self-publishing audiobook rights has risen 58% over the first half of 2015. The post Self-Published Audiobook Rights on the Rise, says IPR License appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Drawing some of the biggest names in the business and focusing on the changing nature of the industry, the 21st annual Audio Publishers Association Conference kicked off Wednesday morning at the Javits Center in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan is the first Big Five publisher to get on the hoopla platform, but officials say talks are underway with others, and more announcements are expected soon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
'As a Southerner, it is an honor and privilege to give voice to the Southern characters who inspired my childhood love of reading, Scout and Atticus Finch,' the 'Wild' actress said in a statement. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
At this point, it's almost illegal if you don't describe Scribd as the Netflix of reading, which has just signed a new audiobook deal with Penguin Random House. The agreement gives the service access to 9,000 of the super publisher's library, includi... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House will offer its audiobooks, though not its ebook titles, via the Scribd subscription service. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]