This month, Dan Kois, David Haglund, and Emily Bazelon discuss James McBride’s National Book Award winner for fiction, The Good Lord Bird. The novel makes a farcical cross-dressing comedy of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, paints Frederick Douglass as a drunken letch, and generally takes an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Diaz adds narration to her body of work and more in this week's audio books news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
And even better, Amazon's Whispersync technology picks up where you left off no matter whether you're reading, listening, or mixing the two. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The idea of interactive books is being taken to a new level with the new Hunger Games Summer Camp and a vibrator that wirelessly syncs to erotic audiobooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recorded books are now a billion-dollar business, which Amazon dominates perhaps like none other. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Tenth of December, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Children’s is planning to build on audiobook sales growth, as it launches a new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Pride and Prejudice, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Audiobooks.com launched a year ago, the service’s distinguishing factor was that it provided unlimited audiobook listening for a flat $25 monthly fee. On Monday, the company changed course and switched to a two-tier pricing model for a specific number of books. Audiobooks.com now charges... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of NW, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin will refresh its ebook lending system later today, according to a report from the New York Times. The publisher will start lending out its titles in Los Angeles and Cleveland, mimicking the program that trialled (despite some DRM issues) in New York. Public library users can even expect... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new audiobook short story written and recorded by Neil Gaiman will raise money for charity with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Fifty Shades of Grey, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
It didn't land in the Marketplace yesterday as announced, but Amazon's Audible audio book app for Windows Phone 7.5 is now available for download. This Metro-fied version of the app is free to install (including some short samples to get you started), and signing in with your Amazon account lets... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new subscription-based digital audiobook service has launched with ambitions to double the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Are You My Mother?, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the May issue of the Slate Book Review, Meghan O’Rourke writes about Are You My Mother?, cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s therapy-fueled exploration of her relationship with her mom. Writes O’Rourke: Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is paying authors $1 for every audiobook they sell if they sign up to its Audible Author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Audible.com has persuaded stars such as Dustin Hoffman, Kate Winslet and Samuel L. Jackson to lend their voices to classic novels for the popular media format.When it came to reading a book out loud, Dustin Hoffman was a bit rusty. The last time he had done something similar was in New York City... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scottish actor David Tennant, known for his roles in “Doctor Who” and with the Royal... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]