#Audiobooks

Publishing news filed under #Audiobooks

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The Audio Book Club on Are You My Mother?

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Are You My Mother?, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2012-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AUDIO: Does booze ruin book clubs?

Ana Sampson, co-author of The Book Club Bible, tells The World At One's Martha Kearney about the do's and dont's of literary circles. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Announcing the Return of the Audio Book Club

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 at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AUDIO: E-books 'lend themselves to erotica'

Rowan Pelling, former editor of Erotic Review and Telegraph Review, and Tom Tivnan, features editor for The Bookseller, discuss the rise in popularity of ebooks particularly in genres such as erotica. Continue reading at 'BBC World'

[ BBC World | 2012-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AUDIO: The 'worrying' battle for books

Arts editor Will Gompertz's second report into the impact of technology on the publishing industry Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2011-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AUDIO: Are traditional books doomed?

Sara Lloyd, Pan Macmillan: "The basic process of writing will stay quite stable, but the authors who will do particularly well are ones who think about how to build a digital audience." Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Getting the Word Out: Audio Book Marketing 2011

The Audio Publishers Association is set to kick off its 14th annual June Is Audiobook Month campaign, designed to celebrate the industry and bring greater awareness of audiobooks. As formats and consumer habits have changed over the past 10 years—sometimes dramatically—audio publishers have kept... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AUDIO: Are ebooks killing off paper books?

The Publishers Association have released new figures which explain how much damage ebooks are doing to their paper based alternatives. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2011-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chirp Audiobooks Review: Does Chirp Change the Audiobook Game?

What is Chirp? How does it differ from other services like Audible? And, is it worth getting? Learn more in our Chirp audiobooks review! Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2020-11-13 11:34:00 UTC ]
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Ebook, Digital Audiobook Use Up 286% in K-12 Schools Since 2019; 20% since 2022

Ebook and digital audiobook use by kindergarten through 12th grade students has exploded in popularity, up 20% since 2022, 286% since 2019. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2024-04-03 14:54:32 UTC ]
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Spotify Expands Its Premium Audiobooks Offer: Canada, Ireland, New Zealand

As Bologna Book Plus prepares to stage its first Audio Forum, Spotify's audiobook catalogue jumps from 200,000 t0 250,000 titles. The post Spotify Expands Its Premium Audiobooks Offer: Canada, Ireland, New Zealand appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-02 20:34:05 UTC ]
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Spotify's subscriber audiobook credit is coming to Canada and other countries next week

Spotify Premium users in Canada, Ireland and New Zealand will have access to 15 hours of monthly audiobook listening at no extra cost starting on April 9. Subscribers in the US, UK and Australia have had access to this perk for several months. The Premium audiobook catalog now includes more than... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2024-04-02 18:24:44 UTC ]
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Dreamscape's Audiobook Program Expands Its Ambit

A shift of focus on libraries to retail channels and an aggressive acquisition of new titles—including, recently, works by John LeCarré and Jon Fosse—led to nearly $30 million in revenue in 2023, a 39% jump for the Ohio-based audiobook publisher. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How This Author Recorded His Audiobook—in a Mine Shaft 900 Feet Underground

When it came time for debut author Brent Underwood to record the audiobook for his book 'Ghost Town Living,' about the California mining town he calls home, he decided to build a makeshift studio in the long-abandoned silver mine at the heart of his story. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bono's 'Surrender' Wins Audiobook of the Year at 2024 Audie Awards

At the 29th annual Audies, presented by the Audio Publishers Association and held in Los Angeles on March 4, winners across 27 categories were announced. The night's biggest honor, Audiobook of the Year, went to 'Surrender,' written and narrated by Bono. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Roundup: Dreamscape’s Jon Fosse Audiobooks

Our pre-London Book Fair Rights Roundup brings together work originating in Norway, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Québec. The post Rights Roundup: Dreamscape’s Jon Fosse Audiobooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-02 01:43:41 UTC ]
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Spotify Already Messing Around With Audiobook Pricing

Spotify's... interesting pricing plans, it "It" books of March, and more of the day's bookish news: Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2024-03-01 21:43:16 UTC ]
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Spotify rolls out an audiobook-only subscription

Spotify has added another subscription option. This time around, it's offering a plan that has little to do with music. The Audiobooks Access Tier (which is US-only for now) offers 15 hours of audiobook listening each month for $10. You'll have access to Spotify's library of more than 200,000... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2024-03-01 18:08:29 UTC ]
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Audiobook Review: ‘Surely You Can’t Be Serious,’ by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker

In the audiobook oral history “Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of ‘Airplane!,’” a cast of dozens fondly revisits a now-classic film. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2024-03-01 14:12:30 UTC ]
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Spotify Launches $9.99 Audiobook Subscription Tier

Spotify has added a new option that gives users 15 hours to listen to audiobooks for $9.99—a dollar less than a Premium subscription, which offers the same 15 hours per month, plus ad-free music, for $10.99. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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