I’m an audiobook evangelist. I rarely go more than a few days without listening to one, and I’ll blast through two or three in a single road trip. But audiobooks are expensive and their prices don’t seem to be moving downwards like their printed counterparts. So, if you want to score a... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2024-08-12 15:12:55 UTC ]
New mysteries and thrillers out this week, as well as multi-cast audiobook mysteries to check out. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-08-02 15:15:00 UTC ]
What is, hands down, the best sci-fi and fantasy audiobook you've ever listened to? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-07-24 15:00:00 UTC ]
Podium, a renowned audiobook publisher best known for sci-fi and fantasy, has significantly broadened its digital library and the opportunities available to writers. Now a full-service publisher that distributes books in all formats, Podium Entertainment is preparing to launch its inaugural... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Love audiobooks? There are plenty of worthy Audible competitors out there. You just need to know where to look. While Amazon-owned Audible dominates the audiobook market, it’s far from the only player in town. Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-07-14 04:30:00 UTC ]
The acquisition of Dreamscape Media by RBMedia brings together two companies being called 'highly complementary' in the audiobook space. The post Audiobooks: RBMedia’s Acquisition of Dreamscape Media appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-07-11 16:39:41 UTC ]
The pending acquisition of Dreamscape will add more than 7,000 titles to RBmedia's catalog, giving the audiobook publishing giant more depth in such genres as mystery/thriller and romance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Prime Day is later this month, and the retailer has been promoting the big sale with additional discounts with early Prime Day deals. Right now, members of Amazon Prime can snag three months of an Audible Premium Plus subscription for free. This deal runs through July 31. After the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-07-02 20:42:45 UTC ]
Music artists say the bundle is ‘cheating’ the royalties system while authors have concerns about how streaming will affect how they’re paid and rights over their workAudio streaming giant Spotify, one of the world’s largest audio platforms, entered the audiobook market last October, offering... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-07-02 03:23:25 UTC ]
Based in Frankfurt, Bookwire is to provide ebook and audiobook distribution to the US distributor IPG's clients. The post Germany’s Bookwire in Distribution Partnership with IPG appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-07-01 18:46:13 UTC ]
Industry group says rise of vocal technology could upend many creative fields, including audiobooks – the canary in the coalmine for voice actorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVoice actors say they’re... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-06-29 20:00:00 UTC ]
Washington D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library reopens with an impressive new exhibit, audiobook narrators get their due, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-06-24 15:00:00 UTC ]
Spotify has a new plan for US subscribers that keeps you on the old $11 monthly pricing — as long as you don’t mind ditching audiobooks. The new Basic tier includes the music and podcast content you get from Premium but without 15 hours of audiobook access, a recently added feature we suspect... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-06-21 18:36:40 UTC ]
Golden Voice narrator Kate Reading joins host Jo Reed to discuss her career in audiobook narration. Her experience with audiobooks began with her first job at the Library of Congress’s Talking Books program, which gave her an education in audiobook narration. In their conversation, Jo and Kate... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-06-21 08:01:04 UTC ]
Spotify has once again drawn the ire of the music industry. The National Music Publishers' Association has called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine the streaming service's addition of audiobook content into all of its paid subscription plans. According to the group's FTC complaint,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-06-12 23:52:55 UTC ]
A survey from BookNet Canada found that 58% of audiobook listeners in the country obtained their books from free sources, such as the library or YouTube, while 62% of e-book readers and 51% of print book readers found free sources for their reading material. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
The newly released 2024 APA consumer survey shows a rise in US audiobook revenues, 63 percent saying they use a subscription. The post Audio Publishers Association Survey: 9-Percent Growth appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-03 13:01:03 UTC ]
The audiobook market in the United States is steadily growing, the Audio Publishers Association reports, with revenue increasing by 9% to $2 billion in 2023 and 38% of American adults having listened to an audiobook in the last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
'AudioFile' has named the three winners of its annual Golden Voice awards, which honors voice actors who have made significant contributions to audiobook publishing. The recipients are Dominic Hoffman, Robert Petkoff, and Kate Reading. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
As part of its efforts to force Spotify to be more transparent about how it pays authors, the Coalition of Concerned Creators commissioned a survey to discover how audiobook listeners felt about the service. It found mixed results. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]