5 Small Press Audiobooks To Give As Gifts This Year

For book lovers, Small Business Saturday means a trip to the local independent bookstore, many of which invite local authors to hang out and make recommendations. If you’re an audiobook lover you can still support small businesses, and I don’t mean purchasing your audiobooks on compact disc. Ask your local indie if they’ve partnered with […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-25 09:48:59 UTC ]

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Baen Books, RBmedia Partner On Audiobooks

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Authors Guild backs AAP’s Audible lawsuit

The Authors Guild is supporting the Association of American Publishers (AAP) as the organisation sues Amazon’s audiobook company Audible over a new speech-to-text feature.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Amazon is opening a store across the street from Nashville’s Parnassus Books, because Amazon is bad.

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Publishers sue Amazon's Audible over speech-to-text feature

Major US publishers have filed a lawsuit against Amazon's audiobook company Audible in a row over a new speech-to-text feature which they say is a violation of copyright law.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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What to do in L.A.: 5 book events that will transport you

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Hayley Atwell to voice Jessie Burton audiobook

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Russell Tovey to narrate Joe Hammond's memoir

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Taron Egerton to narrate Elton John audiobook

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Breaking In: Fantasy author Sarah J. Sover on Finding Home at a Small Press

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Audible teams with 'The Walking Dead' creators on audio originals

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