Audible is testing a cheaper subscription tier in Australia that sounds like an answer to Spotify’s audiobook push. Like the more expensive plan, the new Standard membership gives you one free title per month. But, similar to gaming services like PlayStation Plus, you lose access to the books you claimed under the plan if you cancel. As reported by Bloomberg, the Audible Standard plan costs AUD 8.99 (US$5.90) per month, significantly lower than the AUD 16.45 monthly cost of the Premium Plus plan in Australia ($14.97 in the US). Despite the lower cost, Audible Standard subscribers down under can still claim one audiobook per month to add to their library, which they can download and listen to online or off. But the catch is, unlike Audible Premium Plus, Standard members’ free audiobook credits don’t roll over to the next month if they don’t use them. (So, if you forget to claim a book in May, you’ll still only have one credit to use in June.) In addition, the audiobooks you chose on the Standard plan will have a lock icon next to them after you cancel. To listen to them after canceling, you’ll have to buy them at full price or resubscribe. Another difference between the plans is Audible Standard members won’t get full podcast access. “Audible Standard members can listen to many podcasts for free,” an Audible FAQ about the plan reads. “Some Audible Original podcasts aren’t available with Audible Standard membership though.” Spotify launched an audiobook feature last year... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2024-05-02 19:13:47 UTC ]
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Media group consents to judgment as part of settlement with Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, after paper said he had not condemned Paris attacksAustralia’s grand mufti has won a defamation case over News Corp articles depicting him as an “unwise” monkey and asserting he had failed to condemn the 2015... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It didn't take long to get NewFronts fatigue. The New York Times kicked off the two weeks of presentations with a more-than-two-hour pitch to agency executives and marketers parading its journalists in the way other digital publishers might show off their social influencers.Typically one of the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The venerable news publisher is applying lessons from its daily newsletter and podcast to get people to regularly open its Discover edition. The post How The New York Times plans to build a daily habit on Snapchat appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has revealed it will launch a retail arm in Australia after years of speculation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co., the Boston-based education publisher facing financial headwinds, said it plans to cut as much as 10 percent of its workforce in effort to save money, according to regulatory filing. With a total workforce of 4,500 workers as of the end of last year, the cuts could... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moon Palace in Minneapolis and Content Books in Northfield are moving into larger spaces to accommodate customer demand. The stores have both been in business less than five years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Library is to get a 100,000 sq ft extension, as well as a new entrance and more exhibition space, with "new facilities" for the writers and academics who use the site. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Politics and Prose manager Angela Maria Spring plans to open a bookstore “owned, operated, and managed by a majority of people of color” in the nation’s capital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams talks to Philip Jones about his ambition to write as many books as Michael Morpurgo, and his continuing success. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CMO Michael Brunt details the 175-year-old magazine's strategy to boost circulation revenue by penetrating a still largely untapped market. The post Inside The Economist’s Plan to Conquer America appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Group plays down significance of information stumbled upon by staff union, but agrees to consult further with MEAAFairfax Media is planning another restructure of the Age and Sydney Morning Herald newsrooms, according to a secret document discovered by the staff union.However, the publisher has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OWN IT! has sold audio rights to Prisoner to the Streets by Robyn Travis to Audible. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Dylan Thomas Prize is unusual for its flexibility. The shortlist includes a book of poetry, two books of short stories, plus novels—two of them debuts. The post Dylan Thomas Shortlist of Authors 39 or Younger: UK, US, Australia, Sri Lanka appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Internationalist, a worker-owned publisher based in the U.K., launched a crowdfunding campaign that allows contributors to get a stake in the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Called an an effort to 'optimize the work of all major libraries,' Russia's plan to merge digital collections of several libraries is seeing resistance. The post Russian Librarians Warn of Crisis in Library Consolidation Plans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US president Donald Trump has confirmed a previously leaked proposal to eliminate both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of his first federal budget plan for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Family Christian Stores closing all 240 of its outlet, publishers will have fewer ways of getting their religious materials in front of consumers in bricks-and-mortar locations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The coauthors of 'Black Comix,' a pioneering 2010 African-American comics compilation, have tapped Kickstarter to fund an expanded version of the book, and teamed with Magnetic Press to release it to the trade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Greg Hywood says company will keep printing Sydney Morning Herald and the Age ‘for some years yet’ and may spin off Domain real estate business Fairfax Media will continue to print its daily newspapers for several years, its chief executive, Greg Hywood, confirmed at the company’s results... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day is introducing a raft of new projects to mark its 20th anniversary on Thursday 2nd March. Booksellers are also gearing up to celebrate the anniversary with a flurry of activity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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