Audible settles copyright lawsuit with publishers over audiobook captions

Seven publishers had sued the audiobook giant last July, claiming that its audio-to-text service Captions was unauthorisedAfter months of back and forth, Audible has settled in a copyright lawsuit with major publishers over its plan to introduce captions to their recordings, a proposal that the publishing houses argued was simply reading.In July, the audiobook company owned by Amazon announced Captions, an additional function for the existing app that would allow customers to read the text as it was read, as well as looking up words and translating them. Captions had been slated to launch in September 2019. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2020-01-15 14:00:06 UTC ]
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Audio Publishers Association: 2024 Audie Awards Shortlist

The Audio Publishers Association's Audie Awards has created an 'APA Choice' honor for high-flying audiobooks. Winners named May 4. The post Audio Publishers Association: 2024 Audie Awards Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-30 20:16:41 UTC ]
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Wonderwell Closes Publishing Operations, Partners with Greenleaf on New Imprint

Hybrid publisher Wonderwell has shut down its publishing operations, and on February 1 will launch a new imprint, Wonderwell Press, as part of the Greenleaf Book Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Audiobooks Are Booming. Spotify Wants in on the Action.

There are early signs that Spotify’s addition of audiobooks to its streaming service is helping drive audiobook consumption — already a growing market. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Pedro Almodóvar to Publish Story Collection with HarperVia in September

HarperVia will publish 'The Last Dream,' the debut collection of short stories by Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar, translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne, on September 24, in print and audiobook formats. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Marc Jaffe, Publisher of Paperback Hits, Is Dead at 102

He oversaw a boom in the format beginning in the 1960s, turning out best-sellers like “Jaws,” “The Exorcist” and “The Catcher in the Rye.” Continue reading at The New York Times

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Why publishers are hesitant to add their chatbots to OpenAI’s GPT Store

OpenAI's new chatbot store opened on Jan. 10, but digital publishing companies haven’t been all that eager to dive in head first just yet due to their own limited resources and the lack of clear audience and revenue growth opportunities. Continue reading at Digiday

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New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Publisher Gungnir Hopes to Hit Its Target

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Mirror publisher’s boss warns print titles could become loss-making in five years

Reach chief tells staff to face ‘inconvenient truth’ over print but says digital will stabilise profitabilityThe boss of the publisher of the Mirror, Express and Star newspapers has warned staff they have to face the “inconvenient truth” that its print titles will become loss-making in as soon... Continue reading at The Guardian

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UK-US: Open Road’s Bloodhound Books in Audiobook Deal With Dreamscape

A UK-US deal, the Open Road-owned Bloodhound in the UK is to see Dreamscape produce at five audiobooks from its list monthly. The post UK-US: Open Road’s Bloodhound Books in Audiobook Deal With Dreamscape appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-19 20:47:58 UTC ]
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Answering Censorship in France: Publisher Thierry Magnier

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L.A. Public Library to Publish Books

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Stephen Strang: Prophecy, Politics, and Publishing

The evangelical publisher atop Charisma Media sees a big audience for books and broadcasts that speak of God's 'everyday involvement in human life.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Veristage Launches Insight, an AI Platform for Book Publishers

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New Nonprofit Launches to ‘Certify’ Copyright-Friendly AI Practices

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Layoffs Hit Arcadia Publishing

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Canada Calls for AI Input With Copyright Needs Still Unmet

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Recovering the ‘Aryan worldview’: the West Australian book publisher under scrutiny over far right texts

Imperium Press, whose blog fosters a worldview it calls ‘folkishness’, has become an intellectual resource for the far right, but its works are widely available through mainstream sourcesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAt least one Australian-based online... Continue reading at The Guardian

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