Audiobook Publisher RBmedia Makes Two Purchases

Audiobook publisher RBmedia has acquired the audiobook business of Upfront Books and the French company Éditions Thélème. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 20:38:57 UTC ]
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Did a Revolution in Latin American Publishing Make One Hundred Years of Solitude the Success It Is Today?

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-11 08:48:47 UTC ]
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Attention to diversity has yet to pay much heed to us, but we are the biggest minority in the world, so if space is cleared everyone stands to win As a disabled writer, it has been a little strange to watch publishers rush to put on online events during the pandemic. Authors have been... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-09-04 14:00:57 UTC ]
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Faber will publish audiobook of Sir Paul Nurse's What is Life?

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-27 14:56:38 UTC ]
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DK to publish follow-up to Rebecca Wilson's What Mummy Makes

DK will to publish ​What Mummy Makes: Family Meal Planner ​in December 2020, the follow-up to ​What Mummy Makes: Cook Just Once for You and Your Baby ​by Rebecca Wilson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-26 14:00:44 UTC ]
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Three new audiobooks make a long drive fly by

Among the picks: Natasha Trethewey’s poignant memoir, which the poet narrates herself. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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This summer: Audiobooks that make you feel like you’re on a vacation

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[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-26 06:40:27 UTC ]
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Confirmed: Audiobooks are the brightest place in publishing right now.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-19 17:45:32 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-28 15:40:50 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2020-03-24 12:31:00 UTC ]
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Sports Publisher Minute Media Makes Half Its Revenue from Licensing Tech

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Your Fave Harry Potter Stars Are Making a TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD Audiobook

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First published in 1924, ‘Still She Wished for Company’ makes for a delicious, if bittersweet, Valentine’s Day treat

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Audible settles copyright lawsuit with publishers over audiobook captions

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