How one listener's experience with a graphic novel on audio changed her perspective on audiobooks -- and her own reading life. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-23 10:40:52 UTC ]
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Three novels and one nonfiction audiobook provide inspiration and hope as we ease into 2019. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hallmark Publishing has partnered with Dreamscape Media, the publishing and entertainment arm of Midwest Tape, to produce and distribute its first line of audiobooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael G. R Tolkien, the eldest grandson of J. R. R. Tolkien, and Gerald Dickens, a great-grandson of Charles Dickens, have formed a "unique" collaboration to bring out an audiobook of the verse story WISH. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New agents and imprints, Northern Ireland’s first Man Booker winner … this year, the books world turned towards inclusivity and a broadening of perspectivesRead John Dugdale’s analysis of the 100 bestselling books of 2018“You brought it on yourself, longest friend. I informed you and informed... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen Press is making an audio version of children’s book Elmer’s Christmas available to be played on a watch phone, in a step that comes as the much-loved character prepares to celebrate his 30th anniversary in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Per an agreement announced November 19, John Wiley & Sons and RBmedia will partner to publish more than 650 Wiley audiobooks over the next three years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadians say they listen to audiobooks while doing other things. In 2018, 54 percent of those surveyed by BookNet Canada prefer to listen on their phones. The post BookNet Canada: Sci-Fi, Women Leading Audiobook Consumption appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo has been slinging ebooks for years now, but it's still pretty new to the whole audiobook craze -- the Canadian company (and Rakuten subsidiary) only added spoken-word content to its catalog about a year ago. Thankfully, Kobo recently made it a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W F Howes general manager Miles Stevens-Hoare and Enders Analysis’ Joseph Evans are to join radio futurologist James Cridland as the keynote speakers at The Bookseller’s AudioBook conference, held as part of FutureBook Live 2018 (30th November). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Christopher Eccleston has agreed to narrate the audiobook version of A J Hartley’s Cold Bath Street, published by the student-run, not-for-profit publishing house UCLan Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touting 6 million ebooks and a $9.99 audiobook subscription, the new Walmart partnership with Rakuten Kobo gives the Canadian retailer what it hasn't had in the US market: brand recognition. The post Canada’s Rakuten Kobo Arrives in America at Walmart: Ebooks and Audiobooks appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the Association of American Publishers' StatShot Annual is citing, BookNet Canada's English-language market sees online retail edging up on physical-store retail, though print is flat in the first six months of 2018. The post In a ‘Steady’ First Half, BookNet Canada Sees Audiobook Purchases 4... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW will continue to offer news and feature coverage of physical and digital audiobooks, as well as monthly audiobook bestseller lists, but will no longer review audiobooks effective August 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Russian ebook distributor LitRes reports 45-percent growth year-over-year in ebook sales for the first half of this year. And Storytel, which ended its first year in May in the market, cites digital access over vast distances as a driver. The post Russia’s Growing Ebook and Audiobook Sales... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's fiction publisher Choc Lit has agreed a deal with unabridged audiobook publisher Soundings to co-brand audiobooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This month we are listening to three memoirs and one novel that sounds like a memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK audio production sector trade association The Radio Independents Group is relaunching as AudioUK, and with a broader remit, in the wake of the audiobook and podcasting boom, "to put audio production at the heart of the UK’s successful creative industries". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a new direct-to-consumer curated outreach effort, Simon & Schuster will promote content across all its imprints. And Privateer's games are the basis for new GraphicAudio audiobooks. The post Industry Notes: Simon & Schuster’s New Book Club; GraphicAudio Plans Audiobook Tie-Ins... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total audiobook sales rose 22.7% in 2017, to an estimated $2.5 billion, according to a report from the Audio Publishers Association. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audiobook downloads rose 22% to a record £31m sales last year, according to new figures released by the Publishers Association to mark the start of Love Audio Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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