Barnes & Noble finally has a direct answer to Amazon's purchase of Audible. The bookseller has launched a B&N Audiobooks service in the US that lets you either buy recordings or pay $15 per month for a subscription that offers one recurring monthly credit. You'll have access to more than 300,000 titles through the web as well as the Nook apps for Android and iOS.The launch is arguably overdue. Amazon bought audiobook heavyweight Audible in 2008, and has both woven it into services and expanded its offerings with original books and services like the all-you-can-read Audible Plus plan. That investment has helped Audible dominate the market for years, and that's not including longstanding competition from Apple, Kobo and others. Barnes & Noble is entering a very well-established market as a relative outsider.The bookshop might not be deterred, however. Barnes & Noble chief James Daunt has been leading an e-book revival at the company that includes much-needed hardware upgrades. An audiobook service could help with that strategy by letting B&N match its competitors' core features, even if it's unlikely to topple its biggest rivals any time soon. Continue reading at 'Engadget'
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Carcanet Press is launching an audiobook series featuring recordings of poetry collections read by the authors themselves. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 14:17:40 UTC ]
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Edinburgh's latest indie The Portobello Bookshop has opened its doors to the public, with customers queuing to get in on its first day of trading. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 21:32:06 UTC ]
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Authors Jenny Eclair, Kit de Waal, Sally Gardner and Bali Rai have been made ambassadors for national audiobook charity Listening Books as it marks its 60th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 18:56:21 UTC ]
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Audible has made great strides toward cornering the coveted Thirsty Parents market today by announcing that Fleabag‘s Hot Priest Andrew Scott will be narrating an audiobook collection of Beatrix Potter stories. Well played, Audible! I don’t have any children, but you better believe that my next... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 15:30:56 UTC ]
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Audible will next month release an audiobook collection of Beatrix Potter stories, narrated by Andrew Scott. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 10:58:57 UTC ]
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Shareholders have filed two lawsuits against Barnes & Noble in a legal row over the sale as the book retailer insists the complaints "lack merit". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 16:58:40 UTC ]
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Cultural Cross Sections Dipika Mukherjee A writer travels from Chicago to a residency in rural Malaysia, where part of her novel-in-progress is set. While encountering the many living creatures who surround her and making progress on her work, she... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-07-23 13:14:38 UTC ]
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Seeing its audiobook unit sales double year-over-year, Russia's digital retailer now has a new presence in the Polish market. The post Russian Ebook and Audiobook Player LitRes Opens Sales in Poland appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-23 05:30:01 UTC ]
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Independent audiobook publisher RB Media is redoubling its politics and current events publishing with the creation of a new imprint, Kalorama Audio. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime writer A L Gaylin has recorded a fictional podcast episode in addition to the audio version of her new book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 00:16:49 UTC ]
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Scribe has snapped up Mr B's bookseller Jessica Gaitán Johannesson's debut novel in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 18:31:00 UTC ]
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A bookseller commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing by… building a giant space shuttle with egg cartons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-22 12:00:31 UTC ]
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US Bible vendor Christian Book Distributors says its acronym has become confusing for customersAfter 40 years of trading, the American Christian bookseller CBD has been forced to change its name after customers in search of a different kind of balm – the cannabis-derived compound CBD – ended up... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-07-22 11:24:23 UTC ]
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Indie press Open Pen and Newham Bookshop are joining forces to host a fundraiser for the homeless in East London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 07:47:05 UTC ]
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As library e-book issues gain urgency, the OverDrive funded effort to measure the impact of libraries on authors and publishers taps industry vet Guy LeCharles Gonzalez to take the project to the next level. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of Robert Mueller's testimony next week, the DPLA issues an upgraded free e-book edition of the Mueller Report; for a seventh straight year, digital audio sales show robust sales growth; and, the Little Free Library project hires a new executive director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We talk to Galway institution Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, which will celebrating its 30th birthday in October, and Nibbies Children’s Bookseller of the Year shortlistee, The Blessington Book Store. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 23:52:32 UTC ]
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Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook producer and retailer, announced a new feature that will allow its customers to listen to and read along with books at the same time. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-18 18:09:52 UTC ]
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Foyles bookshop has joined forces with indie publisher Jacaranda for its Twenty in 2020 initiative, celebrating black British writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 20:34:16 UTC ]
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Gardners Books has joined forces with ecommerce firm Monwell Ltd in a new partnership that will see the wholesalers take over the Guardian Bookshop account from Bertrams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 23:50:20 UTC ]
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