Lessons learned from promoting audiobooks: what works?

With the audio market on the rise Miriam Robinson looks at what publishers are doing in the space. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador to Reissue the Works of Roberto Bolaño Starting in September

Beginning this fall, Picador will reissue the majority of Chilean author Roberto Bolaño’s catalog in English translations in a "major repackaging program," starting with 'By Night in Chile,' 'The Return,' and 'Antwerp.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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U.S. Audiobook Sales Hit $2 Billion in 2024

The audiobook market in the United States is steadily growing, the Audio Publishers Association reports, with revenue increasing by 9% to $2 billion in 2023 and 38% of American adults having listened to an audiobook in the last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Survey Finds Spotify Audiobooks Popular, but Compensation Questions Remain

As part of its efforts to force Spotify to be more transparent about how it pays authors, the Coalition of Concerned Creators commissioned a survey to discover how audiobook listeners felt about the service. It found mixed results. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Writing is lonely work but connecting with other novelists on zoom keeps me motivated | Jodi Wilson

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Reddit tops ranking of best digital media owner to work with

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Bonnier Books UK Joins Spotify’s Audiobooks Offer

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10 New Audiobooks for Spring 2024

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6 of the Best Free Audiobook Apps

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6 of the Best Free Audiobook Apps To Curl Up With

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“I Enjoy It Somethin’ Terrible.” Studs Terkel Talks to Babe Secoli About Her Work as a Supermarket Checker

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Less Travel, More Hybrid Work Among Most Popular Book Business Sustainability Options

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The Guardian view on audiobooks: a growing market that asks existential questions | Editorial

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UK audiobook downloads up 17% last year, Publishers Association data shows

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Audible to turn all seven of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books into full-cast audiobooks

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