S&S releases Graham Swift backlist in audio

Simon & Schuster UK has released a selection of titles from Graham Swift's backlist in audio for the first time.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 14:47:37 UTC ]
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Audio download chart, June 2016: Hawkins' train still on track

Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Random House) just keeps on rolling. The number one audio download title in June has racked up three consecutive months at the top, and four overall, after originally cresting the chart in July 2015. The audio download chart’s followers will recall that The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Patrick Ness novel Release coming next year

A new novel by Patrick Ness, entitled Release, will be published by Walker Books in May 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Second 'Podcast Upfront,' IAB Hopes Brands Will Buy Into Audio Advertising

Buoyed by the success of popular podcasts like Serial and This American Life, the Interactive Advertising Bureau is hosting its second annual Podcast Upfront this fall to bring together publishers, advertisers and agencies. Twelve media and podcast companies (up from eight last year) will... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Club Hangs With All the Single Ladies

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Eligible, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fall 2016 Audio Announcements

The big audiobooks of fall include titles from John le Carré, Jacqueline Woodson, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible Unveils Short Form Audio Streaming Service

In a move that further expands the Amazon subsidiary's reach beyond the audiobook market, Audible has unveiled an on-demand, unlimited listening service called Channels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4 light, breezy audio books for summer

This month's audiobook are light, breezy, and humorous – in other words, vacation-style reads. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Thinner, lighter' £59 Kindle released

Amazon has launched its latest, “most affordable” Kindle, which is marketed as being thinner, lighter and with twice the memory as the previous generation for the same price of £59.99. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marketers Are Slowly Experimenting With Audio in Their Snapchat and Facebook Videos

For the past year or so, Facebook has conditioned advertisers and publishers to create video that can be understood without sound, as more clips that play automatically (and silently) when users scroll fill news feeds. With 100 million hours of video viewed every day and the explosion of... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony to Release PlayStation 4-Compatible VR Headset in October

Sony shares reversed declines in Tokyo trading after the company announced a release date for its virtual-reality headset and unveiled exclusive games for the PlayStation 4 console, including Batman and Spider-Man titles.The PlayStation VR will go on sale in the U.S. on Oct. 13 with 50 titles... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Val McDermid to release 30th novel

Scottish crime writer Val McDermid is publishing her 30th novel, a suspenseful thriller called Out of Bounds, with Little, Brown this August. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Is Eligible

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Eligible, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Verlag Releases First List of Titles in Germany

Penguin Verlag, an imprint of Random House Germany, aims to be a dominant trade and paperback book publisher with its first catalogue of 64 titles. The post Penguin Verlag Releases First List of Titles in Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers give mixed reviews so far to Google AMP

It's been three months since Google launched Accelerated Mobile Pages, its fast-loading article pages initiative, and publishers are giving mixed it reviews. Pages are loading faster, but some are seeing little traffic benefit. “I would love to see more widespread adoption,” said Slate vice... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette releases New Star Soccer app ahead of Euros

Hachette has launched a football-themed app based on the BAFTA-winning and multi-million selling game New Star Soccer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top-Selling Audio Downloads in 2016

To provide a picture of what’s doing well in the hot-as-ever digital download arena, several publishers shared with us their top-selling digital audio titles for the year to date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audio download chart, April 2016: Train is the top track

Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Random House) has supplanted Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Pottermore) at the top of April’s Audible Audio Download Chart, claiming only its second month at number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Audio Drove 2015 Sales Gains

Led by a 34% increase in sales of digital audio, sales of audiobooks rose 20% in 2015 over 2014, to an estimated $1.78 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown to release YA version of The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown is set to release an abridged version of his hit book The Da Vinci Code aimed at the Young Adult market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA take on Da Vinci Code to be released

An abridged version of Dan Brown's best-selling book The Da Vinci Code is to be published for young adults, his publisher announces. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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