Sales Skyrocket at Libro.fm and Bookshop.org

As a result of the coronavirus crisis, sales at digital audiobook store Libro.fm and online bookstore Bookshop.org have soared. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Read This Dark Mystery Set in Appalachia

Whether you’re a print reader or audiobook listener, this family drama-laden dark Appalachian mystery is a must read. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-04-16 10:30:00 UTC ]
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PW Bookstore of the Year 2025 Finalist: Ballast Book Company

At the Bremerton, Wash.–based bookstore, community building is the top priority. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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8 Great Mystery Series to Listen to on Audio

Pop on your headphones and immerse yourself in these excellent audiobook mystery series. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-04-11 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Spotify Opens French and Dutch Audiobook Production

Touting an investment of €1 million, Spotify builds on its French and Benelux audiobook operations to open a new production initiative. The post Spotify Opens French and Dutch Audiobook Production appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-11 08:01:49 UTC ]
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Ingram’s Lightning Source Sharjah Partners With Saudi Arabia’s Rushd

The Sharjah SPC Free Zone-based Ingram Lightning Source installation opens a collaboration with Saudi Arabia's Rushd Bookstore program. The post Ingram’s Lightning Source Sharjah Partners With Saudi Arabia’s Rushd appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-10 22:32:33 UTC ]
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London Book Fair: An Audiobook Update From Audible

Audible's Lee Jarit spoke at London Book Fair, describing the company's market gains and ACX's operations. The post London Book Fair: An Audiobook Update From Audible appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-03-19 19:07:05 UTC ]
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The London Bookstore Just Named the Most Popular in the Entire World

The most popular bookstore in the world, an aspirational lifetime reading plan, and more of the day's top book news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-03-18 18:30:00 UTC ]
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Spotify, Touting Audiobook Growth, Expands Its Reach to Self-Published Authors

The streaming giant has launched a short-form audiobook publishing program for self-published genre fiction authors, following reports of nearly tripling its catalog growth over the past year by attracting younger listeners to its platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Greenlight Bookstore Ratifies New Union Contract

Union employees at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn have ratified a new contract that guarantees annual pay raises and provides more benefits that are designed to reduce turnover and reward skills developed on the job. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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First Day Sales Lift Barnes & Noble Education

Revenue rose 2.1% in the third quarter at B&NE, with the college bookstore turning a net loss last year into a profit in the most recent period. Still, long term profitability remains elusive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Most Popular Publishing News of the Week

New Harper Lee short stories coming this fall, a day in the life of an audiobook narrator, the It Books of March, and more news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-03-09 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Libro.fm Reports a Surge in Subscribers

Audiobook subscription service Libro.fm reported 275% growth in new monthly memberships this February, compared to the same period in 2024. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A Day in the Life of an Audiobook Narrator

How an audiobook narrator does their work, the art of understanding Colson Whitehead, and a hot new imprint's first releases. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-03-05 16:00:00 UTC ]
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‘My Name Is Barbra’ Wins Audiobook of the Year at 2025 Audie Awards

At the 30th annual Audies, presented by the Audio Publishers Association and held in New York City on March 4, winners across 28 categories were announced. Barbra Streisand’s memoir took home the night's biggest honor, Audiobook of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Remember This

The young woman—young, though nearly forty—stood with her head bent slightly toward the window of McNally Jackson bookstore on Prince Street. She had stopped mid-stride, was on her way somewhere—was, in fact, late—and to see her father’s image in a bookstore window was not anymore such a new... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-03-03 09:18:50 UTC ]
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The Things We Learned in the Fire: On the Destruction (and Rebirth) of a Bookstore

On July 30th, 2024, East Bay Booksellers in Oakland, California was completely destroyed by a fire. The bookstore (previously DIESEL, a Bookstore) had been in that location for thirty years. In the months that followed, its owner, Brad Johnson, began keeping a journal of thoughts. What follows... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-02-26 13:46:45 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: February 26, 2025

Andrea Barrett on why writing fresh historical fiction means more than cosplaying the past. | Lit Hub Craft Bookstore owner Brad Johnson reflects on the total destruction, by fire, of East Bay Booksellers (and its rebirth!). | Lit Hub Bookstores Michael Hiltzik on how California made Ronald... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-02-26 11:30:54 UTC ]
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Writer quits Society of Authors over union’s ‘betrayal’ of Jerusalem bookshop raided by Israeli police

Matthew Teller, whose books include Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, said the society’s response to the event which saw two leading booksellers detained was ‘an abject failure’A writer has left the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest after the UK’s largest writers’ body made a statement on a recent... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-02-20 17:34:09 UTC ]
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