Publishers’ Audiobook Sales Increased 24% in 2018
The Audio Publishers Association released the results of a survey yesterday that showed audiobook sales for a limited group of publishers totaled $940 million in 2018, up...Continue reading
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Audible Launches Fix for SF, Fantasy Audiobooks
I have probably told you this once or twice, but one reason I don't listen to audiobooks is the authors I like to read often use...Continue reading
Amazon Prime Subscribers Can Get One Year of Audible for $119, and Add an Echo Hockey Puck for $0.99
Amazon has a deal right on a one-year Audible subscription, and it's only available to Prime subscribers. Amazon Prime subscribers who do not currently have an...Continue reading
POD Giveth, and POD Taketh Away (Piracy)
About four years back I uncovered a massive textbook piracy operation running unchecked in Createspace. Enterprising scammers were stealing dozens of digital textbooks, then pirating them...Continue reading
Audible Renames Audible Romance Package as “Audible Escape”
Audible launched its Netflix-style subscription service in late 2017, the focus was strictly on romance audiobooks. Now it is beginning to look like Audible will be...Continue reading
Pokemon Manga Titles Now Available Through OverDrive
Overdrive announced on Tuesday that Pokemon digital graphic novels are now available for libraries to purchase through Overdrive. Patrons and students of participating public libraries and schools...Continue reading
Couple Accused of Stealing $10k in Textbooks from College Bookstore
A pair of thieves have been arrested on the charge of stealing $10,000 worth of textbooks from Fayetteville Technical Community College, which is located in North...Continue reading
Findaway Launches Wonderbook, a Hybrid Print-Digital Audiobook Player
Cleveland-based Findaway gets most of its attention on this blog for its audiobook distribution (as well as services like Chirp) but in the library market it...Continue reading
Google Play Books 5.1.9 Adds Audiobook Download Quality Settings, Custom Skip Duration Settings
When Google started selling audiobooks last January, the Play Books Android app made the experience so frustrating that only masochists would try it more than twice....Continue reading
Audible Settles Several More Class Action Lawsuits
A little over two years ago Audible was hit with several class action lawsuits that alleged that the Amazon subsidiary had engaged in bait-and-switch tactics and...Continue reading
B&N Press Now Offers eBook Coupon Codes
B&N Press continues to add features, lending credence to rumors about an impending sale of the Nook division. I just got an email from B&N, informing...Continue reading
What is the Appeal of Audiobooks?
Last week's launch of Bookbub's new audiobook deals site, Chirp, inspired me to give audiobooks another try. I love deals (who doesn't) and I wanted to...Continue reading
Bookbub Branches Out, Now Offers Audiobook Deals in Partnership with Findaway
Bookbub has launched a new deals service to sell publisher audiobooks. On Tuesday they announced they had partnered with Findaway to launch Chirp, a site where...Continue reading
Marvel Comics Now Available via OverDrive Marketplace
Overdrive announced on Monday that it had expanded the availability of its comics selection. With Avengers: Endgame hitting theaters in a few weeks and Black Panther & Into the Spider-Verse winning...Continue reading
Seven Places to Listen to Free Audiobooks
The internet is overflowing with nearly as many free audiobooks as ebooks. There are dozens if not hundreds of sites with free audiobooks, and I have...Continue reading