Remember last November when author groups such as ALLi, SFWA, and The Authors Guild wrote an open letter to Amazon protesting Audible’s returns and exchange policies? We’re finally seeing some...Continue reading
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Audible Makes Tiny Change to Its Execrable Return & Royalty Policy
It seems that if multiple author groups line up against it, Amazon can be forced to make a change to it policies – just not a major change. Audible sent...Continue reading
Amazon is Actively Promoting Audiobook Exchanges as an Audible Subscription Feature
I wasn’t going to touch this story because I thought at first that the claim was an exaggeration or misinterpretation, but I was wrong. If you’ve been listening to the...Continue reading
Audible Launches Netflix-Style Audiobook Services in Spain and Italy
Just under a month ago Amazon launched a limited “all you can listen” service in the US called Audible Plus. It cost $8 per month and let you access around...Continue reading
Audible Escape is Being Shut Down on 1 November
Audible sent out an email on Tuesday, informing authors and users that it was shutting down Audible Escape subscription service. (Thanks, Isobel!) Here’s the email that was sent to authors:...Continue reading
Audible Plus Offers Unlimited Access to Exclusive Content for $8 Per Month
Amazon subsidiary Audible just announced that it is launching its third unlimited subscription audiobook service. The service is called Audible Plus, and will cost $7.95 per month. It will let...Continue reading
Blurb Acquired by Business Partner
Blurb has been acquired by Reischling Press: Reischling Press, Inc. (RPI), a pioneer in the personalized print services market, has acquired Blurb, an industry-leading e-commerce platform of print-on-demand books, magazines,...Continue reading
NetGalley Will Soon Offer Audiobook ARCs
The ARC service NetGalley has distributed ebooks for almost as long as the Kindle has been around, and soon they will also be distributing audiobooks. NetGalley announced on Twitter on...Continue reading
OverDrive to “Acquire” Part of RBmedia
Overdrive just announced they are “buying” part of RBmedia RBdigital, although given that both companies are owned by KKR, this is really more of a reorganization than an acquisition. OverDrive is...Continue reading
Audible is Retiring One of Its Older Audiobook File Formats
Earlier this week a less than reliable blog reported that Audible was “moving to an enhanced ebook format”. Unlike that blog’s “exclusive hardware leaks”, there was actually some truth to...Continue reading
The WordToEpub App Lets You Make Epub 3 eBooks in Windows
I am a big fan of tools that let you make ebooks (fun fact: none of Amazon’s Kindle creation tools qualify). I in fact have a post on ebook tools,...Continue reading
Amazon No Longer Pays Royalties on Audiobooks Redeemed With ACX Promo Codes
For the longest time now Amazon has provided authors and publishers who distributed their audiobooks though ACX with promo codes that could be given to reviewers, shared with friends, and...Continue reading
Goodreads Doesn’t Think Audiobooks are Books
Wikipedia has an ongoing problem where its more sexist editors constantly question whether a woman is “notable” enough to merit a page on the site. This is why, for example,...Continue reading
UK to End VAT on eBooks (But Not Audiobooks)
After a decade of lobbying bu authors and book publishers, the UK government announced this week that the Value Added Tax collected on the sale of ebooks would be reduced...Continue reading
IngramSpark Announces New Quality Standards for Its POD Service
IngramSpark, the self-publishing division of the book distributor Ingram Content Group, sent out an email today informing users of a new policy intended to reduce misleading and poor-quality books. IngramSpark...Continue reading