Audiobook

Amazon to Launch Audible in India in November (?)

13 June, 2018 // 0 Comments

Following three years of development, rumors are coming in that Amazon plans to launch Audible in India in November. So says The Economic Times: Amazon plans to debut its audio book and [Read More ...]

Amazon Continues to Pay Unfairly Low Royalty Rate in Audible Romance, But is Finally Letting Authors Out of the Program

22 May, 2018 // 6 Comments

Amazon still hasn't fixed the ongoing fiasco that is Audible Romance. The new royalty payments for Q2 2018 today are still unreasonably low, but on the upside Amazon has allowed some authors to [Read More ...]

Audible is Giving Away a Kindle With New Annual Membership

30 April, 2018 // 0 Comments

During Audible's early years it would frequently offer discounts or bundles that combined an MP3 player and an Audible subscription. Those bundle offers petered out over the years, although Amazon [Read More ...]

Audible Responds to Audible Romance Royalty Fiasco With Form Letters, But No Real Communication or Solutions

30 March, 2018 // 1 Comment

When Audible revealed in late February that they were going to pay a 57 cent royalty for a ten-hour audiobook in the Audible Romance subscription service, authors were understandably dismayed. This [Read More ...]

Google Adds Bookmarks, Speed Controls, and More to Audiobooks in Google Play Books App

29 March, 2018 // 0 Comments

Google rolled out an update today for its Play Books app that fixed the frustrating experience of listening to audiobooks in that app shortly after Google started selling audiobooks two months ago. [Read More ...]

Smashwords Adds Audiobook Distribution via Findaway Voice

21 March, 2018 // 0 Comments

Smashwords has partnered with audiobook distributor Findaway to help authors turn their ebooks into audiobooks via Findaway's ACX competitor, Findaway Voices. This announcement comes about 9 months [Read More ...]

Save $100 on Amazon’s New Echo & Audible Bundle

19 March, 2018 // 1 Comment

Amazon is reviving their old hardware plus Audible subscription bundles this week with a new offer on the Echo. New Audible subscribers can save $50 on an annual Audible membership and receive an [Read More ...]

Audible is Paying Inexplicable Bonuses to Authors in Audible Romance

10 March, 2018 // 3 Comments

After news broke last week Audible was paying an abysmally low royalty rate for its romance audiobook service, Audible Romance, the audiobook retailer promised to patch the problem with a bonus, but [Read More ...]

Leaked Blog Post Reveals Audible Audiobooks Returning Soon to Sonos Speakers

7 March, 2018 // 0 Comments

Sonos accidentally published a blog post yesterday that let the cat out of the bag. The post revealed that Audible support was returning to Sonos speakers after a two year absence. It’s rare to [Read More ...]

Audible Promises to Patch Sinking Audible Romance Payments With Bonuses

2 March, 2018 // 15 Comments

Authors are still reeling from the shock at how low the Audible Romance royalty rate was last quarter. While Audible has announced that they've fixed the royalty rate, they do have a bandage they [Read More ...]

Authors Flee Audible’s Romance Subscription Over the Ridiculously Low Royalty Rate

28 February, 2018 // 21 Comments

When Audible launched Audible Romance last November, authors were thrilled at the idea that there was now a Kindle Unlimited for audiobooks where subscribers could pay a flat monthly fee and listen [Read More ...]

Google’s Support for Audiobooks is Frustrating and Disappointing

26 January, 2018 // 3 Comments

Google started selling audiobooks several days ago. If you haven't tried them yet, that is okay because you are better off avoiding Google in favor of a retailer that cares about selling audiobooks [Read More ...]

Knock Me Over with a Feather, Google Play Now Sells Audiobooks

23 January, 2018 // 3 Comments

Google has expanded its lackluster effort to sell books to include audiobooks as well as ebooks. Read more." Every year it’s one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions. But with all the time [Read More ...]

Google to Sell Audiobooks, Teases 50% Off Your First Purchase in Leaked Banner

20 January, 2018 // 3 Comments

Back in November I brought you the news that Google was looking at selling audiobooks in Google Play, and now it appears the launch is imminent. 9to5Google reports that a last night a banner for the [Read More ...]

HarperCollins Accidentally Makes Good Business Decision With New Vinyl Audiobook Series

19 January, 2018 // 2 Comments

HarperCollins has just made a smart business decision, only for the wrong reasons. PW reports they have started pressing audiobooks on vinyl records: Following successful vinyl record releases by Amy [Read More ...]

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