Focus on Audio 2013: All Our Coverage

In the Studio with Recorded Books: Focus on Audio 2013

At Recorded Books, an audiobook publishing company with seven in-house recording studios in New York City, director Abigail McCue sits at her computer and tells narrator and actor Barbara Rosenblat that her jacket is, ahem, noisy.

Aural Sex: The Rise in Audiobook Erotica: Focus on Audio 2013

We know that people are willing to take that extra step and go for something that’s a little more, dare I say, hardcore,” says Michele Cobb, vice-president of sales and marketing at the new audiobook erotica imprint Insatiable Press.

A Torrent of Titles: Focus on Audio 2013

John Nesco, director of operations for audiobook publisher Tantor Media, has been very busy.

Audible Makes Upgrades

Audible has made several updates to the Audible player for iOS, extending the existing app’s natively supported devices to include iPad, iPad2, and new iPad Mini, while also enhancing the app’s performance for the iPhone.

Dreamscape Acquires Nutmeg Media

Audiobook publisher Dreamscape has acquired Nutmeg Media a book to video firm, and will immediately begin sales, marketing, and distribution of the entire Nutmeg catalog of 107 book-based children’s video titles.

Janis Ian and Audible Win Grammy

Audible Studios has received its first-ever Grammy Award for its production of Janis Ian's memoir, Society's Child: My Autobiography. The audiobook of Society’s Child, in which Ian performs every song she references in the course of her narration, was three years in the making and recorded entirely live.

Big Increase in ACX Audio Production

Audible announced that Audiobook Creation Exchange—the company’s online audiobook rights marketplace and production platform—produced ten times as many audiobooks in 2012 than it did ing 2011, its debut year.

The 2012 Listen-Up Awards

With another year gone, we can look back at the amazing crop of audiobooks from 2012 and find a little something for everyone.

Brilliance Audio Enters Print and E-book Market with New Imprint

Another audiobook publisher is getting into the print and e-book business. Brilliance Audio will begin publishing hardcover, trade paperbacks and e-book originals next year under the Grand Harbor Press imprint.

Baker & Taylor Teams with Findaway to Launch Acoustik Audiobooks

Baker & Taylor this week announced a partnership with Findaway World (creators of Playaway) to launch Acoustik—a new mobile platform to enable consumers to buy and download digital audiobooks on their mobile devices.

Audiobook Market Webcast Set for December 11

PW's audio reviews editor Adam Boretz host an exciting panel of industry experts to discuss how trends and consumer purchasing decisions change how audiobook publishers deliver and market their books to consumers. Joining him on the panel for this interactive live webcast are: Michele Cobb, vice president of sales and marketing, AudioGO; John Goodwin, president, Galaxy Press; Steve Smith, publisher, Oasis Audio. This live webcast discussion starts at 2 p.m. Eastern this Tuesday, December 11th.  To Join the live webcast, click here.

Aha and Podiobooks to Deliver In-Vehicle Streaming Audiobooks

Drivers will soon be able to listen to streaming on-demand audiobooks in their vehicles thanks to a new partnership between Aha by Harman, the provider of audio and infotainment products, and Podiobooks.com, which has a large collection of free serialized online audiobooks.

OverDrive Adds Audiobook Streaming

Digital distributor OverDrive plans to update its audiobook download services to allow users instant access to titles, the company announced Wednesday. Starting later this year, streaming audiobooks from OverDrive will be available on smartphones, tablets, and computers.

BEA 2012: Tina Fey's 'Bossypants' Wins Big at 17th Annual Audie Awards

Tina Fey's Bossypants was named Audiobook of the Year and Allan Wolf's The Watch that Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic won the award for Distinguished Achievement in Production last night at the 17th annual Audies Gala in New York City.

Behind the Audiobook Scenes with Celebrity Readers

How Johnny Depp ended up narrating the audiobook of Keith Richards' memoir, and other stories of A-listers landing in the recording studio.

Extras! Extras! Audio Publishers Deliver: Focus on Audio 2012

Whereas print books allow the reader the familiar heft of a novel, minimal eye strain, and the chance to inspire literary Missed Connections on Craigslist, and e-books offer a lightweight way to download up to 3,500 titles lightning fast and read everything from e-Fifty Shades of Grey to e-Think Like a Man without attracting undue attention, audiobooks aim for a different niche in the market.

How Chef Marcus Samuelsson Records an Audiobook

Celebrated chef Marcus Samuelsson can cook a chicken 200 different ways, but how does he take the heat of recording his memoir? We go into the studio to find out.

Audiobooks.com Launches Cloud-Based Subscription Service

Starting today Audiobooks.com is offering subscribers access thousands of audio book titles in the cloud. The subscription service, which is compatible with Internet-enabled smartphones and PCs, including the iPhone and Android smartphones, uses proprietary cloudmark sync technology.

The 2011 Listen-Up Awards

It was another great year for audiobooks. Who could forget Tina Fey’s hilarious reading of her memoir, Bossypants? Or Samuel L. Jackson’s now famous narration of Adam Mansbach’s Go the F**K to Sleep? Here are the best of the best.