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Championing Independent Audiobook Distribution: PW Talks with the Cofounders of InAudio

By Ed Nawotka | 08/21/2025 @ 09:40AM

Former Findaway executives Ralph Lazaro and Blake Squires discuss the launch of InAudio, an independent audiobook distribution platform serving retailers, libraries, publishers, and self-published authors.
Everand Adds ‘Deluxe’ Subscription Tier

By Ed Nawotka | 08/20/2025 @ 09:00AM

Scribd’s digital reading platform is now offering a $28.99 monthly subscription tier, in addition to its Standard and Premium tiers, that offers readers access to five “premium” books and audiobooks each month.
Digital Solutions in India 2025: Offering More Accessible and Agile Digital Solutions

by Teri Tan | 08/08/2025 @ 07:00PM

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Digital Solutions in India 2025: Westchester Publishing Services on AI and More

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Digital Solutions in India 2025: Leveraging AI and ML at Lumina Datamatics

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Digital Solutions in India 2025: Enhancing Efficiency and Service at Lapiz Digital

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Digital Solutions in India 2025: All Our Coverage

by Teri Tan | 08/08/2025 @ 07:00PM

Vendors in India are combining robust processes, innovative technologies, and intuitive workflows to provide dynamic and inclusive content for publishers and consumers. (Sponsored)
Wiley Partners with Anthropic on AI Integration for Scholarly Research

By Ed Nawotka | 07/09/2025 @ 11:00AM

Wiley will collaborate with Anthropic on a pilot project to integrate academic and scholarly research into its AI with the aim of establishing best practices around accurate and consistent citations.
Four Years After Buying It for $440 Million, Kakao to Shutter Radish Fiction

By Ed Nawotka | 07/08/2025 @ 10:00AM

Korea’s Kakao Entertainment acquired mobile-first serialized fiction platform Radish Fiction for $440 million in 2021, but after writing down much of that investment and facing a slowing market, the company plans to close the platform at the end of 2025.
Everand Acquires Online Book Club Platform Fable

By Ed Nawotka | 06/10/2025 @ 09:00AM

Everand, the online e-book and audiobook subscription service and subsidiary of Scribd, has acquired the social reading and book club app Fable, which has three million users and hosts more than 100,000 book clubs.
Amazon Cuts Jobs in Book Division

By John Maher | 06/06/2025 @ 10:00AM

The e-tail giant has laid off an undisclosed number of employees in its Books division, adding that fewer than 100 roles were affected. The cuts include roles in Amazon’s Kindle unit and at book review platform Goodreads.
Ingram Adds AI Tools to iD Advertising Platform

By Ed Nawotka | 05/29/2025 @ 10:00AM

Ingram Content Group has added AI-powered ad copy generation and automated image creation tools to its Ingram iD advertising platform, which it says has access to four million active book buyers.
Audible Expands Catalog with AI Narration and Translation Services

By Ed Nawotka | 05/13/2025 @ 09:30AM

Audible is now offering AI-powered narration and production services to select audiobook publishers, with AI translation services to launch in beta later this year.
The Audiobook Business Learns to Embrace AI

By Ed Nawotka | 03/25/2025 @ 09:00AM

At a panel at this year’s London Book Fair, executives from Bookwire, Hachette, and Storytel examined AI’s impact on the audiobook market, opportunities the technology could create, and concerns over rights management and compensation.
Created by Humans AI Rights Platform Launches for Authors

By Ed Nawotka | 01/14/2025 @ 09:00AM

The startup, launched by Scribd cofounder Trip Adler, has unveiled its AI rights licensing platform for authors, which allows for the licensing of AI training rights and reference rights.
Rebind Reimagines Classic Literature with AI Enhancement

By Ed Nawotka | 10/31/2024 @ 10:00AM

The new enhanced e-book platform launched with five titles, including 'Dubliners' and 'The Great Gatsby,' that offer expert video commentary and an AI chatbot users can query. Plans are to publish two new titles per month.
Scribd to Launch Credit-Based Model, Expand Big Five Partnerships

By Ed Nawotka | 10/30/2024 @ 09:00AM

Scribd is ending its unlimited model and implementing credit-based subscriptions for its Everand reading platform, offering one title monthly for $11.99 or three for $16.99, and adding bestsellers from all Big Five publishers to an expanded catalog.
Empowering Publishers Through Innovation and Investment at Virtusales

By Teri Tan | 10/14/2024 @ 07:00PM

BiblioFlow, a project focused on streamlining assets and metadata through an intuitive UI to increase efficiency and improve user experience, is set to take center stage at Virtusales Publishing Solutions at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.
Changing the Game for Publishers Big and Small at KNK Software

By Teri Tan | 10/11/2024 @ 07:00PM

This year, KNK is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the North American market, and to mark this milestone, the company is giving back to the industry that has been integral to its success.

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