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EARS Aims to Streamline Global Audiobook Production

By Ed Nawotka | 10/29/2024 @ 09:00AM

The new cloud-based software platform, founded by Spanish-language audiobook industry veteran Juliana Rueda Gutierrez, offers an audiobook production option that integrates management, recording, and quality control into a single interface.
Spotify Expands Audiobooks to France and the Benelux Countries

By Ed Nawotka | 10/15/2024 @ 09:00AM

Spotify has expanded its audiobook service to four new non-English speaking markets: France, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The localized catalog includes 15,000 titles in French and 15,000 in Dutch and Flemish.
How Does a Graphic Novel Become an Audiobook?

By Jay Gabler | 09/11/2024 @ 12:00PM

Translating image to sound is a difficult task, but a necessary one for some readers. The team behind the audiobook adaptation of Darrin Bell's acclaimed 2023 graphic novel 'The Talk' explains how it's done.
ACX Testing AI Program to Replicate Narrators Voices

By Jim Milliot | 09/09/2024 @ 09:00AM

Under the initiative, narrators will be able submit a sample voice recording for free to ACX, which will turn it into a replica of the participant’s own voice.
Spotify Audiobooks Partners with Norton for Richard Powers Audiobook

By Ed Nawotka | 08/15/2024 @ 09:00AM

Spotify Audiobooks has partnered with W. W. Norton to produce and release the audiobook of Richard Powers's new novel 'Playground,' to be published on September 24. Spotify Audiobooks has been producing 10-15 titles monthly.
PRH Audio Opens Applications for Fifth Narrator Mentorship Session

By Ed Nawotka | 08/13/2024 @ 09:00AM

Penguin Random House Audio has opened the application process for the fifth session of its narrator mentorship program, which aims to increase diversity and inclusion within the audiobook industry.
Spotify Adds 1,000 Audiobooks from 100 Publishers Distributed by Ingram

By Ed Nawotka | 07/26/2024 @ 09:00AM

Spotify will now offer more than 1,000 audiobooks from some 100 publishers distributed by Ingram Content Group, including Europa Editions, Milkweed Editions, G&D Media, Bard Press, and New Society Publishers, among others.
RBmedia Agrees to Acquire Dreamscape Media

By Jim Milliot | 07/10/2024 @ 07:00AM

The pending acquisition of Dreamscape will add more than 7,000 titles to RBmedia's catalog, giving the audiobook publishing giant more depth in such genres as mystery/thriller and romance.
Wonderbook Catalog Hits 1,000

| 06/10/2024 @ 07:00AM

Playaway Products’ Wonderbook read-along catalog just hit 1,000 titles—and the company is celebrating the huge milestone. (Sponsored)
Survey Finds Spotify Audiobooks Popular, but Compensation Questions Remain

By Jim Milliot and John Maher | 06/03/2024 @ 10:30AM

As part of its efforts to force Spotify to be more transparent about how it pays authors, the Coalition of Concerned Creators commissioned a survey to discover how audiobook listeners felt about the service. It found mixed results.
U.S. Audiobook Sales Hit $2 Billion in 2024

By Ed Nawotka | 06/03/2024 @ 09:00AM

The audiobook market in the United States is steadily growing, the Audio Publishers Association reports, with revenue increasing by 9% to $2 billion in 2023 and 38% of American adults having listened to an audiobook in the last year.
Dreamscape's Audiobook Program Expands Its Ambit

By Ed Nawotka | 03/21/2024 @ 09:00AM

A shift of focus on libraries to retail channels and an aggressive acquisition of new titles—including, recently, works by John LeCarré and Jon Fosse—led to nearly $30 million in revenue in 2023, a 39% jump for the Ohio-based audiobook publisher.
Disney Veteran Michael Paull Named RBmedia CEO

By John Maher | 03/20/2024 @ 09:00AM

RBmedia has appointed Michael Paull, former president of Disney's direct-to-consumer business, as its new chief executive officer, following what the company called “another year of record-breaking growth” in 2023.
Brandon Sanderson Says Deal with Audible Is in the Works

By Ed Nawotka | 03/07/2024 @ 09:00AM

After calling Amazon's Audible "very bad for authors" last year and opting not to sell his self-published books on the platform, Brandon Sanderson said this week that he has negotiated more favorable terms, potentially setting a precedent for authors going forward.
Bono's 'Surrender' Wins Audiobook of the Year at 2024 Audie Awards

By Sophia Stewart | 03/04/2024 @ 09:00PM

At the 29th annual Audies, presented by the Audio Publishers Association and held in Los Angeles on March 4, winners across 27 categories were announced. The night's biggest honor, Audiobook of the Year, went to 'Surrender,' written and narrated by Bono.
Spotify Reports ‘Exponential’ Audiobook Growth

By Andrew Albanese | 02/02/2024 @ 07:00PM

Spotify teases the early results of its new audiobook streaming service.
'AudioFile' Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2023

By John Maher | 11/29/2023 @ 10:30AM

The bimonthly magazine, which covers and reviews audiobooks, has named its Best Audiobooks of 2023.
Apple Books Names 2023 Bestsellers, Launches 'Year in Review' Feature

By Sophia Stewart | 11/28/2023 @ 09:00AM

A new feature on Apple Books gives users Spotify Wrapped–style insights into their reading habits in 2023—a year in which Jack Carr, Prince Harry, Britney Spears, and Rebecca Yarros topped the Apple Books charts.
Kindle Direct Publishing Will Beta Test Virtual Voice–Narrated Audiobooks

By Jim Milliot | 11/01/2023 @ 10:55AM

Amazon's self-publishing arm has begun a beta test on technology allowing KDP authors to produce audiobook versions of their e-books using virtual voice narration. The audiobooks will be available wherever Audible titles are sold.
The Next Big Idea Is Audio

By Jim Milliot | 06/02/2023 @ 07:00PM

When the Next Big Idea Club launched in 2018, the centerpiece of its offerings was a box subscription. It still offers that service, but the company has shifted gears, now operating as an “audio-first company.”

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