Audiobooks continue to be the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and everyone is benefiting. Listeners are finding that most of the new books that come out are getting the audio treatment and publishers are redoubling their efforts for their backlist by notable authors. This report is going to look at a few … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Global Audiobook Report for 2019
Audiobook News
Kobo is releasing a new e-reader on Mother’s Day with Audiobook support
Kobo is working on new e-reader that will have audiobook support via Bluetooth. Kobo audiobooks can be purchased on a per title basis, but the platform also offers a subscription system for a monthly fee and it also comes with a 30-day free trial period. Customers will get one credit a month with their subscription and … [Read more...] about Kobo is releasing a new e-reader on Mother’s Day with Audiobook support
Boxing Week Deals on Audiobooks
Many audiobook retailers are heavily discounting a number of titles until the end of the year and most will continue to offer savings until the first week of January. If you are looking to kill some time and listen to a great audiobook, here are all of the known deals. This post will be constantly updated with new … [Read more...] about Boxing Week Deals on Audiobooks
Bookbeat is quietly taking on Audible and Scribd
Bookbeat is an unlimited subscription service for audiobooks. They primarily operate in Europe and the majority of their customers are located in Scandinavia and the United Kingdom. It costs £12.90 per month to subscribe and unlike Scribd, they do not throttle their users if they read too many books or listen to a … [Read more...] about Bookbeat is quietly taking on Audible and Scribd
Apple is giving away 6 free audiobooks read by celebrities
Apple iBooks is giving away six free audiobooks to keep people entertained during the holiday seasons. All of these titles are classics and in the public domain. Many of the audiobooks are read by Kate Beckinsale, Kelsey Grammer, Karen Gillan and Tituss Burgess.The audiobooks can be accessed by the iBooks app or … [Read more...] about Apple is giving away 6 free audiobooks read by celebrities
Findaway Voices gives authors a 45% Audiobook royalty with Apple iBooks
Apple iBooks sells both audiobooks and ebooks through their app for iOS. This is pretty well the only way you can make in-app purchases on the iPad and iPhone, since most other companies do not want to give Apple a piece of every sale that they make. Findaway Voices is a relatively new platform that launched in July of … [Read more...] about Findaway Voices gives authors a 45% Audiobook royalty with Apple iBooks
Get 2 months of Audible Membership for $1.90
Living Social is running a promotion for an Audible subscription. The $1.90 fee will give you access to one free audiobook per month and is available for new members or people who have cancelled their account. If you feel like purchasing an audiobook, once your credits expire, you will save 30% off à la carte … [Read more...] about Get 2 months of Audible Membership for $1.90
Amazon Kindle Audible Bundle is now available
Amazon has just released a new bundle for the Kindle Paperwhite 4, called the Audible Bundle. The e-reader comes with a pair of wireless headphones and a three month subscription to Audible for $139 for the 8GB Kindle and $169 for the 32GB version.The listing on Amazon does not mention any of the tech specs of … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Audible Bundle is now available
These are the top audiobooks and ebooks of the year from Google Play
Google Play is a recent entrant in the audiobook space, they only got involved in it earlier this year. They have been selling ebooks a lot longer than that and are one of the more entrenched players in the industry, primarily due to the bookstore being pre-loaded on millions of Android devices. If do business with … [Read more...] about These are the top audiobooks and ebooks of the year from Google Play
Listen to audiobooks? Here are the Top Bestseller Lists and Review Sites
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in publishing, but it is hard to find resources. Hardly anyone is reviewing them on a regular basis and it is difficult to know what new titles are coming out or if the narration is any good. In order to assist audiobook lovers, Good e-Reader would like to review our resources … [Read more...] about Listen to audiobooks? Here are the Top Bestseller Lists and Review Sites
Wiley will be creating hundreds of new audiobooks
Wiley specializes in academic and business related ebooks. The company currently has over 2,000 audiobooks that are primarily sold through Audible, although other retailers only account for a small percentage of sales. Wiley has just ironed out a distribution deal with RBMedia and will be creating 650 audiobooks over … [Read more...] about Wiley will be creating hundreds of new audiobooks
Good e-Reader is now available on Amazon Alexa
Good e-Reader is now available as a Flash Briefing on Amazon Alexa. This includes the Alexa app for Android and iOS, in addition to the Echo line of smart speakers. Alexa will read all of the latest headlines and the news articles, which is ideal if you prefer the audio editions of our stories.Getting started with … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader is now available on Amazon Alexa