Audible tends to run a lot of promotions for their audiobook platform. However, many are aimed at new customers who have never signed up. The latest Audible Premium Plus trial is three months long and applies to people who had a prior subscription and cancelled it. Anyone can sign up in the US for 0.99. You have to purchase the subscription directly through Amazon. The … [Read more...] about Audible 3 month promotion works with a lapsed subscription
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Enjoy Three Months of Audible Subscription For Just $3
Amazon offers the Audible Premium Plus subscription which is one of the best things hardcore audiobook fans can have. It clearly is one of the biggest collections of audiobooks anyone can have. At $14.95 a month, it also is quite reasonably priced as well. Members are also entitled to 1 credit every month which can be used to purchase any audiobook you want. The audiobook you … [Read more...] about Enjoy Three Months of Audible Subscription For Just $3
Audible is a book library worth listening to, even for crime junkies
For just $15.00 a month, you can access Audible's complete library of audiobooks and podcasts, which includes over 22 specialized collection sections, 3 Audible original sections, and 4 main categories containing 41 subcategories. The entire library is easy to browse from the main menu. Spending countless hours looking for something to read has always been one of the biggest … [Read more...] about Audible is a book library worth listening to, even for crime junkies
What are the Prime Membership Benefits for Readers?
Amazon Prime used to mean quick and free shipping in most major countries. It has since expanded into things like prescription drugs, Prime Video, Prime Music, Grocery delivery and much more; it is honestly hard to keep track of all the benefits of paying for a subscription. What about if you like to read? What are the Prime benefits for people who read on their Kindle, … [Read more...] about What are the Prime Membership Benefits for Readers?
Audible is getting an AI-powered Uplift
Rumour has it that Amazon is testing new AI features for Audible, Amazon's voice-enhanced book reading and podcast service. The testing is being conducted with the help of US citizens using IOS and Android devices. The new features primarily focus on enhancing the search parameters, which help users find books through recommendations, tags, and categorizations. I was thrilled … [Read more...] about Audible is getting an AI-powered Uplift
Star Wars: Padawan’s Pride Available Exclusively on Audible
It is the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace, the epic science fiction film that was first released in 1999. To celebrate the occasion, Disney Books has introduced the audiobook, Star Wars: Padawan’s Pride which is going to be available exclusively on Audible. The audiobook has been written by Bryan Q. Miller, with the narration done by Kevin Kemp. The audiobook also forms … [Read more...] about Star Wars: Padawan’s Pride Available Exclusively on Audible
BookBeat Will Let You Listen to Your Favorite Audiobooks For 90 Days For Free
Here is your chance to listen to your favorite audiobooks for free. As Watford Observer reported, all that you have to do is log on to BookBeat which is offering free access to its entire catalogue of audiobooks for three months. The company hosts more than a million e-books and audiobooks covering almost all genres that you might think of. That includes the classics of yore to … [Read more...] about BookBeat Will Let You Listen to Your Favorite Audiobooks For 90 Days For Free
E-Book revenues were up 5.4% for June 2024
Digital book revenues increased by 5.4% in the United States in June 2024—the format generated 84.8 million dollars. Year-to-date e-book revenues were up 2.8% compared to the first six months of 2023, for $507.3 million. E-book revenue is finally increasing, as it has declined for the past few years. Digital audiobook sales were up 6.2% in June, reaching $79.7 million in … [Read more...] about E-Book revenues were up 5.4% for June 2024
Audiobook AI Will Never Replace Human Narrators
AI audiobooks have flooded Audible since the company announced a beta tool last year. It allowed authors to forgo paying authentic narrators and publish audiobooks using the "virtual voice." Since the platform went live, over 40,000 AI-narrated titles have flooded Audible. This was just the beginning. Audible plans to get human narrators who will volunteer to create speech … [Read more...] about Audiobook AI Will Never Replace Human Narrators
Amazon Creating AI Voice Replicas of Audible Narrators to Speed Up Audiobook Production
Amazon has hit upon a novel scheme of speeding up audiobook production. It has asked several Audible narrators to clone their voices so that the cloned voice can then be used to create new audiobooks. This, Amazon hopes will lead to the creation of more audiobooks affordably and in less time and with fewer resources. The above however is currently in the beta testing phase and … [Read more...] about Amazon Creating AI Voice Replicas of Audible Narrators to Speed Up Audiobook Production
Google Illuminate might be the future of scholarly journals and articles
Google Illuminate is a groundbreaking program that is currently in its early access phase. This innovative platform harnesses the power of AI to generate audio with two AI-generated voices engaging in a conversation, dissecting the critical points of select papers. Illuminate is currently fine-tuned for published academic papers in computer science, hinting at a potential … [Read more...] about Google Illuminate might be the future of scholarly journals and articles
From the Wizarding Archive Makes Audible Debut
From the Wizarding Archive which comprises a collection of essays penned by none other than J.K. Rowling herself is now available to listen to via Audible, the website WizardsAndWhatNot reported. Such essays offer an inside view of almost everything related to the fantasy series and are therefore of paramount importance to any die-hard Harry Potter fan. All of the essays used … [Read more...] about From the Wizarding Archive Makes Audible Debut
Apple culls 100 Employees from Apple Books and News+ Division
Apple has fired over 100 News+ and Books team employees this week. The affected people worked in Senior Vice President Eddy Cue’s services group. According to a Bloomberg report, most layoffs were on the Apple Books team, which has become less of a priority for the company, and it doesn't see it as a significant part of its services lineup. The Apple Books app has become … [Read more...] about Apple culls 100 Employees from Apple Books and News+ Division
US Publishing Revenue Generated $29.9 Billion for 2023
Publishing revenue in the United States generated 29.9 billion dollars in 2023 for books, course materials, audiobooks, and ebooks. This is a minor 0.8% decline compared to the final stated numbers for 2022. However, it is a 6.1% increase over the pre-pandemic figure of $28.2 billion in 2019. In the industry overall, digital formats accounted for 16% of all revenue for 2023, … [Read more...] about US Publishing Revenue Generated $29.9 Billion for 2023