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Audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment in publishing. Learn all about audiobook news. Spotify Audiobooks, Audible, B&N Audiobooks and many more.

How to listen to Dolby Atmos audiobook titles on Audible

Audible recently announced it has teamed up with Dolby Laboratories which will…

Latest Audible update makes iOS 15.5 the minimum needed to run the app

Audible has come up with a new update for iOS users which…

Nielsen BookData reports slight decline in e-book sales in the UK in 2022, audiobook growth slows

Nielsen BookData’s Consumer 2022 presentation at the London Transport Museum has revealed…
Audiobook narrators fear Apple uses their voice

Audiobook Narrators and Authors Fear Apple Using Their Voices to Train AI

Spotify’s audiobook narrators and authors became angry after learning of a clause…

Kobo Plus e-book and audiobook subscription service launched in the US and the UK

Kobo has announced the launch of its Kobo Plus subscription service in…

TuneIn now has audiobooks after first introducing podcasts

Before music and podcast app Spotify introduced audiobooks, audiobook service Audible first…

Storytel acquires the audiobook division of Finnish bookstore chain Suomalainen Kirjakauppa

Storytel has announced via a press release the acquisition of the audiobook…

Artificial Intelligence Recreates the Voice of Late Voice Actor Kenji Utsumi for Sony Audiobook App

On Wednesday, YOMIBITO Plus, a new audiobook app from Sony Music Entertainment,…

Audible is now playing advertisements in audiobooks

Audible is launching something very controversial, and other audiobook providers might follow…

Big Tree audiobook to be narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep

  A leading company in the field of children’s publications, education, and…

An Audiobook Platform is Launched by the Draga Group in Poland

Bergen-based Draga develops audiobook platforms for European publishers and at least one…

Demand for Spanish Audiobooks Increases

The Spanish audio market has had continuous double-digit yearly sales growth over…

Did you know Pedro Pascal narrated an audiobook?

The year 2023 has come to be known as Pedro Pascal’s year.…

Audible is adding Dolby Atmos to Podcasts and Originals

Audible has announced that they are introducing Dolby Atmos support for podcasts…

Spotify is selling audiobooks in Canada

Spotify started selling audiobooks late last year. Customers buy them from the…

What are the best Audiobook alternatives to Audible?

Audible is the most popular site in most of the Western world…

US ebook sales increased by 3.7% in January, 2023

Digital book sales in the United States had a modest increase in…

Audiobook Usage Increased by 70% in 2022

The percentage of Americans 12 and older who have listened to internet…

Libro.fm is expanding their audiobook store to Australia and the UK

Libro.fm is not a very popular audiobook store, but it has a…

The number of Spotify listeners has reached half a billion with the ability to preview music, podcasts and audiobooks

As its monthly active listenership topped 500 million, Spotify Technology SA announced…

The Best Audible Audiobooks for March, 2023

This month, several new audiobooks have hit the market, and the Good…

It does not seem likely that audiobook advertisements will be phased out any time soon

As you commute on your daily commute, listening to a captivating audiobook…

How human voice artists inadvertently contributed to Apple and Spotify developing AI synthetic voice

The rapid advancement in the field of artificial intelligence has made it…