VKontakte is the largest social networking website in Russia and it has over 97 million monthly users. The company is planning on launching a new audiobook service sometime in the next month or two and it will have over 10,000 titles at launch. The project, publishers say, has high importance at VKontakte and will be based on the VK Apps mobile platform.Those with … [Read more...] about VK is launching a new audiobook platform
Audiobook News
Association of American Publishers files a lawsuit against Audible
Audible is planning on launching a new feature called Audible Captions, that will convert audiobooks to text, giving people a chance to read the audiobook, as it is being played. Ever since the company first announced the system, everyone has been raising hell. Today, the Association of American Publishers filed a lawsuit against them.The lawsuit, which names seven AAP … [Read more...] about Association of American Publishers files a lawsuit against Audible
Researchers state people absorb audiobooks and ebooks the same
Neuroscientists at Berkeley have discovered that the same cognitive and emotional parts of the brain are stimulated the same when people listen to audiobooks or read ebooks. Lead author Dr Fatma Deniz said: “At a time when more people are absorbing information via audiobooks, podcasts and even audio texts, our study shows that, whether they're listening to or reading the same … [Read more...] about Researchers state people absorb audiobooks and ebooks the same
Audible will release Walking Dead Originals
The Audible audiobooks of the Alien franchise is doing spectacularly well, and Audible has been hunting around for more partners to develop more original content for their website and series of apps. They have just struck a deal with Skybound, the team behind The Walking Dead, to create multiple Audible originals.“At Skybound we strive to connect creators to new and existing … [Read more...] about Audible will release Walking Dead Originals
Digital Publishers see strong gains in audiobooks and ebooks
Major publishers have all reported that the second quarter of 2019 that audiobook sales are increasing and ebooks are doing quite well. Audiobooks are not really a surprise, everyone is busy digitizing their front-list and also paying more attention to their backlist. The fact that ebook sales are doing well, is partly attributed to movie tie-ins and customers have got used to … [Read more...] about Digital Publishers see strong gains in audiobooks and ebooks
Amazon Charts launches in the United Kingdom
Amazon Charts launched in 2007 in the United States and lists the top 20 digital titles in fiction and nonfiction by most read and most sold. It not only includes ebook data, but also audiobook. It also keeps track of the digital titles that were loaned out via Kindle Unlimited and Prime Reading. Amazon has just launched Charts in the United Kingdom.The new charts, … [Read more...] about Amazon Charts launches in the United Kingdom
Apple is making it easier to discover new podcasts
Apple is rolling out an update to their podcasting app that will make it easier to discover new content. They have added new top level categories, a new curated system and have introduced charts, which shows you the most popular podcasts and it changes regularly.The new Apple categories will make it easier to find relevant podcasts to suit your own personal tastes. It is … [Read more...] about Apple is making it easier to discover new podcasts
Google Play is offering 1 week deals on audiobooks and ebooks
When it comes to audiobook and ebook retailers, Google is hardly a dominant force. Still, they are a popular destination because they are installed on so many smartphones and tablets. Google Play is holding a one week sale, starting today. They are offering hundreds of ebooks at $5 a pop and audiobooks $10 each.Notable eBooks: Catch up on reading popular e-books for under … [Read more...] about Google Play is offering 1 week deals on audiobooks and ebooks
Hachette says Audiobooks account for 3.4% and ebooks 8.2% of their revenue
Hachette stated during their recent earnings report, that in the first six months of 2019, ebooks accounted for 8.2% of their total revenue, this is bit of a fall from the 8.4% in the same period of 2018. Meanwhile audiobooks accounted for a respectable 3.4%, a huge jump from 2.5% a year prior.The publisher worldwide generated $1.3 billion dollars in sales for the first … [Read more...] about Hachette says Audiobooks account for 3.4% and ebooks 8.2% of their revenue
Publishers experience a 24% increase in audiobook sales
Major publishers have reported that their total sales from audiobooks have increased by over 24.5% in 2018. Overall sales were $940 million dollars and 91% of this figure was from digital audiobooks. Over 44,685 individual audiobook titles were produced last year, up 5.8% from 2017.This is the seventh year in a row that audiobook sales have been increasing and the top … [Read more...] about Publishers experience a 24% increase in audiobook sales
