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
Audiobook News
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
You can now listen to Overdrive Libby Audiobooks via Apple CarPlay
Overdrive powers the audiobook and ebook collections of 90% of all libraries in North America and the company has just issued a new update for Libby, so audiobooks can be listened to via Apple CarPlay. All you need is at least an iPhone with iOS 7.1 or newer.The app’s CarPlay integration for rented audiobooks through supported libraries features the ability to change … [Read more...] about You can now listen to Overdrive Libby Audiobooks via Apple CarPlay
Audible is working on a new system to convert audio to text
Audible is the largest audiobook retailer and dominates the market. The company is working on a new system, that will launch in the next few months. They intend on providing audio captions of audiobooks you are listening to, so you can read, as you listen at the same time.The new audiobook system is currently in development and will work with their mobile apps for Android … [Read more...] about Audible is working on a new system to convert audio to text
UK ebook sales have increased by 5% in 2018
Book sales in the United Kingdom decreased by 5.4% last year, which has put a stop to the growth that has been occurring since 2014. In 2017 book sales were £3.11 billion and in 2018 total sales were £2.95 billion. These figures are from the UK Publishers Association, which published its annual yearbook.One of the reasons why print books are falling is due to the interest … [Read more...] about UK ebook sales have increased by 5% in 2018
Here are the best audiobooks for a Canada Day Road Trip
Your Spotify playlist might be getting a bit stale and not everyone has the same taste in music. Audiobooks are perfect for a road trip, dock lounging sessions, camping trips or starlight bedtime stories with the family. Here is a list of some Canadian audiobooks that are ideal for Canada Day.Biographies & Memoirs:Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and … [Read more...] about Here are the best audiobooks for a Canada Day Road Trip
DeepZen will allow authors to turn ebooks into audiobooks
DeepZen is a voice synthesizer project that utilizes artificial intelligence algorithms from IBM’s Power A.I. and Watson technologies. DeepZen has developed text-to-speech tools that not only sound human at first listen, but can also pick up on the emotional cues needed for reading text in a compelling manner. In doing so, the company claims that it could reduce the time and … [Read more...] about DeepZen will allow authors to turn ebooks into audiobooks
Marvel is going to release dozens of new audiobooks
Marvel has teamed up with Dreamscape for over two dozen new audiobooks that will be released in September. They will be able to be purchased on all major retail sites such as Amazon, Audible, iBooks, Google, Overdrive and other audiobook platforms. Hoopla will be distributing them to libraries.The initial run of audiobooks will be based on classic stories, such as The … [Read more...] about Marvel is going to release dozens of new audiobooks
Benefits of Using Audiobooks
Reading a book is a challenging task, even for book lovers. Now a day, reading also does not incorporate into the busy schedule. It is also an undeniable fact that reading is necessary to be educated. Technology has reconciled the conflict with the inception of audiobooks. People love listening to audiobooks. That is why; the industry of audiobooks is growing rapidly. Comply … [Read more...] about Benefits of Using Audiobooks
Americans are listening to more audiobooks than ever before
The audiobook industry is digitizing more frontlist and backlist titles and every year there are around 25,000 new audio editions that are available to purchase. Half of all Americans over the age of 12 have listened to an audiobook in the past year, which is up from 44% from last year.Edison Research and Triton Digital for Audio Publishers Association have released a … [Read more...] about Americans are listening to more audiobooks than ever before
Audible is turning the Baby Sitters-Club into Audiobooks
When I was going up everyone was reading Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Goosebumps or the Baby-Sitters Club. Audible is capitalizing on nostalgia by converting all 133 novels of the Baby Sitters-Club into 133 different audiobooks. In their hayday, the books sold over 176 million copies.The Baby Sitters-Club follows the lives and adventures of five best friends in the fictional … [Read more...] about Audible is turning the Baby Sitters-Club into Audiobooks
