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Greece lowers VAT on e-books and audiobooks to 6%

The government in Greece has decided to lower the value-added tax or…

Digital Book Sales Plummet 23.4% in May 2021

April and May were not good months for the ebook industry.  The…

Here is a new statistical audiobook report on listening habits

The Book Industry Study Group has just released a new report on…

New AI tool Katarite to automate audiobook creation

Audiobooks are all the rage these days and there are a greater…

Children are listening to more audiobooks in 2021

The Literacy Trust in the United Kingdom and Audible have just issued…

Storytel will stream three new Sherlock Holmes audiobook in 2022

Sherlock Holmes is all set to make a comeback, that too in…

US ebook sales dipped slightly in April 2021

Digital book sales in the United States fell slightly by 1.2% in…

Windows 11 will support sideloaded Android Apps

Windows 11 will be available for release later this year and Insiders…

Google is lowering their 30% cut on Audiobooks and Ebooks

Google takes 30% from in-app transactions from developers, which makes it unviable…

Yoto audio player for kids to have Disney and Pixar-based audiobooks

Kids who swear by their Yoto Player, as the perfect bedtime aid…

Scribd is now available on Apple Watch

Scribd is one of the best unlimited platforms for audiobooks and they…

Audiobooks generated $2.1 Billion in 2020

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing. The format has…

Spotify teams up with Storytel for Audiobook distribution

Storytel has been one of the big success stories in the Swedish…

The French Institute of Tunisia holding the first online audiobook festival

The French Institute of Tunisia (IFT) together with the association ‘La Plume…

Will Apple Audiobooks get HiFi Lossless Audio?

Apple has just launched their HiFi, or lossless audio streaming tier for…

Slate is launching an audiobook store

Slate is launching an audiobook store, but instead of the content being…

Libraries in Tokyo are lending out more audiobooks and ebooks

More and more libraries in Tokyo have started offering audiobooks and eBooks…

How audiobooks can be the best auditory rehab tool

Audiobooks are a nice way to comprehend a book where you get…

RBmedia purchases McGraw-Hill Professional’s audiobook business

RBDigital has announced that they have purchased the McGraw-Hill Professional audiobook unit.…

Yen Press is converting Sword Art Online Lite Novels to Audiobooks

Yen Press is going to be taking some of their hottest manga…

New Yoto speaker can stream podcasts and audiobooks for kids

Screen addiction among kids and its likely ill effect on young minds…

Ebook sales continue to climb in February 2021

Digital book sales in the United States continue to soar in February…

Apple unveils Podcast Subscriptions

Many people who listen to audiobooks or read ebooks, are enamoured with…