Amazon-owned Audible happens to be the largest audiobook store out there, one that has to offer the most diverse range of audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible original content. If that isn't reason enough to enroll for an Audible membership, Amazon has just made subscribing to the audiobook store a lot easier thanks to a hefty 60 percent discount being offered at the moment, The … [Read more...] about Amazon announces new Audible pricing for Black Friday in the UK
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Best Long Audiobooks if You Are a Good Listener
Maybe you are going on a long drive or have lots of listening time and you want to spend it on some good books. No matter what the reason, there are some awesome and intriguing long audiobooks spanning 20+ hours. So, if you’re looking for some good long audiobooks, we have some perfect recommendations for you. You’re surely going to love them. (And, if I miss something, I … [Read more...] about Best Long Audiobooks if You Are a Good Listener
Kobo Plus is now available in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland
Kobo Plus is an online subscription platform with unlimited access to over 1 million ebooks and over 120K audiobooks for a low monthly fee. The service has just launched in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Scandinavian readers can access Kobo Plus via the Kobo Books App for iOS or Android and directly on Kobo eReaders to begin discovering new authors and genres. There … [Read more...] about Kobo Plus is now available in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland
Book Reading Helps Boost IQ: Is the Same True for Audiobooks?
The current age of digital media has increased the popularity of ebooks and audiobooks alongside traditional print books. In particular, the global audiobook is worth over $5.3 billion and is expected to reach $30 billion by 2030. Hardcore book lovers have always emphasized reading physical books over other formats. There have been intense debates over books and audiobooks … [Read more...] about Book Reading Helps Boost IQ: Is the Same True for Audiobooks?
Aria Mia Loberti to Narrate the “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” Audiobook
Image credit: Screenrant Aria Mia Loberti, who's famous for the Netflix series All the Light We Cannot See, has recently narrated an audiobook version of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. The novel, which was published as a serial back in the late 1860s, narrates the incredible story of an oceanographer and his assistant and their hunt to find an alleged … [Read more...] about Aria Mia Loberti to Narrate the “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” Audiobook
Storytel reports profit for the first time in seven years
Swedish audiobook distributor Storytel is celebrating a significant milestone, achieving an operating profit for the first time in seven years, The Bookseller reported. The profit amounting to SEK15m (£1.1m) for the third quarter concluding on September 30 owes it to the robust 13 percent year-on-year increase in sales at SEK842.4m (£62.1m). The notable operating profit is … [Read more...] about Storytel reports profit for the first time in seven years
Kindle Direct Publishing Launches ebooks to audiobooks using AI Voices
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing is launching a beta program in the United States to take most of the financial burden off audiobook production. Authors can create an audiobook version of their ebook using virtual voice narration and synthetic speech technology. Amazon is promising to grow the beta in the future as they iron out any bugs and open the platform up to other … [Read more...] about Kindle Direct Publishing Launches ebooks to audiobooks using AI Voices
Vault Partners with Ebook and Audiobook Publisher Atheon
Vault Comics and Atheon Books have recently announced a mutually beneficial partnership to publish each other’s library titles, with the first works to be released in 2024. Atheon Books is one of the leading publishers of ebooks and audiobooks with genres like science fiction, LitRPG, and fantasy. Vault Comics has a similar genre and publishes digital comics and graphic … [Read more...] about Vault Partners with Ebook and Audiobook Publisher Atheon
Microsoft AI Feeds Project Gutenberg With 5,000 Audiobooks
In the ebook site Project Gutenberg, the readers can explore 5,000 open-license audiobooks. This is an initiative by Project Gutenberg, Microsoft, Google, and MIT. The project has approximately 35,000 hours of audio generated by AI, which sounds next to the human voice. You can listen to works of Edgar Allan Poe, Frankenstein, or Shakespeare's Macbeth with its mysterious … [Read more...] about Microsoft AI Feeds Project Gutenberg With 5,000 Audiobooks