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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.

Good e-Reader is now available on Amazon Alexa

Good e-Reader is now available as a Flash Briefing on Amazon Alexa. This includes the Alexa app for Android and iOS, in addition to the Echo line of smart speakers. Alexa will read all of the latest headlines and the news articles, which is ideal if you prefer the audio editions of our stories.

Scribd Audiobooks now available via Waze Audio Player

Waze is a GPS navigation system for your automobile and for the past while they have been beta testing an Audio Player that has  Pandora, Deezer, iHeartRadio, NPR One, Scribd, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn functionality. The system is now rolling out everywhere and you can control your audio app of choice in Waze and vice versa — you can even toggle between apps. So you can get lost in the music (or podcasts or audiobooks or radio or news) and not on the road.

Do you prefer audiobooks or ebooks?

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

Amazon Freetime Unlimited adds 1,000 audiobooks

Amazon has just added 1,000 kid friendly audiobooks from Audible as part…

These are the top 10 audiobooks of the year from Libro.fm

There are plenty of top lists for ebooks that are coming out…

Major Publishers are seeing strong gains with audiobooks

Major publishers such as Simon and Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette and Penguin Random…

Did you listen to audiobooks on Cassette Tapes?

Digital Audiobooks have been enjoying double digit sales increases for the past…

Pocket Redesigns iOS App and now has Amazon Polly for Article Playback

Pocket has just redesigned their flagship app for the iPad and iPhone…

Audible now available on Apple Watch

Audible is releasing an update to the Audible App that will allow…

You can now listen to Kobo Audiobooks via Apple Carplay

Kobo has just added Apple Carplay integration for their app and it…

Audible Originals now given away for free to paid subscribers

Audible Originals are hit or miss in terms of quality and in…

Scribd fixes a bug that lets you read and listen to everything

Scribd made their algorithm more aggressive last month and started to throttle…

Walmart has a great price match policy for audiobooks and ebooks

Walmart has the best price match system when it comes to buying gift cards in the store or audiobooks or ebooks online. They are doing it better than Kobo.

Audiobook publishers and retailers are trying to go DRM-Free

The audiobook market is dominated by Audible and in the United States…

Harry Potter: A History of Magic is a new original audiobook

Pottermore Publishing is producing an original audiobook that is going to be…

Audible Channels is scaling back on original content

Audible Channels launched in 2016 and primarily comprises of podcasts, audio versions…

Stephen King is going to narrate his next audiobook

Stephen King will be narrating an upcoming audiobook called Elevation, which is…

The Canadian audiobook industry is on the rise

Audiobooks are a booming business; the American Association of Publishers reported that…

Ebook sales decline 3% in first four months of 2018

In the first four months of 2018 publishers revenue increased by $172.8…

Google Audiobooks introduces Trim Silences

Google Play Books is the only way you can listen to audiobooks…

Kobo Originals now available on Overdrive

Kobo Originals launched in early 2018 and the program features audiobooks and…

Brilliance Audio is closing their audiobook store

Brilliance Audio was founded in 1984 and publishes audio books for consumers, resellers,…

Audible membership is now $4.95 per month

Audible is running an early Prime Day promotion where you can get…