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Global Audiobook Industry Report for the First Half of 2018

The audiobook industry is experiencing a boom period in the sheer amount…

People are starting to pirate Audible Audiobooks

Audible has a number of publishing partners and sometimes audiobooks will be…

Audiobooks are more emotionally engaging than TV or film

Working in collaboration with Audible, researchers from University College London conducted a…

Audiobooks Generated $2.8 Billion in 2017

Audiobook sales generated $2.8 billion dollars in the United States in 2017…

Alexa and Google debut Stephen King book recommendation tool

Simon & Schuster has just developed the first the first voice-activated book…

Google launching dedicated Podcast App

Google incorporated podcasts into Google Play Music earlier this year and it…

Audiobooks are offsetting the e-book decline

The entire publishing industry gathered in New York for Book Expo America…

Does anyone care about audiobook month?

June is audiobook month and in the past hundreds of retailers all…

Here are the 2018 Audiobooks of the year

The 23rd Audie Awards have just concluded and the Audiobook of the…

eBook sales continue to decline in first three months of 2018

Major publishers continue to experience tremendous declines in ebook sales for the…

Reese Witherspoon is teaming up with Audible for audiobook originals

Reese Witherspoon is going to be producing original content for Audible audiobooks…

Major publishers investment in audiobooks is paying off

Major publishers are continuing to see strong gains from audiobooks in the…

InterContinental Hotels now offers free Audible audiobooks

InterContinental Hotels has just signed a deal with Audible to give guests…

Spotify has the right audience to make audiobooks work

Spotify is getting involved in the audiobook space and is in negotiations…

Audiobook sales increased by 30% in 2017

Digital audiobooks increased by 25.8% in 2016 and generated $264.8 million in…

Spotify might be in negotiations with Scribd for audiobook deal

Spotify is rumored to get involved in the audiobook business with a…

Return Kindle Unlimited books early with Kindle for Android

Amazon Kindle for Android has just received an update that has an…

Audiobooks have a positive effect on mental health

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and perhaps one…

Audible is giving away a free Kindle

Audible has been running a series of promotions in a bid to…

Apple Podcasts experience 50 billion downloads since 2005

Podcasting is a gateway to audiobooks and the digital publishing industry is…

Amazon Freetime Unlimited is coming to Alexa

Amazon Freetime Unlimited is coming to all Alexa devices May 9th and…

Storytel Launches Audiobooks in the United Arab Emirates

Storytel launched in 2005 and is the dominant audiobook subscription service in…

Kobo Audiobooks are now available in France

Kobo Audiobooks are now available in France and customers can now subscribe…