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58 Libraries Loaned out over 1 million ebooks in 2017

There has been a dramatic influx of of people borrowing audiobooks and…

Google Audiobooks Launches in 45 Countries

Google has just launched an audiobook store in 45 different countries and…

Big Five Publishers Accounted for 45% of all Audiobook Sales in 2017

The digital audiobook industry has been growing exponentially for the past four…

Google Audiobooks will launch in the next few weeks

Google Audiobooks has been in development since November and the launch is…

Kobo releases their first original audiobook

Kobo has only been involved in the audiobook space for the past…

HarperCollins is releasing new audiobooks on Vinyl

The audiobook industry has gravitated towards digital in the past six years…

16% of the US Population Owns a Smart Speaker

Smart Speakers like the Amazon Alexa and Google Home are taking over.…

Overdrive Reports eBook Loans Increased by 14% and Audiobooks 24%

Overdrive is the largest company operating in the digital library space the…

Amazon Provides Some Interesting Holiday Statistics on Audiobooks and Ebooks

Every year Amazon pushes out a press release that talks about the…

Can we train ourselves to listen to audiobooks at double speed?

Most audiobook players have three different speeds; 1X which is the default,…

Playster Increases the cost of their Audiobook Package by 50%

Playster is one of the few companies still operating in the unlimited…

TuneIn is Closing their Audiobook Section on January 15th

TuneIn Radio is going to be closing their audiobook section on January…

Audiobook Sales Increased 27.6% in August 2017

The American Publishers Association just just posted their bookselling results from January…

Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for 2018

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

Overdrive Expands New Digital Library Card Signup System

Overdrive has been beta testing a new feature with their Libby app,…

These are the most popular audiobooks of 2017

Audible is the largest audiobook store in the United States. The company…

Scribd is Launching Podcasts

Scribd is launching ScribdChat podcast  on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Each podcast episode…

Audible Black Friday Deal Has 400 Titles at $4.95 Each

Audible is offering an amazing Black Friday promotion. From Nov. 24th at 3am ET through Nov. 27th (Cyber…

Audible Launches Chinese Audiobook Portal

Audible may not be operating in China in any official capacity, but…

Google Audiobooks Will Launch Soon

Google is intending on getting involved in the audiobook sector and they…

Audible Romance is a New Unlimited Subscription Service

Audible Romance is a new unlimited subscription program that gives users access…

Audible will soon be available on all Kindle e-Readers

Amazon is preparing a firmware update that will allow users to purchase…

E-books Declined 4.6% and Audio Grew 32.0% in 2017

In the first six months of 2017 e-book sales have more or…