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Top 10 Audiobooks of the Week – February 2nd 2018

Audible is the number one retail channel for audiobooks and this week…

Google Audiobooks Review

Google Audiobooks launched in 45 countries last week and Google Books is…

Findaway Voices Includes Google Audiobooks as a new distribution option

Google Audiobooks launched last week and in over 45 countries and the…

Michael Bolton Stars in a New Advert for Audible Audiobooks

Michael Bolton has been poking fun at himself for a number of…

These are all of the websites for new audiobook releases

There are very few websites that review new audiobooks and keeping track…

Quidditch Through the Ages Receives the Audiobook Treatment

Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them…

Apple is revising iBooks to better compete against Amazon

Apple iBooks is going to undergo a complete resign in the next…

Do you prefer audiobooks, ebooks or other digital content?

Good e-Reader Intelligence recently conducted extensive research on what type of digital…

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,…