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US Audiobook Sales Increased by 19.7% in 2016

The Association of American Publishers have just released their report for 2016…

Audiobook Sales Increase by 28% in Q1 2017

Major publishers are devoting themselves to producing audiobooks of all of their…

Harry Potter Audiobooks Now Available in MP3 for Dutch Customers

The entire Harry Potter audiobook saga is now available in Dutch. Luisterrijk…

Findaway Voices Allows Authors To Self-Publish An Audiobook

Findaway Voices is a new self-publishing platform for audiobooks that is launching…

Audiobook Metrics and Statistics for 2017

Audiobook sales have been growing over the past four years and major…

Do you use the Audible Send this Book feature?

Audible has been running a program for the past year that is…

Overdrive experiences a 23% increase in audiobook loans

Rakuten Overdrive is the largest audiobook and e-book company that is involved…

Australia is now charging GST on Audiobooks and e-books

Australia is now charging GST on audiobooks and e-books from companies operating…

Audible is having a Huge Children’s Audiobook Sale

Audible has just launched a Summer Listening Sale for children’s audiobooks. There…

New Humble Audiobook Bundle Released

There is a new Humble Bundle available and this is a rare…

Audible is offering a 1 year membership for $99

Audible really wants people who cancelled their subscription to sign up again.…

Audible Launches £10,000 Writing Contest for Thriller Writers

Audible is heavily invested in original content and has just unveiled a…

Audiobooks Continues Double-Digit Growth

The Audio Publishers Association released the results from their annual sales survey,…

The Audiobook Creation Exchange is now Available in Canada and Ireland

The Audiobook Creation Exchange is run by Audible, which is owned by…

Here are the 2017 Audie Award Winners

The Audie Awards are presented by the Audiobook Publishers Association and puts…

June is Audiobook Month – Here are the best Deals

Audiobook Month is a celebration of the audiobook format and many retailers…

Audible Unveils $5 million dollar fund for original plays

Audible has created a $5 million dollar fund for emerging playwrights to…

Indie Bookstores are selling Harry Potter Audiobooks via Libro.fm

Libro.fm has slowly becoming one of the most comprehensive audiobook solutions for indie…

Audm is a new company that narrates popular news articles

Audm is brand new company that hires professional narrators to read longform…

Medium Audio Provides Professional Narration for Top Stories

Medium Audio is a new program that is only available for paid…

Facebook Launches Live Audio

Facebook is launching a brand new system that will be great for…

Amazon is giving away a few Michael Connelly Audiobooks for free

Amazon turned one of Michael Connelly’s most endearing characters into a television…

Simon and Schuster Audiobook Sales Increase by 35% in Q1 2017

Simon and Schuster has reported that their audiobook unit saw a 35%…