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Kobo Plus is now available in Switzerland

If you live in Switzerland, there is a new way to read…

Reese’s Book Club Joins Hands With Apple Books

Apple announced that the Reese’s Book Club will now be hosted on…

Audiobooks Recorded 9% Growth in 2023, $2 Billion in Sales

The audiobook growth momentum continues unabated in the United States, with the…
Beelinguapp audiobook language learning

Beelinguapp: Audiobooks to Learn New Languages

One of the best ways to learn a language is by listening…

Spotify is forging new partnerships for audiobooks

Spotify is making a significant move in the audiobook industry, solidifying its…

US eBook revenues were down 1.5% in Q1 2024

Ebook revenues in the United States were down 1.5% compared to the…

AI Narrators and Audible: Boon or Bane for Storytelling

Last year, Amazon announced that self-published authors in the USA who sell…

Apple News+ now supports offline reading

Today, Apple rolled out a new update for the iPad and iPhone,…

Amazon is having a Book Sale that lasts six days

Amazon is celebrating the kickoff to summer reading with the new Amazon…

UK Audiobook Segment Records 24% Revenue Growth Last Year

Audiobook downloads in the UK between 2022 and 2023 have increased by…

Spotify Introduces Countdown Timers for Audiobooks

Spotify said it is making it easier for listeners to keep track…

New AI tool helps authors release more audiobooks on Amazon

Audible now hosts a staggering 40,000 audiobook titles that have been narrated…

Google Play Books to offer audiobook previews on YouTube

Google Play Books has been provided an update that introduces several new…

Audible Tests Recommendations based on Prime Video Habits

Audible is one of the largest audiobook stores in the world, and…

Hachette adds trigger warnings to audiobooks

With audiobooks growing in popularity and a sizeable number of listeners opting…

Audible cooking up some Harry Potter magic like never before

Amazon’s Audible and Pottermore Publishing are coming together to produce a brand…

Seattle Library is decreasing the number of holds for ebooks

The public library is one of the ways that savvy users can…

Should Apple release an unlimited service for ebooks?

Amazon is the largest company that offers unlimited service, where, for a…

HarperCollins to produce AI-generated Audiobooks

HarperCollins Publishers has joined forces with ElevenLabs, a pioneering leader in AI…

Spotify audiobook listening jumps 470% following the release of the film and TV adaptation

Spotify said each time a film gets released, the audiobook adaptation of…

Has the Walmart and Kobo partnership ended?

Walmart and Rakuten Kobo partnered in 2018 to sell e-readers in over…

Scribd now rebranded as Everand

Scribd, the file-sharing platform that also hosts e-books and audiobooks is no…

New ebooks available on Amazon First Reads for April

Amazon First Reads is a program that Amazon runs, that anyone can…