E-Book News

Netgalley is an online platform that major publishers have embraced. It allows book reviews and bloggers to get early access to upcoming digital titles, so they can read them in advance and post a comprehensive review, close to the publication date.  The company has just added support for audiobooks, but only for people living in the United States and United Kingdom. Netgalley has also just released their first app for Android and iOS. It is called NetGalley Shelf, and will provide easy access to request audiobooks and ebooks from the service, get approved and then start reading or listening.

In the United States, audiobook and ebook revenue continues to soar. Digital book revenues were up 39.2% in May and generated $113.0 million. On a year-to-date basis, eBooks were up 7.3%, coming in at $435.4 million for the first five months of 2020. Digital audiobook revenues saw a 22.0% increase as compared to May of last year, reaching $54.2 million in revenue. On a year-to-date basis, it was up 15.8% as compared to the first five months of 2019, with a total of $262.5 million for the year so far.

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