Storyel is quickly becoming one of the largest audiobook and ebook subscription services. They got their start in 2006, primarily marketing their services in the Nordic countries. Over the years they have made a few minor acquisitions, primarily to get access to more titles. They currently operate in 25 different countries, such as Russia, Spain, India and the United Arab … [Read more...] about Storytel is entering the US market with acquisition Audiobooks.com
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Spotify Acquires the largest audiobook wholesaler Findaway
Findaway has been in business since 2005 and they are the largest wholesale distributor of audiobooks. They have over 350,000 titles in their catalog and power the digital collections of Scribd, Nook Audiobooks, Kobo, Storytel, Google Audiobooks and a myriad of others. One of the leading growth avenues have been their "Voices" system, which allows indie authors to quickly find … [Read more...] about Spotify Acquires the largest audiobook wholesaler Findaway
Playster has gone bankrupt
Playster was an unlimited streaming platform for audiobooks and ebooks and the company has gone bankrupt. They have removed their apps from Apple and Google Android, the website has been shut down and it looks like it is over. There are reports that customers who did not cancel their subscription are continuing to be billed and there is no way to actually stop the … [Read more...] about Playster has gone bankrupt
Kobo Writing Life now accepts Audiobook submissions
Writing Life is the self-publishing arm of Kobo and when authors submit an ebook, it is sold across all of the various markets where Kobo sells digital content, which is most of the world. Kobo also launched an audiobook store in 2017, they sell titles on an individual basis and also have a subscription based system. You cannot play audiobooks on any of their E Ink devices, … [Read more...] about Kobo Writing Life now accepts Audiobook submissions
Are Unlimited ebook subscription services viable in 2019?
Many people purchase ebooks from their favorite retailer or borrow them from the public library. A small majority of people happily pirate them. There is an alternative to all of these things, unlimited ebook subscription services. Is there a future this business model? There are only a small handful of companies that participate in the unlimited model. Kindle Unlimited, … [Read more...] about Are Unlimited ebook subscription services viable in 2019?
This is the big reason why we don’t own ebooks
Digital books have been available to mainstream consumers for the past ten years. Prior to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and other platforms, authors sold PDF files online online or a myriad of other proprietary formats. Whenever you purchase an ebooks from a major retailer, you do not own it, instead you are licensing it. If a retailer goes bankrupt or shutterers their … [Read more...] about This is the big reason why we don’t own ebooks
Playster fires all of their employees and is on life support
Playster has fired their entire staff two weeks ago and only a few executives remain with the company. Management has asked everyone to keep it a secret and not to post about it on social media. Playster will not be investing anymore money into new digital content, which means they will no longer be adding new audiobooks or ebooks to the platform. Playster was initially … [Read more...] about Playster fires all of their employees and is on life support
Findaway Voices gives authors a 45% Audiobook royalty with Apple iBooks
Apple iBooks sells both audiobooks and ebooks through their app for iOS. This is pretty well the only way you can make in-app purchases on the iPad and iPhone, since most other companies do not want to give Apple a piece of every sale that they make. Findaway Voices is a relatively new platform that launched in July of 2017 and it provides an alternative to Amazon ACX, which is … [Read more...] about Findaway Voices gives authors a 45% Audiobook royalty with Apple iBooks
How to Self-Publish an Audiobook – The Best PC Apps
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and are a billion dollar industry. There are no shortage of services that allow authors to outsource the production and narration to other companies such as the Audiobook Creation Exchange, Findaway Voices, ListenUp Audiobooks but it will cost almost $1,000 to have one developed. There are numerous tools available … [Read more...] about How to Self-Publish an Audiobook – The Best PC Apps
The New Smashwords Audiobook Platform is a Joke
Smashwords has garnered at tremendous amount of media attention with the announcement that self-published authors can have audiobooks generated for them via Findaway Voices. This is not really newsworthy because all Smashwords does is redirect authors to the Findaway platform and Smashwords merely earns a commission for every author who pays Findaway to have an audiobook … [Read more...] about The New Smashwords Audiobook Platform is a Joke
Findaway Voices Includes Google Audiobooks as a new distribution option
Google Audiobooks launched last week and in over 45 countries and the company is now heavily competing against Audible and Kobo. Indie authors can now submit their own self-published audiobooks to Google via Findaway Voices. Findaway Voices is a relatively new program and it allows indies to work with established narrators and sound engineers to convert their existing ebook … [Read more...] about Findaway Voices Includes Google Audiobooks as a new distribution option
TuneIn is Closing their Audiobook Section on January 15th
TuneIn Radio is going to be closing their audiobook section on January 15th 2018. Any content that you have downloaded or are in the process of listening to will be removed on that date. Tunein was one of the last companies to offer an unlimited amount of audiobook content for a small monthly subscription fee. TuneIn launched their audiobook service in 2015 and had 40,000 … [Read more...] about TuneIn is Closing their Audiobook Section on January 15th
Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for 2018
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in the digital publishing industry. The United States continues to be the biggest market for the audio format and in 2017; there was over $2.5 billion dollars in sales, which is a slight increase from the $2.1 billion generated in 2016. Michelle Cobb of the Audiobook Publishers Association stated, “26% of the US population has listened … [Read more...] about Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for 2018
Instaread Audiobook Store Launches on iOS
Instaread is an iOS app that lets busy people get key insights from the most sought-after nonfiction books in 15 minutes or less. We hire professional writers and journalists to extract insights and takeaways and present them in easy-to-digest written and audio formats. Users pay $7.99 per month and they can access audio summaries of full books. As of today, through Findaway, … [Read more...] about Instaread Audiobook Store Launches on iOS
Draft2Digital is the Best Ebook Distribution Platform for Indie Authors
Draft2Digital is one of the rising superstars that indie authors should know about. They distribute ebooks to more sources than Smashwords and StreetLib. They can even get your titles into the public library via Overdrive and have a print on demand system. I spoke with Kevin Tumlinson Director of Marketing to give you the lowdown on what makes Draft2Digital unique and how they … [Read more...] about Draft2Digital is the Best Ebook Distribution Platform for Indie Authors
Findaway Voices Allows Authors To Self-Publish An Audiobook
Findaway Voices is a new self-publishing platform for audiobooks that is launching on July 18th 2017. The main premise of this new service is to connect authors with narrators and once the title is completed they are distributed into 170 different countries and various subscription services, libraries and audiobook retailers. There are not many options to create an … [Read more...] about Findaway Voices Allows Authors To Self-Publish An Audiobook