While reading a book has some kind of a romance to it that is unlike any, letting your ears do the reading has its own allure. Most are likely to have fond memories of listening to stories during bedtime which, at times, can be even more exciting than reading.Fortunately, technology has made it possible to relive that excitement anytime and anywhere with what has come to be … [Read more...] about Best audiobook apps of 2021
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Audible moving to Enhanced Format for audiobooks
In the next few weeks Audible we will be moving all downloads to an enhanced, high-quality audio format and will no longer support format 4 downloading. Your Audible titles are yours to keep and will be available for download in the new, higher-quality audio format. If you prefer to listen to your Audible titles in format 4 audio, you will want to download them all to your … [Read more...] about Audible moving to Enhanced Format for audiobooks
Audible offering hundreds of kids audiobooks for free
Audible is offering kids hundreds of free audiobooks to keep them sane while stuck at home and practicing social distancing. Audible Stories, is a new service that is live and available through web browsers or the company's official desktop and mobile apps.The company added that from March 19, kids everywhere can instantly stream the wide collection of stories, including … [Read more...] about Audible offering hundreds of kids audiobooks for free
The Audible Captions audiobook program is dead
Last year Audible unveiled a system that would transcribe an audiobook, while you were listening to it, with text. This is similar to the closed captions technology that Youtube employs, but publishers were heavily resistant and the Big 5 and a myriad of others, such as Scholastic, filed a lawsuit against Audible that just wrapped up a couple of weeks ago. The final settlement … [Read more...] about The Audible Captions audiobook program is dead
Audible Captions now has a resolution
Audible Captions was a new system where audiobooks would play text, so you could follow along. This is similar to the Youtube system where it plays text, if you have a video muted. Youtube is also launching the same system for their Youtube Music platform. As soon as Audible announced Captions, all of the major publishers filed a lawsuit, saying that it would cannibalize their … [Read more...] about Audible Captions now has a resolution
Don Katz is no longer the CEO of Audible
Don Katz founded Audible in 1995 and turned it from a scrappy startup to the biggest audiobook retailer in the world. He sold the business to Amazon in 2008 for $300 million and remained the outspoken CEO, but it is time for a change. Starting on January the 2nd, media and publishing veteran Bob Carrigan will be the new CEO.Carrigan most recently was executive chairman of … [Read more...] about Don Katz is no longer the CEO of Audible
Will Kobo introduce e-readers with audiobook support?
Kobo opened up an audiobook store a couple of years ago and they sell them on an individual basis or a subscription, where you get an audiobook a month. The delivery of the content is through their line of mobile apps for Android and iOS, but their Kobo e-readers have never had bluetooth support or an audio player. Will this change next year?Amazon introduced audiobook … [Read more...] about Will Kobo introduce e-readers with audiobook support?
Audible fires back at publishers and says Captions are fair use
Audible is under fire by all of the major book publishers regarding their Captions project. They are claiming that this violates their copyright and Audible just argued that the technology is protected by fair use.Audible has really promoted a fair as their primary weapon against publishers. The company's Thursday filing points out that the app never shows more than 20 … [Read more...] about Audible fires back at publishers and says Captions are fair use
Audible Captions will not include works from major publishers
When Audible Captions was announced in July, the publishing world was quick to pounce. They thought that an audiobook that also produces text would devalue their ebooks. This prompted the Association of American Publishers to file a lawsuit on behalf of major publishers. It looks like this gambit as paid off, Audible announced today that their new Captions system will exclude … [Read more...] about Audible Captions will not include works from major publishers
Association of American Publishers files a lawsuit against Audible
Audible is planning on launching a new feature called Audible Captions, that will convert audiobooks to text, giving people a chance to read the audiobook, as it is being played. Ever since the company first announced the system, everyone has been raising hell. Today, the Association of American Publishers filed a lawsuit against them.The lawsuit, which names seven AAP … [Read more...] about Association of American Publishers files a lawsuit against Audible
Audible will release Walking Dead Originals
The Audible audiobooks of the Alien franchise is doing spectacularly well, and Audible has been hunting around for more partners to develop more original content for their website and series of apps. They have just struck a deal with Skybound, the team behind The Walking Dead, to create multiple Audible originals.“At Skybound we strive to connect creators to new and existing … [Read more...] about Audible will release Walking Dead Originals
