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
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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
Audible and B&N Lawsuits making waves in the digital publishing world
There are a myriad of lawsuits currently transpiring and could decide the fate of many digital publishing initiatives. The first is a bloody affair between Barnes and Noble and former Demos Parneros who was fired for different reasons, depending on who you talk to. The official reason was sexual harassment, but Demos claimed he was fired because B&N founder Len Riggio … [Read more...] about Audible and B&N Lawsuits making waves in the digital publishing world
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 is working on a new system to convert audio to text
Audible is the largest audiobook retailer and dominates the market. The company is working on a new system, that will launch in the next few months. They intend on providing audio captions of audiobooks you are listening to, so you can read, as you listen at the same time. The new audiobook system is currently in development and will work with their mobile apps for Android … [Read more...] about Audible is working on a new system to convert audio to text