InterContinental Hotels has just signed a deal with Audible to give guests a free download card for a bunch of free audiobooks. The program is called Stories of the InterContinental Life, curated in part by the executive producer of The Paris Review podcast, Brendan Francis Newnam. In order to get access to audiobooks you will have to sign up for the hotels’ Novel Nights … [Read more...] about InterContinental Hotels now offers free Audible audiobooks
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Audible is giving away a free Kindle
Audible has been running a series of promotions in a bid to become the dominant audiobook distribution platform of our time. The company is now giving away a free Kindle Basic when new customers purchase a one year subscription for $129.99. This deal gives you 12 credits as soon as you pay and it is only available for US customers. A few months ago the Kindle Basic received … [Read more...] about Audible is giving away a free Kindle
Audible will Launch in India this June
Audible has been bullish about the Indian market for a few years, but have finally announced they will open their store in June. They will be trying to make their mark against other companies who recently opened up shop, such as Google Audiobooks, Storytel and StoryWalker 365. Not to mention homegrown startups such as Reado and Books Talk. The global audiobook industry is … [Read more...] about Audible will Launch in India this June
Scammers are Selling Audible Accounts with Tons of Credits
There is a new scam that has popped up on Ebay in the last several months, which takes advantage of Audible audiobook credits. Users are selling individual accounts ranging from 2 credits for a few dollars to 36 credits for $38. Last year Audible closed a loophole that prevented users from buying accounts with lots of credits and gifting them to their main account. Here is … [Read more...] about Scammers are Selling Audible Accounts with Tons of Credits
Audible Lowers Price of Membership and Throws in Free Echo Dot
Typically if you want to sign up for a one year subscription to Audible you will be paying a one time fee of $149.50. You will receive 12 credits that you can use to redeem for audiobooks, although some of the bigger name titles cost two credits. Audible is running a promotion in the United States until March 24th and it reduces the cost of an annual subscription to just $99.50 … [Read more...] about Audible Lowers Price of Membership and Throws in Free Echo Dot
Audible Audiobooks Will Return to Sonos Speakers
Amazon and Sonos worked out an agreement to bring Alexa to modern Sonos speakers, but it was interesting to see that audiobooks were incompatible. This has all changed today when Sonos announced that you can once again listen to Audible audiobooks on their speakers sometime in the next few weeks. Sonos removed support for Audible from its speakers two years ago and wants … [Read more...] about Audible Audiobooks Will Return to Sonos Speakers
Here are the most popular audiobook retailers of 2018
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and it is a billion dollar industry. Every year more ebooks are receiving the audio treatment and many of the worlds largest publishers have double downed on production. This has resulted in many new retailers such as Google and Kobo entering the fray. What are the most popular audiobook retailers in 2018? Good … [Read more...] about Here are the most popular audiobook retailers of 2018
Audible Launches Chinese Audiobook Portal in Canada
Audible launched a Chinese audiobook section in the United States last year and the company has just implemented it in Canada. The Audible in Chinese catalogue at launch comprises over 650 audiobooks and audio dramas in Mandarin and will grow to include many more over the coming months. It primarily comprises of curated titles from the mysteries and thrillers, romances, … [Read more...] about Audible Launches Chinese Audiobook Portal in Canada
Amazon Controls 41% of the US Audiobook Market
Amazon controls over 41% of the entire US audiobook market through its subsidiary Audible, according to Codex Group Research. Audible has had a near monopoly for over the past decade, but newer entrants such as Google, Kobo and Walmart are looking to erode some of the market share. Walmart partnered with Kobo to sell ebooks and audiobooks on its website and will also release … [Read more...] about Amazon Controls 41% of the US Audiobook Market
These are the most popular audiobooks of 2017
Audible is the largest audiobook store in the United States. The company has just announced the ten most listened-to audiobooks of 2017, and the ten most commented-on audiobooks of the year. What is surprising about their list is the vast majority of titles were published a number of years ago. While the Audible bestseller list runs on a weekly basis, these lists highlight … [Read more...] about These are the most popular audiobooks of 2017