The Audiobook Creation Exchange is run by Audible, which is owned by Amazon. It is an online marketplace where Indie authors and publishers can find professional narrators, which they call producers. Often the narrators have their own professional audio setup, which makes the end product very high in quality. To date, authors, publishers, studios, and narrators in the US and UK … [Read more...] about The Audiobook Creation Exchange is now Available in Canada and Ireland
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Audible Unveils $5 million dollar fund for original plays
Audible has created a $5 million dollar fund for emerging playwrights to create original content to create a series of audiobooks. A dozen plays will be commissioned this year and they will be voiced by one or two narrators. Audible founder and CEO Donald Katz explained the plan to The New York Times, saying that Audible will be able to bring new, young playwrights to bigger … [Read more...] about Audible Unveils $5 million dollar fund for original plays
Audible Suspends The Ability To Gift Credits
Audible has just disabled the ability for people to send credits to each other. This is a system in which authors would commonly send credits to users to get a free copy of their audiobooks, but it was abused by people on EBAY selling the credits at a steep discount. Audible has stated that the reason why the killed this system was so they could focus on popular gift … [Read more...] about Audible Suspends The Ability To Gift Credits
Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for 2017
Publishers have experienced an utterly deplorable year for e-book sales and most of them have seen declines by around 12%, things have gotten so bad that most of them do not even report how many units were sold. They speak in broad generalities, which does not bode well for the future of the format. Over the course of the past three years the highest growing segment of … [Read more...] about Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for 2017
Audible is Focused on Audiobook Education
Audible has been running classes at some of the most prestigious schools in the United States. Their mandate is to teach the next generation how to narrate an audiobook and consider it as a viable career path. Recently, Audible has announced that they are going to be expanding on education with a series of webcasts to reach a wider audience. The Audiobook Creation … [Read more...] about Audible is Focused on Audiobook Education
Here are all of the Audible Channels and Content Producers
Audible Channels is a new platform that launched earlier this month and it is available for free to monthly Audible subscribers or can be purchased as a standalone subscription. It features podcasts, audio versions of newspapers, comedy shows and tech. When Audible Channels first launched they 84 different companies that are contributing content, such as The Washington Post, … [Read more...] about Here are all of the Audible Channels and Content Producers
Audible Channels is out of Beta
Audible Channels is a new platform where subscribers can access hundreds of podcasts and original content. In the near future there will be new channels added to the platform such as comedy, investigatory journalism and talk shows. Audible is careful not to call these audio shows “podcasts,” though those of us who are fans of that type of media will recognize them as … [Read more...] about Audible Channels is out of Beta
Did you know Audible has a Cloud Player?
Audible has an online cloud player that be be used in any internet browser to listen to audiobooks. This is useful if you have a smartphone or tablet that does not have an official app. Many people are unaware that you can listen to your entire collection online, without an app. To begin using Audible Cloud Player please follow these quick steps: Hover over the … [Read more...] about Did you know Audible has a Cloud Player?
You can now give Audiobooks to your friends via Audible
Audible has just unveiled a brand new gifting feature that will allow you to share a single audiobook with your friends. Each recipient gets his or her first title through for free, and Audible will pay authors, actors and other rights holders the equivalent value of the title. If you are an Audible member and have purchased an audio title you can instantly send this book to … [Read more...] about You can now give Audiobooks to your friends via Audible
Audible Needs to add GoodReads Integration
GoodReads is a social media platform where you can form bookclubs and discuss upcoming titles with your friends. Amazon has made it really easy to export all of the titles you purchased on your Kindle directly to GoodReads and this helps you keep better track of the books you are in the process of reading. One of the big failures with Amazon and GoodReads is the inability to … [Read more...] about Audible Needs to add GoodReads Integration