Audible has finally made all 7 Harry Potter audiobooks available. Stephen Fry has narrated the UK edition, while Jim Dale voiced the North American version. “We are thrilled to offer our customers the opportunity to enjoy the Harry Potter audio catalogue seamlessly through the Audible service,” said Andy Gaies, Audible Chief Content Officer. “J. K. Rowling’s celebrated … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Audiobooks now available on Audible
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Audible Launches Subscription Audiobook Service in Japan
Audible has just entered the Japanese market with a subscription based system that allows you to listen to unlimited amount of audiobooks for 1,500 yen per month. If you are on the fence and not sure if this service is for you there is an initial 30-day free trial period. There are two thousand audiobooks in Japanese that are available right now and Audible plans to boost … [Read more...] about Audible Launches Subscription Audiobook Service in Japan
Audible Audiobooks Now Play on Amazon Echo
If you can't get enough of audiobooks and have been relying on your smartphone or tablet, there is yet another viable option. Amazon has announced that Echo now has the capability to play audiobooks from Audible. It will pick up where you left off on another device and play it while you putter around the house, running errands. Echo also supports Whispersync for Voice, … [Read more...] about Audible Audiobooks Now Play on Amazon Echo
Amazon and Audible Bring Audiobooks to GoodReads
Amazon is starting to engage in more synergy between the brands they own. An example of this is incorporating social book discovery site GoodReads into their complete line of modern Kindle e-Readers, so people can share and discover new e-books together. Today, Audible has announced that they are adding audiobooks into GoodReads and people can listen to samples and add audio … [Read more...] about Amazon and Audible Bring Audiobooks to GoodReads
Audible Encourages Authors to Give their Audiobooks Away for Free
The Audible Creation Exchange is a service that allows authors to have audiobooks generated from their novels. The online marketplace is populated by narrators and sound engineers that simplify the production process in exchange for royalty shares. In order to attract new users to the platform, Audible has just unveiled an ambitious new program that allows authors to give a … [Read more...] about Audible Encourages Authors to Give their Audiobooks Away for Free
Audible Attains Thousands of New Comedy Audiobooks
Amazon has just signed a deal to purchase Comedy service Rooftop Media. The ten person company will be joining Audible in an effort to boost the catalog with new content. Audible founder and Chief Executive Donald Katz said in a statement on Monday the company had been attracted by Rooftop's content as well as its pool of comic talent. Rooftop does something very unique in … [Read more...] about Audible Attains Thousands of New Comedy Audiobooks
Major Celebrities Lend their Voices for The Legend of Drizzt Audiobook
World War Z, by Max Brooks had an all-star cast loaning out their voices for the audiobook that came out at the same time as the movie. No audiobook in history has had as many voices chronicling the zombie apocalypse, until now. The Legend of Drizzt will be hitting Audible very soon and a slew of actors will be contributing their own voices to the tale of our favorite Dark … [Read more...] about Major Celebrities Lend their Voices for The Legend of Drizzt Audiobook
Amazon Whispersync for Voice Debuts in the UK
Amazon WhisperSync for Voice is a system that includes immersion reading and was designed to pick up where you left off in an eBook in the audio edition. It also allows you to both listen to the audiobook, while reading the eBook and text is highlighted as the words are spoken aloud. The service has just rolled out in the United Kingdom and 25,000 Kindle books and 25,000 … [Read more...] about Amazon Whispersync for Voice Debuts in the UK
Billy Crystal Wins Big at the Audie Awards
The Audie awards is an annual gala produced by the Audio Publishers Association. They showcase the very best in audiobook production and in a similar vein as the Oscars. This year, Billy Crystal took home the biggest honor with Audiobook of the Year. Crystal narrated his 2013 memoir, “Still Foolin’ ‘Em.” He also won awards in the humor category and best narration by an … [Read more...] about Billy Crystal Wins Big at the Audie Awards
Is there a Future in a Standalone Audible App?
Audible is currently the worlds largest audiobook service and has been going strong since 1997. It was purchased by Amazon in 2008 for $300 million dollars and has an extensive catalog of 150,000 titles from leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers and business information providers. Recently Amazon announced that you can … [Read more...] about Is there a Future in a Standalone Audible App?