Barnes and Noble has announced that they are bowing out of the audiobook industry starting July 1st 2014. The Nation's largest bookseller is imploring customers to backup all of their old titles before they are gone for good. Many people in the industry were very surprised to know that B&N even sold audiobooks. The company never issued press releases or acquired their own … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Will Stop Selling Audiobooks July 1st
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Audible and ACX Lower Self-Published Audiobook Commission Rates
Amazon launched ACX in 2011 to connect up publishers, authors and producers for unsold audiobook rights. Indie authors have begun to use the program more than the publishing companies and Amazon has tweaked their program a number of times to be more appealing. Today, the company announced they were adjusting the royalties it pays on audiobooks. When the ACX program first … [Read more...] about Audible and ACX Lower Self-Published Audiobook Commission Rates
Ice-T Records Dungeons & Dragons Audiobook
Audible has roped in rapper/actor Ice-T to lend his voice for the audiobook version of Dungeons & Dragons. The pairing can be considered the most unlikely considering the rapper’s illustrious career that includes his association with heavy metal band and electrifying on-stage performances. Even the rapper wasn’t aware what he was being made to do and he admitted it to … [Read more...] about Ice-T Records Dungeons & Dragons Audiobook
Audible Picks up Thousands of Audiobooks from AudioGO
Last month the UK arm of AudioGO went into administration, which is a fancy way of saying it is officially bankrupt. The assets are being sold off to eliminate the debt and to monetize their audiobook catalog. Audible has announced that they have purchased 5,000 audio editions from the now defunct company. AudioGO, formerly known as BBC Audiobooks, "owned about 10,000 … [Read more...] about Audible Picks up Thousands of Audiobooks from AudioGO
Audible Unveils Free Audiobook Windows Campaign
Audible is probably the definitive service for purchasing audiobooks. The company is owned by Amazon and often runs a series of promotions that give away free content. Today, Microsoft has announced that Windows and Windows Phone 8 users can get a free audiobook using the native app. This is open to new users to Audible only, so existing members will not be able to … [Read more...] about Audible Unveils Free Audiobook Windows Campaign
Audible Releases New Audiobooks App for the Apple iPad
Amazon owned Audible has released its first iPad app today, which will finally allow Apple customers to listen to audiobooks on the go. The new Audible 2.0 app features a very Metro interface that is simplistic in design and easy to navigate. You can connect up to your existing account and have all of your audio editions synced to your iPad, so you can listen to your favorites … [Read more...] about Audible Releases New Audiobooks App for the Apple iPad
Audiobooks.com Switches to Audible’s Pay Model
We often forget that audiobooks are part of the ebook hierarchy. Amazon's Audible is the biggest player in this market and has been around for years. Last year, however, Audiobooks.com started up with a new payment model. It charged $24.95 to listen to an unlimited number of audiobooks from the catalog. This was different from Audible's "credit" model, which, generally, … [Read more...] about Audiobooks.com Switches to Audible’s Pay Model
The Guardian and Audible Reach New Agreement for the Guardian Audio Edition
United Kingdom based The Guardian newspaper has forged a relationship with Audible, for an audiobook version of the famous paper. Every week the Guardian Audio Edition will hit Audible, and give you a feel for the UK's book scene and new releases. Audible will also sponsor the Guardian Books homepage, its weekly books podcast, and its books review pages, with co-branded … [Read more...] about The Guardian and Audible Reach New Agreement for the Guardian Audio Edition
Open Road Signs a Major Deal with Audible
Open Road Media has just partnered with audiobook company Audible for new content due out this December. For the first time, Open Road will be offering customers the ability to pick up titles from their Author Brand, E-riginals, and Publishing Partners. The partnership will kick-off with a broad range of titles from writers in Open Road's Author Brand Program, including … [Read more...] about Open Road Signs a Major Deal with Audible
Amazon Unleashes Immersion Reading and Whispersync for Voice
Amazon has released two new features that will be critical for the new Kindle Fire HD series of tablets. Immersion Reading and Whispersync for Voice take audiobooks and ebooks to a whole different level. Immersion Reading brings new harmony to ebooks from Amazon and Audio Books from Audible. It basically allows readers to synchronize a Kindle text with the Audible audio … [Read more...] about Amazon Unleashes Immersion Reading and Whispersync for Voice