Dan Katz, the CEO of Audible, was one of the last speakers to take to the stage at the Digital Minds Conference today at the London Book Fair. "One of the biggest challenges facing the company is the is that there is simply not enough audio. Every book worth reading should be available as an audiobook – but 80-90% of frontlist books don’t go to audio. E.g. if a member of … [Read more...] about Don Katz from Audible Talks about New Content Models
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Amazon Launches Audible Author Services
Amazon owned Audible is the largest audiobook website on the internet and has thousands of audiobooks available for when you don't feel like reading a book. Amazon has invested over twenty million dollars for a new project called Audible Author Services. It basically allows authors to self-publish their own audiobooks and earn one dollar for every unit sold. One dollar sounds … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Audible Author Services
AudioBooks; Dogwalkers Best Friend
As eBooks gain momentum, we should lend an ear towards the humble audiobook, which has been around for decades and was originally designed for those who could not read. When Apple launched the iPod nearly ten years ago, it opened many ears to a whole new way to listen to music, but the iPod proved to be useful for far more. Audiobooks occupy just as important a place … [Read more...] about AudioBooks; Dogwalkers Best Friend
Amazon now offers wireless delivery of Audible Audiobooks right to your Kindle
In the past if you wanted to buy a quality Audiobook you had to go to the main site Audible.com and transfer the titles to Kindle via USB. Amazon has changed the game and is allowing users to purchase audiobooks and deliver them to your Kindle via WIFI. Over 50,000 audio titles are available with the launch of this new service. Audible offers two free audiobooks with a … [Read more...] about Amazon now offers wireless delivery of Audible Audiobooks right to your Kindle