Digital audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment, and in 2023, US revenue rose 9% 2023 and generated 2 billion dollars. Individual audiobooks are expensive; the average title is around $59.99, although most people borrow them from the library or subscribe to a separate streaming service such as Audible, Kobo, or Spotify. Since audiobook sales are expensive, it is driving … [Read more...] about Audiobook Piracy becoming a major problem
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iPhone users in the EU are now able to easily pirate audiobooks and ebooks
Digital piracy on the iPhone is not very prevalent in the United States due to the sheer number of hoops users have to jump through. With recent changes to Apple's policies in the EU, though, it is now easier than ever to pirate audiobooks and ebooks. This is primarily attributed to the acceptance of BitTorrent clients. You might be familiar with the new EU rules. Apple now … [Read more...] about iPhone users in the EU are now able to easily pirate audiobooks and ebooks
US Audiobook Sales surpassed $2 billion in 2023
Audiobooks are quickly becoming more mainstream, and more than half of the population in the United States have listened to at least one. Audiobook revenue grew 9% in 2023 to $2 billion, continuing the year-on-year growth trend according to the Audio Publishers Association’s Sales Survey conducted by Toluna Harris Interactive. However, piracy is becoming a real problem for the … [Read more...] about US Audiobook Sales surpassed $2 billion in 2023
People are starting to pirate Audible Audiobooks
Audible has a number of publishing partners and sometimes audiobooks will be removed from a users library. This could be due to a contract dispute or if the publisher decides they want to take their business elsewhere. People who buy a legitimate copy are faced with a conundrum; take the risk that Audible might just remove the audiobook at their decreession or strip the … [Read more...] about People are starting to pirate Audible Audiobooks
Major Websites Lose Respect with Recent Audiobook Piracy News
Major news websites such as Engadget, Gizmodo and Business Insider have been losing their reader base due to a series of articles on Audible piracy. They both gave instructional guides on how you could commit fraud and get access to 25 free audiobooks. Many readers have proclaimed that these types of stories are not indicative to true journalism and boil down to tutorials about … [Read more...] about Major Websites Lose Respect with Recent Audiobook Piracy News