The amount of people who are listening to audiobooks is increasing every single year. Data from The Infinite Dial 2019 which shows 50% of Americans age 12 and older have listened to an audiobook. This is the first time that audiobooks’ consumer penetration has reached the 50% mark, up from 44% in 2018, according to Edison Research and Triton Digital. The multiple ways … [Read more...] about The Best Audiobooks of 2019
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How can Barnes and Noble make the Nook relevant again?
Barnes and Noble was recently acquired by Elliott Management and they took the company private. Right before they did, the bookseller said that the Nook saw fourth quarter sales decrease 17.38% over the same period in fiscal 2018. NOOK sales for all of fiscal 2019 decreased 17.36% over fiscal 2018. The new CEO James Daunt—currently the CEO of Waterstones, the UK bookstore chain … [Read more...] about How can Barnes and Noble make the Nook relevant again?
Will Kobo introduce e-readers with audiobook support?
Kobo opened up an audiobook store a couple of years ago and they sell them on an individual basis or a subscription, where you get an audiobook a month. The delivery of the content is through their line of mobile apps for Android and iOS, but their Kobo e-readers have never had bluetooth support or an audio player. Will this change next year? Amazon introduced audiobook … [Read more...] about Will Kobo introduce e-readers with audiobook support?
Would you buy premium headphones or earbuds to listen to audiobooks?
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and in 2018 it grew by 37.1%, which equated to $127.1 million in revenue compared to 2017. Audiobooks are up even more this year and most publishers claim it accounts for a little over 15% of their total revenue. Apple is shipping out the Beats Solo Pro on the 31st, they are over the ear headphones with noise … [Read more...] about Would you buy premium headphones or earbuds to listen to audiobooks?
Kobo Writing Life now accepts Audiobook submissions
Writing Life is the self-publishing arm of Kobo and when authors submit an ebook, it is sold across all of the various markets where Kobo sells digital content, which is most of the world. Kobo also launched an audiobook store in 2017, they sell titles on an individual basis and also have a subscription based system. You cannot play audiobooks on any of their E Ink devices, … [Read more...] about Kobo Writing Life now accepts Audiobook submissions
VK is launching a new audiobook platform
VKontakte is the largest social networking website in Russia and it has over 97 million monthly users. The company is planning on launching a new audiobook service sometime in the next month or two and it will have over 10,000 titles at launch. The project, publishers say, has high importance at VKontakte and will be based on the VK Apps mobile platform. Those with … [Read more...] about VK is launching a new audiobook platform
Digital Publishers see strong gains in audiobooks and ebooks
Major publishers have all reported that the second quarter of 2019 that audiobook sales are increasing and ebooks are doing quite well. Audiobooks are not really a surprise, everyone is busy digitizing their front-list and also paying more attention to their backlist. The fact that ebook sales are doing well, is partly attributed to movie tie-ins and customers have got used to … [Read more...] about Digital Publishers see strong gains in audiobooks and ebooks
Publishers experience a 24% increase in audiobook sales
Major publishers have reported that their total sales from audiobooks have increased by over 24.5% in 2018. Overall sales were $940 million dollars and 91% of this figure was from digital audiobooks. Over 44,685 individual audiobook titles were produced last year, up 5.8% from 2017. This is the seventh year in a row that audiobook sales have been increasing and the top … [Read more...] about Publishers experience a 24% increase in audiobook sales
Simon & Schuster changes audiobook and ebook terms for libraries
Simon and Schuster has just notified libraries that they will have new terms for audiobooks and ebooks that will go into effect on August 1st, 2019. Digital books will now have two year licenses, instead of one. New releases will cost libraries around $38.99 and $52.99. The publisher will also provide libraries with a select number of ebook titles and libraries will only pay … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster changes audiobook and ebook terms for libraries
UK ebook sales have increased by 5% in 2018
Book sales in the United Kingdom decreased by 5.4% last year, which has put a stop to the growth that has been occurring since 2014. In 2017 book sales were £3.11 billion and in 2018 total sales were £2.95 billion. These figures are from the UK Publishers Association, which published its annual yearbook. One of the reasons why print books are falling is due to the interest … [Read more...] about UK ebook sales have increased by 5% in 2018