Overdrive is the largest digital distributor of audiobooks and ebooks. The vast majority of public libraries in Canada and the United States do business with them. Many people who are not in a position to spend hundreds of dollars each month to satiate their literary thirst end up borrow books on their smartphones, tablets or e-readers. Today, Overdrive has just … [Read more...] about These are the most popular Ebooks and Audiobooks from the public library
Audiobooks
Apple is giving away 6 free audiobooks read by celebrities
Apple iBooks is giving away six free audiobooks to keep people entertained during the holiday seasons. All of these titles are classics and in the public domain. Many of the audiobooks are read by Kate Beckinsale, Kelsey Grammer, Karen Gillan and Tituss Burgess. The audiobooks can be accessed by the iBooks app or iTunes. If you click on any of these links they will open up … [Read more...] about Apple is giving away 6 free audiobooks read by celebrities
Apple iBooks is making it easy for publishers to earn commission
Amazon traditionally has been the only game in town for people who have book blogs or run newsletters on cheap Kindle books. Amazon has become more ruthless on the types of content they will pay commission on and this has driven many of the popular services out of business. Apple unveiled a new toolbox a few months ago for their iBooks program. It allows book bloggers, … [Read more...] about Apple iBooks is making it easy for publishers to earn commission
Findaway Voices gives authors a 45% Audiobook royalty with Apple iBooks
Apple iBooks sells both audiobooks and ebooks through their app for iOS. This is pretty well the only way you can make in-app purchases on the iPad and iPhone, since most other companies do not want to give Apple a piece of every sale that they make. Findaway Voices is a relatively new platform that launched in July of 2017 and it provides an alternative to Amazon ACX, which is … [Read more...] about Findaway Voices gives authors a 45% Audiobook royalty with Apple iBooks
Do you prefer audiobooks or ebooks?
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing. The format saw a 22.7% increase in sales and generated over $2.5 billion dollars in the United States alone. There was over 46,000 new audiobooks that were published last year. Digital Book book sales last year declined by 10% and over 162 million of them were sold in the US. Nearly 80% of consumer dollars spent … [Read more...] about Do you prefer audiobooks or ebooks?
Amazon Freetime Unlimited adds 1,000 audiobooks
Amazon has just added 1,000 kid friendly audiobooks from Audible as part of their Freetime Unlimited Program. Kids can now listen to popular titles like Peter Pan, Rip Van Winkle, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow Queen. Parents can also add additional Audible books to their child’s FreeTime profile via the settings on their child’s device, or remotely via Parent Dashboard. The … [Read more...] about Amazon Freetime Unlimited adds 1,000 audiobooks
Did you listen to audiobooks on Cassette Tapes?
Digital Audiobooks have been enjoying double digit sales increases for the past four years and in the past eight months the format generated over $336 million dollars and at the some point last year it made $244 million. Tapes and to a lesser degree CD's were the most popular audiobook format since the 1990's, but in recent years sales have suffered. Physical audio brought in … [Read more...] about Did you listen to audiobooks on Cassette Tapes?
Audiobook publishers and retailers are trying to go DRM-Free
The audiobook market is dominated by Audible and in the United States they control 90% of the market. Audible sells audiobooks directly, but they also are the largest distributor to Apple iBooks. When Amazon acquired the company back in 2008 for $300 million and at the time they said they were going to phase out DRM (Digital Rights Management), but it never happened. When you … [Read more...] about Audiobook publishers and retailers are trying to go DRM-Free
The Canadian audiobook industry is on the rise
Audiobooks are a booming business; the American Association of Publishers reported that the category now out-earns mass-market paperbacks. Many Canadian publishers are now creating audiobooks using narrators and production companies in Toronto and Vancouver. Companies such as Audible and Kobo are also producing original content, buying the rights to Canadian authors … [Read more...] about The Canadian audiobook industry is on the rise
Audible membership is now $4.95 per month
Audible is running an early Prime Day promotion where you can get three months of access to Audible for $4.95 per month for the first three months. This is an excellent deal because normally the cost of a monthly subscription is $14.95 per month, so this promotion gives you a total savings of $30. Audiobooks these days are fairly expensive. Your average title issued by a … [Read more...] about Audible membership is now $4.95 per month