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Audiobooks to be Included in the UK School Curriculum

The UK may include listening to audiobooks in the school curriculum.
TikTok bookshelves UK

TikTok Bookshelves to Open Across UK

TikTok is joining forces with the National Literacy Trust (NLT) to “BookTok…

UK Audiobook Segment Records 24% Revenue Growth Last Year

Audiobook downloads in the UK between 2022 and 2023 have increased by…

UK audiobook industry riding a sonic surge in consumer demand

In a recent revelation from Nielsen BookData’s Books & Consumers survey, the…

British parliament claim 20% VAT on audiobooks unfair and discriminatory

Calls are intensifying for the Government to abolish the 20 percent tax…

Nielsen BookData reports slight decline in e-book sales in the UK in 2022, audiobook growth slows

Nielsen BookData’s Consumer 2022 presentation at the London Transport Museum has revealed…

Amazon titles on offer for 99p for World Book Day in the UK and Ireland

The first Thursday of every March is celebrated as World Book Day…

E-Book sales decline in the UK

The sale of e-books from the Big Six publishers in the UK…

Audiobook sales plummet in the UK amid rising cost of living concerns

Audiobook sales in the UK have been found to have slowed down…

E-Book sales in the UK drop to the lowest since 2012

The United Kingdoms love affair with e-books seems to be over. The…

How TikTok is helping boost book sales in the UK

The UK reported a record £6.7bn revenue from book sales, both print,…

Publishers Association in the UK are happy with Brexit Deal

With a trade deal between the UK and EU finally, in place,…

Kobo is beginning to charge 0% VAT in the UK for ebooks

The UK government announced last week that they have reduced the VAT…

Amazon reduces the price of ebooks in the United Kingdom

Amazon is in the process of reducing the price of all Kindle…

The United Kingdom is getting rid of Tax on ebooks

The UK has just passed a resolution that will eliminate all VAT…

Apple News+ is now available in Australia and the UK

Apple News+ originally launched in Canada and the United States and now…

UK ebook sales have increased by 5% in 2018

Book sales in the United Kingdom decreased by 5.4% last year, which…

Audiobook sales increased by 13% in the United Kingdom

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and customers in…

Kindle ebook gifting is now available on Amazon UK

In early December Good e-Reader reported that Amazon was working on an…

Amazon UK experimenting with ebook gifting system

The Amazon UK website has quietly been testing an ebook gifting system. This will allow users to purchase an ebook and gift to another person, as long as you have their email address. There are further options to establish a date in which the email will be sent and a little room for a custom message. The ebook gifting system has only been available in the US, since it launched in 2010. I have heard the new system will go live on Friday.

UK Audiobook Sales Have Doubled in the Past 5 Years

Audiobook sales have doubled in the United Kingdom in the past five…

UK e-Book Sales Increased 8.3% in Q1 2016

In the first quarter of 2016 publishers in the United Kingdom have…

Study – What Kids Are Reading In The United Kingdom

Released today, the biggest annual study into British children’s reading habits, What…