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More than 1,000 audiobooks from about 100 independent publishers (who use Ingram to distribute) will now be available via Spotify.

Amazon’s Audible has announced that it is “rolling out a new royalty model that prioritizes equity, flexibility, and insight for creators.”

Media company PAVE Studios is launching a book publishing venture, PAVE Publishing House, focused on producing books by podcast creators.

The National Music Publishers’ Association has filed an FTC complaint against Spotify over a recent move to bundle music and audiobooks.

According to the Audio Publishers Association, revenue increased 9 percent in 2023 for the 27 publishers surveyed.

Spotify’s new audiobook subscription service already includes all of the Big Five publishers.

Airwave podcast network and BenBella Books are launching Airwave Books, which will feature nonfiction books by Airwave’s creators.

The publishing industry gathered in London this month for the London Book Fair, which attracted about 30,000 book industry professionals.

Until recently, if you wanted to use Spotify for a streaming audiobook subscription, you had to be on their premium plan.

Sanderson was able to bring Audible to the table to negotiate new terms not just for him, but for all self-publishing authors.

Two weeks ago, Findaway notified users they were changing their terms of use, which raised an alarm with authors who saw a big rights grab.

The publisher partly attributed its sales increase to “strong market growth for downloadable audiobooks,” as well as a new Spotify partnership.

Audible quietly started allowing AI-narrated audiobooks to enter its storefront late last fall, long after other retailers had done the same.

Early reports are filtering in on Spotify’s new audiobook listening program that offers 15 free hours for paid subscribers.

According to OverDrive, the leading distributor of digital books to libraries, digital borrowing saw a 19 percent increase overall in 2023.

A reality check on inconsistent, incomplete, and misleading commentary.

In 2021, audiobook publisher Podium expanded into ebooks, and just recently it announced print retail services for its stable of authors.

New Hampshire’s NPR has debuted a new literary show and podcast, Check This Out.

But ongoing innovation and opportunities promise to maintain growth.

Last week Spotify announced that it will start giving its premium subscribers 15 hours of audiobook listening at no additional charge.

Designer Steve Leard has launched a book cover design podcast called Cover Meeting.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Spotify will test a free audiobook trial in the coming months.

Authors who distribute their ebooks through StreetLib now have access to 44 online audiobook platforms.

Best known for partnering with independent bookstores to sell digital audiobooks, Libro.fm has added more than 130 international stores.

Storytel will develop AI voices tailored to Storytel’s market and offer its customers a new feature called VoiceSwitcher.