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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.

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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.

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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.

Editors look for stories most compellingly told on audio; quicker time to market can play a role, too.

Lifestyle publication N Magazine, focused on Nantucket Island, has launched a new podcast: Books, Beach & Beyond.

As of May 1, Findaway Voices has eliminated its 20 percent distribution fee for audiobooks purchased on Spotify; authors will

Kobo Plus is so far available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, the UK, and the US.

Audible has been testing ads in select audiobooks, podcasts, and original content specifically for non-members.

Spotify users in Canada can now purchase audiobooks through the service.

Two authors seemingly on similar publishing trajectories experienced very different outcomes, and started a podcast to examine why.

A machine learning clause in the Apple terms of service with Findaway Voices has been giving authors and narrators cause for concern.

According to the AAP, which consists of traditional publishers in various sectors, consumer sales dropped 6.2 percent in 2022 against 2021.

ACX, a service used by self-publishing authors to distribute and sell audiobooks on Audible, recently emailed creators about price changes.

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OverDrive, the leading distributor of digital books to libraries, recently announced that digital lending increased 10 percent over 2021.