Last year, Everand acquired Fable, a social reading app and community started in 2021. In case you need a refresher, Everand was once known as Scribd and competes against Audible, Spotify, and Kindle Unlimited. It offers audiobooks and ebooks on a credit model ($11.99 for one book), with unlimited access to a small catalog of titles. Now, Everand subscribers will get access to Fable at the $11.99 level, syncing activity from Everand to Fable. Read the press release.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
