As the new Spotify audiobooks service goes live, book industry observers are watching for impact on existing distribution and sales.| Publishing Perspectives
'Pooling our energies even more to focus on audio,' Bookwire announces a restructured unit for audiobooks and podcasting.| Publishing Perspectives
Spotify takes its premium subscribers the option to buy 15 hours of extra audiobook listening time as a monthly add-on.| Publishing Perspectives
The German book market faces a perplexing set of circumstances, resulting in an overall performance down -1.9 percent in 2022.| Publishing Perspectives
The newly announced agreement will support Arabookverse's Arabic-language audiobook offerings, using Beat Technology's services.| Publishing Perspectives
Among issues discussed in audiobook market development: more business models and Spotify's entry with à la carte pricing.| Publishing Perspectives
Exclusive: The new AkooBooks/Beat platform will reach 19 African nations with audiobooks, podcasts, and ebooks.| Publishing Perspectives
Norway's Beat Technology's latest major subscription service is a platform designed to 'Whisper' the work of Dutch publishers.| Publishing Perspectives
The newly released 'Audiobooks and Public Libraries' report shows US libraries' community sizes playing a role in audio circulation.| Publishing Perspectives
'Publishers will remain involved throughout the implementation process' of a new German-Dutch Bookwire-CB partnership, the companies say.| Publishing Perspectives
New guidelines are being suggested thanks to a transatlantic project to develop consumer labels on AI-narrated audiobooks.| Publishing Perspectives
Now in its 30th year, the Audie Awards program from the Audio Publishers Association this year grows to 28 categories.| Publishing Perspectives
Bloomsbury titles are to go to the Spotify 'Audiobooks in Premium' offering, and to a-la-carte availability for those without subscriptions.| Publishing Perspectives
The Bologna Book Plus program is announcing details of its 2025 audio programming and 'author ambassador' for the trade fair in April.| Publishing Perspectives