How to keep busy even if you're not writing or promoting books

Posted on 04/06/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writing might be a struggle for you right now, with so many other stressors weighing on you. And the idea...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Joanna Penn, Marketing, The Book Designer

Amazon ends royalties on ACX giveaways

Posted on 03/27/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors who distributed their audiobooks through ACX used to receive royalties on those giveaways. The Digital Reader reports that this...

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Harry Potter actors will narrate "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" audiobook

Posted on 02/27/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Actors who have performed in Harry Potter screen and stage adaptations will narrate a new audiobook from the Potterverse. The...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, Young adult literature

Jane Friedman presents audiobook 101

Posted on 02/26/2020 at 12:53 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With so many publishing gurus declaring that audio is the next big thing, you might be wondering how — or...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Jane Friedman

Settlement: Audible Captions is now optional for any author or publisher

Posted on 02/10/2020 at 10:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The lawsuit over Audible Captions features has been settled, with Amazon agreeing to give authors and publishers the option to...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit, The Digital Reader

How an unknown narrator landed the Harry Potter audiobook deal

Posted on 01/23/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just as Harry Potter launched J.K. Rowling’s career, so too did it launch Jim Dale’s. Dale, who went on to...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Literary Hub, Podcast

Penguin Random House is leaving unlimited-access reading services

Posted on 01/22/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Penguin Random House will be removing all of its digital and audio titles from unlimited-access subscription services. PRH ebooks in...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, E-reader, Reading, The Bookseller, The Digital Reader

OverDrive: 2019 was another record year for digital book checkouts

Posted on 01/21/2020 at 09:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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2019 was yet another record year for digital book lending, according to Rakuten OverDrive. In total, 326 million ebooks, audiobooks,...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, E-reader, Libraries, Reading

Preview James Taylor’s audio-only memoir

Posted on 01/20/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Musician James Taylor has, unsurprisingly, lived a remarkable, action-packed life. So rather than tackle his entire life story at once,...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Excerpt, Pop culture

Settlement has been reached in the Audible Captions copyright lawsuit

Posted on 01/15/2020 at 12:04 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon and the publishers objecting to its new Audible Captions feature have reached a settlement in their copyright-infringement argument. The...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The Digital Reader