Tag: Audiobooks
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Nearly half of Americans didn’t read a book last year
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46% of Americans were book-free in 2023, while 11% read 20 books or more.
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Audiobook listening in 2023, according to Spotify
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Spotify’s announcement of the introduction of audiobooks in the U.S. comes with an infographic about audiobook listening habits.
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The global audiobook market is expected to reach USD 39 billion by 2032
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The audiobook market is expected to experience a remarkable surge in the coming years, as the report from Market Us shows.
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What are the preferred book formats in the US? (chart)
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The chart shows that printed books are still the most popular book format among adults in the United States.
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Spotify Premium subscribers have now instant access to over 150,000 audiobooks
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The new feature is already available in the U.K. and Australia, and allows you to listen to audiobooks for 15 hours a month.
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Internet Archive is using AI to extract words from 100-year-old records
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Recently, The Internet Archive was using Whisper, an AI speech recognition tool, to extract spoken and sung words from old, noisy 78rpm records.
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Jane Austen books – free ebook and audiobook downloads
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All Jane Austen’s novels are available for free from Project Gutenberg, both as ebooks and audiobooks. You can also read them online, right on your computer.
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Kobo reveals a combined list of the best ebooks and audiobooks of 2022
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The Kobo bookselling team selected the best new books in fiction and non-fiction. Editors’ picks in romance and other genres will be released in the coming days.
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OverDrive reached 3 billion checkouts of ebooks and audiobooks worldwide!
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It took OverDrive four years to reach the first 1 million checkouts in 2007. One billion checkouts were reached 11 years later, in 2018.
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Cyber Monday 2022 Audible deal: save 60% on the first four months
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Audible Premium Plus membership normally costs $14.95 per month, but the deal offers a monthly fee reduced to $5.95 for the first four months.
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Most gifted books and audiobooks on Amazon – the complete guide
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The best books don’t always make the best gifts. That’s why it’s always good to know what most other users are giving as gifts. Amazon has a great tool for that – here is what you need to know.
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Which Kindle is the best for audiobooks?
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Are you planning to use your Kindle to listen to audiobooks? Which Kindle model do you have? Is it the best one for audiobook playing?