Tag: Audiobooks
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Nearly half of Americans didn’t read a book last year
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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?
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?