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Audiobook sales rise in the US
Sales of audiobooks in the US rose 12%, to just over US$1 billion, in 2007 and the percentage of adults that now listen to audiobooks rose to 28%, according the Audio Publishers Association's ann...
Free audio downloads of Booker shortlist
'Teaser audio downloads' of the titles shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize are available to download to your mobile phone -- type gospoken.com/a/mbp08 into your mobile web...
Some Random House audiobooks to be DRM-free
A number of Random House audiobook titles will soon be available for purchase and download in a DRM-free format via a Canadian-based internet retailer.
Audible's revenue rises 34%
Revenue for US-based online audiobook retailer Audible.com rose by 34% in 2007. The company has now been bought by Amazon.com.
More publishers to phase out DRM on downloads
Penguin and Simon & Schuster are mooted to be the next big publishers to remove DRM on audiobook and e-book downloads, following the lead of Random House.
Listening Zone offers audiobooks in many languages
The UK-based website The Listening Zone is now offering audiobook downloads in many languages, with an opening range of over 600 titles in many European languages.
Hachette UK unveils digital plans
Hachette Livre has unveiled its digitisation plans in the UK, with David Shelley and George Walkley appointed as the new joint heads of Hachette Digital, the rebranded Hachette Audio im...
ASA warns on digital rights
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has expressed ‘serious concerns' over rights and contractual issues caused by the increasing delivery of digitised content. The ASA's concerns have b...
Publishers and agents clash over audiobook rights
Publishers and agents exchanged heated opinions about audiobook rights at a recent seminar in the UK.
Penguin ends audiobook deal over piracy concerns
Only a month after announcing the deal, Penguin has withdrawn its audiobook titles from online download service eMusic, citing piracy concerns. eMusic is setting itself up as a competitor to Apple's i...
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