October 2022 News Roundup

Dive into the ways in which audiobooks impact book culture, honor the legacy of Richard Ferrone, check out some general tips for effective listening, grab some crypto and jump onto the blockchain to discover a new listener's community, feel Spiracle's vibe and consider a variety of perspectives from the growing international audiobook market.

Audiobooks as Defenders of Book Culture

A statistical, graphical and philosophical dive into how audiobooks are impacting the publishing industry. [Source: publicbooks.org]

The legacy of Richard Ferrone

Richard was a member of TACT (The Actor's Company Theatre), The Actor's Center, and on the National and Local Boards of SAG/AFTRA where he fought tirelessly for narrators to receive fair contracts, pension, and health benefits. [Source: legacy.com]

How To Remember Everything From Audiobooks

Here are tips to help you listen more effectively to audiobooks. [Source: ionutzkazaku.medium.com]

Ingram Backs Book.io - an NFT Book Marketplace

The blockchain infrastructure enables a broad range of benefits for authors (and by extension publishers), book buyers and, to a lesser extent, readers. [Source: publishersweekly.com]

New audiobook platforms are launched to rival Amazon’s Audible

Spiracle, a new audiobook platform which aims to create a “lovely, welcoming, independent bookstore kind of vibe” has launched, as audio giant Spotify also enters the fast-growing audiobook market. [Source: theguardian.com]

Frankfurt's Inaugural Publishing Perspectives Forum: The Audiobook Retail Evolution Panel

Panel discussion focused on the growing international audiobook market and its wide variety of models for listeners. [Source: publishingperspectives.com]

Sweden's BookBeat Opens in Spain and Italy

BookBeat is using the time-usage subscription format in the newly opened Spanish and Italian markets. [Source: publishingperspectives.com]

Storytel Rolls Out Its Audiobook Service in France

Read what people are saying about Storytel opening the door for expansion into French-speaking markets. [Source: publishingperspectives.com]

The International Publishers Conference held in Riyadh ended with sessions focusing on the growing demand for audiobooks

Read what people are saying about the recent expansion of audiobook publishing in Saudi Arabia. [Source: arabnews.com]