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February 2021 News Roundup
2021 Gala MC announced, new trend in audiobook production and listening, and more..
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Booktrack believes the biggest challenge facing audiobook publishers today is keeping up with the ever growing demand for audiobooks in the marketplace, without compromising the production quality. The foundation of Booktrack is built on providing a sustainable, scalable, and reliable solution. Working with Booktrack allows publishers to expand their monthly output in a centralised way with a dedicated Audiobook Production Studio.
A First Look at Digital Audiobook Tracking from The NPD Group
Digital audio has been one of the highest growth sectors of the U.S. book market for several years. In a mature industry, it’s also one of the only true “whitespace” areas where the publishing industry is gaining new readers. In some ways, audiobooks might be a better native digital format than e-books, especially on smartphones where they can compete with other forms of entertainment more successfully.
Since 2004 NPD BookScan has delivered books industry data, analytics, and industry expertise for publishers, retailers, and entertainment companies. In 2020 NPD added audiobooks to our digital dataset with a beta version of a new service: PubTrack Digital Audio – the first publisher-verified retail measurement service for digital audiobooks in the U.S.
January 2021 News Roundup
Audiobooks to possibly supplant screen time for kids, give eyes a rest, and see record digital lending..
December 2020 News Roundup
AI replacing live narrators, are bookstores "essential" during a quarantine, and the neuroscience of listening to an audiobook…