The first of this year’s The ARTS+ events is scheduled for later this week during the Berlinale. And in April, London Book Fair’s Quantum conference will feature keynote events with headliners from three disciplines.
Google Play Store Now Selling Audiobooks and Boosting Content on Voice-Activated Devices
While hardly a shock that Google Play has started selling audiobooks, it’s a moment to look at aspects of the format’s sales-building prominence: the other way of ‘reading.’
Conference Notes: Scottish Book Trade Day and London Book Fair’s Quantum Event
First on the calendar is Edinburgh’s Scottish Book Trade Conference in February. And in April, London Book Fair’s Quantum conference’s programming is featuring audiobooks and seldom-heard voices.
Preview of Year-End Observations on Publishing Trends From ‘Beyond the Book’
With 2017 now so old it almost creaks, Copyright Clearance Center’s ‘Beyond the Book’ podcast series lines up points of interest in the year now ending.
Audio Publishers Association: Third Year of Strong US Audiobook Sales Growth
APA estimates show 2016’s audiobook sales growth expanding by almost 20 percent again. Sixty-seven million Americans say they finished an audiobook.
BookExpo Opens With Data for the Industry and a Focus on Consumers
As BookExpo’s conference programming looks at the new centricity of consumer data, ReedPOP hits ‘reset’ on mission priorities and approach.
On ‘BookExpo Wednesday’: Pre-Show Programming Highlights
With BookExpo’s trade-show floor open on June 1 and 2, the May 31 ‘BEA Wednesday’ programming is aimed at industry professionals in several key contexts.
BISG’s ‘Evolution of Delivery’ Conference: Making Data Pay
From data-charged business to a library centered on a community’s needs, BISG’s ‘Making Information Pay’ event looks at the data driving us all.
Industry Notes: BookExpo’s Audio ‘Tea,’ Canada’s BookNet-Kobo Contest, and the UK’s ‘Media Medic’
In the USA, BookExpo includes audiobook events. In Canada, ebook design is stressed in a competition. And in the UK, a bookseller features a self-published novel.
Back to The FutureBook: Audio Gets Its Own Channel at the Conference
Amid rising audiobook sales, the FutureBook Conference’s focus on the sector offered upbeat statistics and audience demographics.