The public-facing London Book and Screen Week opens with adaptation awards in film, television, gaming, audio, and stage.
London Book Fair’s Quantum Conference: Rethinking Business, Rehearing Audio
Much as the afternoon focused on publishing’s return to audiobooks as a growth center in the business, London Book Fair’s Quantum conference audience was encouraged to review its assumptions.
Audio Publishers Association Names Its Four Top Finalists for the 2018 Audie Awards
Concluding its two-stage release of finalist announcements, the Audio Publishers Association names the four top category candidates in this year’s Audie Awards.
Poland’s Ebook and Audiobook Subscription Service Legimi Plans IPO for International Expansion
Announcing an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s NewConnect index for this year, Poland’s Legimi ebook and audiobook subscription pursues development in Germany, China.
Serial Box Has New Funding for Audio Bundling With Reading, as a ‘Publishing Studio’
Tapping into the robust audiobook market, Molly Barton announces a key new investor: Boat Rocker Media can leverage Serial Box’s content for television and film production.
The Audie Awards’ Partial List of 2018 Finalists Is Announced, Amid Louder Competition for Audiobook Rights
As the Audio Publishers Association’s Audie Awards organizers say they get more and better entries annually, the market’s hunger for audio rights is ratcheting up, too.
Canada’s Kobo Rolls Into the US With Walmart: ‘A Very Competitive Experience’
Having once left the American ebook market largely to Seattle, Rakuten Kobo now is hitching a ride with Walmart back into Amazonian America, selling ebooks and audiobooks through the big-box leader.
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.’
One Analyst’s 2018 Look-Ahead: Ebook Market in Russia Set to Grow
In the estimation of LitRes chief Sergey Anuriev, ebooks could double as a factor in Russia’s market within two years and audiobooks are showing new strength as well. The prime challenge: piracy.
Rights Roundup: Reports From Sweden, Spain, Germany, Greece, Canada, Australia
Amid discussion bout how audiobook rights are bought and sold, our roundup shows a robust rights trading scene on the international publishing stage.