AAP’s Maria A. Pallante praises ‘the incredible dedication and innovation of the industry’ in a remarkable year’s outcome.
Speechki: Synthetic Voicing to Augment the Industry’s Audiobook Inventory
The technology of Speechki, an exhibitor at Frankfurter Buchmesse, offers faster, less expensive paths to audiobook production. (Sponsored)
Audiobooks in Russia: Storytel and LitRes Cite Rising Interest
Storytel reports seeing a rise in audiobook downloads in Russia by 45 percent in the last year. LitRes leads market.
Copenhagen’s Saga Egmont Acquires Freiburg’s Audiobuch Verlag
With the acquisition of the German house Audiobuch, Lindhardt og Ringhof will have bought and/or partnered with five publishers this year.
AAP StatShot: US Industry Up 18.1 Percent, January to June, Year to Date
Across the entire US book industry, total revenues in January-to-June 2021 came in at US$6.3 billion, up 18 percent year-to-date.
Saga Egmont Partners with the UK’s Muswell and Violet Gaze Presses
The digital arm of Copenhagen’s Lindhardt & Ringhof, Saga Egmont has agreements with two independent houses in the United Kingdom.
Storytel Passes 1 Million Nordic Subscribers, Streaming Sales Up
Growth in the Spanish-language markets is moving more slowly than anticipated, but Storytel shows a strong Q2 report.
AAP’s StatShot: US Publishing Up 11.1 Percent in May
The monthly report from the Association of American Publishers sees the United States’ book industry up 23.4 percent year-to-date.
‘Immersive Media & Books’ Study: Audiobooks and Context
The Panorama Project’s study includes US consumer engagement with audiobooks in 2020, plus context around reading and other entertainment.
A New Report Evaluates the Indian Publishing Industry’s Prospects
The Association of Publishers in India, with EY-Parthenon, offer a look at the multilingual Indian publishing industry and its challenges.