The Association of American Publishers’ StatShot for February sees downloaded audio down 3.3 percent, up just 0.2 percent year-to-date.
France’s ‘Digital Barometer’: 27 Percent Trying Audiobooks
The new study from France’s publishers indicates that French audiobook fans are moving from CDs and tape to digital audio.
Venice’s 39th Mauri School, Part Two: A ‘Perfect Companion’
From the publishers on our Mauri School panel, Stefano Mauri and Andrew Franklin, new takes on the book business and the Web.
SNE’s Publishers Name May as France’s ‘Mois du Livre Audio’
In France, the publishers’ syndicate is gearing up to drive an audiobook adoption campaign – boosters, not just beneficiaries, of the format.
Going Up: UK Publishers Say 2021 Book Sales Rose 5 Percent
The biggest format jump in the UK’s 2021 report was downloaded audio, up 14 percent to £151 million. Fiction and kids’ books rose 7 percent.
London Book Fair: Finland’s Market Continues Swing to Subscriptions
In 2021, Finland’s consumer base bought two digital books for every one print book sold, the Finnish Literature Exchange, FILI, reports.
Italian Publishers: Book Piracy Cost €771 Million in 2021
In 2021, a new report indicates, Italians carried out an average 322,000 acts of book piracy per day, a major challenge for publishing.
Bookwire’s John Ruhrmann: ‘Security for Rights Holders’
Rights Edition: ‘Publishers just need a strategy on how to deal with Web3 and the metaverse,’ says Bookwire’s John Ruhrmann. (Sponsored)
Coming March 29: ‘All About Blockchain’ from Germany’s Bookwire
‘A closer exchange between blockchain and publishing experts,’ Bookwire’s ‘All About Blockchain’ is open for registration. (Sponsored)
Awards: The ‘Project Hail Mary’ Audiobook Wins the 2022 Audies
The 27th Audie Awards on March 4 honored winners in 25 categories in a 70-minute digital awards program with Kal Penn hosting.