The link below is to an article reporting on a new format for audio books that Audible will now be using.
For more visit:
https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audible-moving-to-enhanced-format-for-audiobooks
Category Archives: Audible.com
Audible & Podcasts
The link below is to an article reporting on how Audible is getting into podcasts in a big way.
For more visit:
https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audible-is-getting-serious-about-podcasts
Free Audiobooks for Kids From Audible
The links below are to articles reporting on free audiobooks on offer from Audible for kids while schools are closed.
For more visit:
– https://ebookfriendly.com/hundreds-audible-audiobooks-free-coronavirus-pandemic/
– https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audible-offering-hundreds-of-kids-audiobooks-for-free
– https://bookriot.com/2020/03/19/audible-launches-audible-stories-for-children-and-teens-while-school-is-out/
Audible Captions Latest (A Little Late)
The links below are to articles reporting on that latest news (though a little late) on the Audible captions resolution (most recent are at the top).
For more visit:
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2020/02/09/amazon-is-extending-the-audible-caption-settlement-to-all-publishers-and-authors-will-you-disable-this-feature/
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2020/02/07/publishers-threw-the-public-under-the-bus-in-their-win-over-audible-captions/
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/02/copyright-coup-as-association-american-publishers-succeeds-in-audible-captions-case/
– https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audible-captions-now-has-a-resolution
Audible Captions Lawsuit Latest
The links below are to articles reporting on the latest from the Audible Captions lawsuit.
For more visit:
– https://goodereader.com/blog/bookselling/audible-and-barnes-and-noble-lawsuits-making-waves-in-digital-publishing
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/10/american-publishers-v-amazon-audible-update-letters-exchanged-with-court/
Audible Captions Update
The links below are to articles reporting on the latest news regarding Audible Captions and the controversy surrounding that initiative by Amazon. Note, the latest articles are at the top.
For more visit:
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/09/points-counterpoints-publishers-v-audible-captions-lawsuit-lines-are-drawn-copyright/
– https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audible-fires-back-at-publishers-and-says-captains-are-fair-use
– https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audible-captions-will-not-include-works-from-major-publishers
– https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/08/30/138445/audible-halts-captions-on-major-publishers-titles/
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/08/american-publishers-lawsuit-amazon-audible-captions-rollout-delayed/
Publishers Seek to Sue Audible
The links below are to articles reporting on the reaction of publishers to Audible Captions – yes, they are seeking to sue Audible.
For more visit:
– https://ilmk.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/big-5-publishers-sue-amazons-audible-over-ai-speech-to-text/
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/08/american-publishers-association-sues-to-stop-audible-captions/
– https://the-digital-reader.com/2019/08/23/aap-files-doomed-lawsuit-over-audibles-caption-feature-alleges-copyright-infringement/
– https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2019/08/23/publishers-suing-audible-over-captions-feature-that-allows-reading-audiobooks/
Publishers on Audible Captions
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the publishers response to Audible Captions.
For more visit:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/19/20698383/audible-captions-feature-audiobook-book-publishers-rights
Audible Captions
The link below is to another article that reports on the latest Audible feature – Audible Captions. In the next day or so I’ll be posting links to the industry response to Audible Captions.
For more visit:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2019-07-18/audible-text-captions-audiobook
How Does Audible Work?
The link below is to an article that takes a look at how Audible works.
For more visit:
https://bookriot.com/2019/07/16/how-does-audible-work/
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