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Survey Finds Spotify Audiobooks Popular, but Compensation Questions Remain
As part of its efforts to force Spotify to be more transparent about how it pays authors, the Coalition of Concerned Creators commissioned a survey to discover how audiobook listeners felt about the service. It found mixed results.
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Webtoon Entertainment Will Go Public
The webcomic giant had worldwide revenue of more than $1.2 billion last year, and paid creators more than $2.8 billion between 2017 and 2023.
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Spotify Adds Blackstone, Bonnier UK to Its Audiobook Catalog
Spotify has partnered with Blackstone Publishing and Bonnier Books UK to add their audiobooks to the platform. The new partnership will add several thousand new titles to Spotify's Audiobooks in Premium service.
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Book Business AI Showcase: Shimmr and Pix
In the second of an ongoing series of articles spotlighting book business–related AI startups, we take a look at Shimmr, an automated book advertising service, and Likewise's Pix, a chatbot and app that offers book recommendations.
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Book Business AI Showcase: Hypnovels and Maven
In the first of an ongoing series of articles spotlighting book business–related AI startups, we take a look at Hypnovels, a book trailers and video generator, and Maven, a publisher that allows readers to ask questions of books through WhatsApp.
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Spotify Audiobooks Draw Younger Listeners, Get Bump from TV Adaptations
According to data released by Spotify, users aged 18-34 make up 57% of the platform's audiobook listeners, while television adaptations such as 'Shōgun' and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' have prompted a surge in demand for specific titles.
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Spotify Expands Audiobooks for Premium to Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand
Spotify is extending its Audiobooks for Premium feature to Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand on April 9. The service was launched in the U.S., U.K., and Australia last October.
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Confronting Publishing’s AI Fears
What lies beyond the lawsuits and accusations in the headlines?
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Everand Publishes Original Essays Curated by Roxane Gay
Everand Originals, formerly known as Scribd Originals, has released the first in a series of essays edited by Roxane Gay, ‘Built for This’ by Julia Turshen, and will follow it up in the coming months with works by Gabrielle Bellot, Elaine Castillo, and Randa Jarrar.
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Audible Cuts 5% of Its Staff
Despite a strong 2023, Audible CEO Bob Carrigan said the cuts were necessary to position the company "for continued success in the coming year and into the future, given the increasingly challenging landscape we face."
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