Spotify Launches Weekly Audiobook Charts in US and UK
Spotify launches weekly Audiobook Charts in the US and UK, offering genre-specific rankings to boost discoverability for publishers and authors.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 26, 2026 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Spotify | 0 |
Spotify launches weekly Audiobook Charts in the US and UK, offering genre-specific rankings to boost discoverability for publishers and authors.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 25, 2026 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Film & TV, IP Rights | 0 |
RBmedia’s catalogue underlies three 2026 Oscar-nominated films. But did audiobooks inspire the adaptations? And what does its PE ownership story tell us about publishing?
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 22, 2026 | Audible, Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital subscription | 0 |
What the 2026 Parix Audio Day tells publishers about AI narration, platform access, market development, and why hesitation is the riskiest strategy of all.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 20, 2026 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital subscription, Netherlands | 0 |
Dutch poet Lieke Marsman earned just €200 from 500,000 streaming minutes. But is the platform to blame — or the publishing contract upstream of it?
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 19, 2026 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, ebook subscription services, Print, USA | 0 |
Audible, Spotify, and Storytel are collapsing the boundaries between audio and text. What it means for rights, royalties, AI — and the reader who never reads.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 25, 2026 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Spain | 0 |
Madrid’s PARIX Audio Day 2026 delivers AI, rights and Lat-Am growth data publishing professionals need to commission, price and sell audio in 2026-27.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 22, 2026 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Germany, Publishing Business, USA | 0 |
Insight Partners acquires Bookwire and Zebralution, uniting German ebook, audiobook and podcast distribution under one US private-equity roof.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 13, 2026 | Audible, Audiobooks, Digital Audio, USA | 0 |
Audible’s in-app video beta favours major publishers. We examine the martech move’s pros, cons and implications for indie presses.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Dec 18, 2025 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Poland, Storytel | 0 |
Storytel and Onet Premium launch bundled subscription in Poland, combining audiobooks with premium journalism in a strategic partnership targeting modern content consumers.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Dec 13, 2025 | Audible, Audiobooks | 0 |
Audible’s TikTok partnership embeds BookTok trends directly in-app, offering publishers a new discovery channel for audiobooks and backlist revival.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Dec 7, 2025 | Audiobooks, Children's Books, Comics | 0 |
tonies’ landmark Pokémon partnership signals major shift in children’s audio publishing, bringing screen-free storytelling to millions of households worldwide.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Nov 25, 2025 | Audiobooks, Finland, Publishing Controversies | 0 |
Spotify’s audiobook entry sparks debate. While publishers see a new sales channel, authors report being left in the dark about deals and compensation, highlighting ongoing industry tensions.
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