Category: Audiobooks
From Page to Podium: RBmedia’s Audiobooks, Oscar Glory, and the Private Equity Paradox
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?
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Parix Audio Day Analysis From The Beach: What A Madrid Audio Conference Tells Us About The Road Ahead
What the 2026 Parix Audio Day tells publishers about AI narration, platform access, market development, and why hesitation is the riskiest strategy of all.
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Netherlands – Award-Winning Audiobook, Author Gets 8.5 Cents a Listen: Who’s Really Responsible?
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?
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Storytel. Spotify. Now Audible. Audio, Text, and the Physical Book Slowly Converge
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.
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PARIX Audio Day 2026: Madrid becomes the crossroads of the Spanish-speaking and global audio markets on 19 February.
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.
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USA’s Insight Partners Consolidates German Publishing Tech With Bookwire and Zebralution Deals.
Insight Partners acquires Bookwire and Zebralution, uniting German ebook, audiobook and podcast distribution under one US private-equity roof.
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Audible’s Video Gambit: Boon for Discovery or Barrier for Indie Presses?
Audible’s in-app video beta favours major publishers. We examine the martech move’s pros, cons and implications for indie presses.
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Storytel and Onet Premium launch bundled subscription in Poland
Storytel and Onet Premium launch bundled subscription in Poland, combining audiobooks with premium journalism in a strategic partnership targeting modern content consumers.
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Audible Embeds BookTok Directly Into Platform – What It Means For The Industry
Audible’s TikTok partnership embeds BookTok trends directly in-app, offering publishers a new discovery channel for audiobooks and backlist revival.
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tonies Partners with Pokémon to Dominate Children’s Audio Publishing
tonies’ landmark Pokémon partnership signals major shift in children’s audio publishing, bringing screen-free storytelling to millions of households worldwide.
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Spotify’s Audiobook Entry: A New Sales Channel or an Author Relations Challenge?
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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eKitabu Launches Children’s Imprint: Redefining African Publishing from Kenya to the World
Kenya’s eKitabu launches Maua Books, a new children’s imprint. After award-winning Mvua Press & inclusive KSL audio/theatre innovations, they redefine African publishing.
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