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Brandon Sanderson distributes his audio on Spotify, not Audible

January 4, 2023 by Jane Friedman

Sanderson ran the most successful Kickstarter in history last year for four “secret” novels that will be self-published.

Categories Audio, Self-Publishing Tags Audible, audiobooks, Hot Shots, Spotify

Audible changes its policy on audiobook returns

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 by Jane Friedman

On the heels of a major change to its ebook returns policy, Amazon has modified its policy for audiobook returns in Audible.

Categories Amazon Tags Audible, audiobooks, Hot Shots

Legal action against Audible continues by authors and narrators

November 14, 2022August 4, 2021 by Jane Friedman

We need a multi-prong attack to not only recover our stolen funds but also stop the continuation of Audible’s monopolistic abuse of authors, narrators, and readers.”

Categories Culture and Politics Tags Audible, audiobooks, Hot Shots

Major Publishers Sue Audible over Captions Feature

November 14, 2022September 4, 2019 by Jane Friedman

Audible (owned by Amazon) announced it would start offering captioned audiobooks through a feature known as Captions.

Categories Litigation, Traditional Publishing Tags Audible, audiobooks

Audible’s Romance Subscription Author Payments Are Terrible—Now What?

November 14, 2022March 7, 2018 by Jane Friedman

In November, we reported on launch of Audible’s romance-specific subscription package, available to consumers at a monthly price of $14.95

Categories Author Income Tags Audible

Audible’s Romance Package Offers Access to Indie Authors—with KU-Like Terms

November 14, 2022November 29, 2017 by Jane Friedman

Authors who distribute through ACX (an arm of Audible) can elect to enroll their audiobooks in the Audible Romance Package.

Categories Bookselling Tags Audible, audiobooks, subscriptions

Amazon and Apple End Exclusivity Deal on Audiobooks

November 18, 2022January 25, 2017 by Jane Friedman

Apple and Amazon will end their exclusivity agreement, a development that is expected to bring more competition to the marketplace.

Categories Amazon, Audio, Digital Publishing Tags ACX, Apple, Audible, audiobooks, DBW

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