Audible Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/audible/ International publishing news and opinion Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:49:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Audible Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/audible/ 32 32 Amazon Creates a New Souk for Arabic Audiobooks and Ebooks https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/amazon-creates-a-new-souk-for-arabic-audiobooks-and-ebooks/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/amazon-creates-a-new-souk-for-arabic-audiobooks-and-ebooks/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:07:50 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214551 Amazon’s Digital Arabic Library launches with 33,000 eBooks and 5,000 audiobooks, alongside 1,000 free titles, representing a major digital milestone for Arabic publishing.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/amazon-creates-a-new-souk-for-arabic-audiobooks-and-ebooks/feed/ 0 Audible Tests Use of Video Content to Promote Audiobook Discovery https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/audible-tests-use-of-video-content-to-promote-audiobook-discovery/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/audible-tests-use-of-video-content-to-promote-audiobook-discovery/#respond Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:48:49 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214262 Focusing on the US market, Audible announced that it is doing a limited beta of in-app immersive video to tap into the growing trend of audio discovery through visual content.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/audible-tests-use-of-video-content-to-promote-audiobook-discovery/feed/ 0 Brazil’s Publishers Release New Book Market Research https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/06/brazils-publishers-release-nielsen-bookdata-market-research/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:13:25 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=209491 Brazil’s book market is reported to have grown in 2024, with digital content at nine percent of revenue.

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]]> Audible Opens AI-Narration to Selected Publishers https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/audible-opens-ai-and-translation-narrative-availability/ Tue, 13 May 2025 20:32:00 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=209074 Selected publishers are working with an early release of Audible's AI-voiced audiobook production, with translation and accents to follow.

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]]> London Book Fair: An Audiobook Update From Audible https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/03/an-update-at-london-book-fair-from-audible/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:07:05 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=207573 Audible's Lee Jarit spoke at London Book Fair, describing the company's market gains and ACX's operations.

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]]> Writers and Actors Protest BBC’s Pullback on Audio Drama https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/01/writers-and-actors-protest-bbcs-pullback-on-audio-drama/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:33:29 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=205458 The news that BBC Radio 3 is to curtail audio drama production by April has set off strong objections from UK writers and actors.

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]]> NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute: Amandeep Kochar https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/12/nyus-advanced-publishing-institute-amandeep-kochar/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:50:45 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=204782 CEO Amandeep Kochar of Baker & Taylor, with operations on four continents, shares his worldview at NYU's Advanced Publishing Institute.

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]]> At Frankfurt: Join Us at Publishing Perspectives Forum https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/09/at-frankfurt-join-us-at-publishing-perspectives-forum/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:58:53 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=201704 The 2024 Publishing Perspectives Forum—this year at Frankfurt Studio in Hall 4.0—hosts leading players and thinkers for trade visitors.

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]]> Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024: Frankfurt Audio and The Arts+ https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/08/frankfurter-buchmesse-2024-frankfurt-audio-and-the-arts/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:35:26 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=199767 The 2024 Frankfurter Buchmesse includes a much-enlarged Frankfurt Audio area in Hall 3.1 and a return of The Arts+ Stage to Hall 4.1.

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]]> Frankfurt Photo Roundup: People and Programming https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/10/frankfurt-photo-roundup-people-and-programming/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:16:08 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=189975 Frankfurt Book Fair's professional programming ranged from academic publishing and AI to image licensing, literary awards, and audio sales.

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