The October 3 announcement of Spotify including audiobooks in its UK subscriptions has prompted sharp demands from the Society of Authors.
UK and Australia: Spotify Opens ‘Audiobooks in Premium’
Rolling out its new audiobook-listening offer to subscribers in two markets, Spotify effectively mounts a new challenge to Audible.
Libro.fm Opens, Audiobook Sales Through Local Bookstores
The seven-year-old Seattle-based Libro.fm opens a Bookshop.org-style audiobook-selling service in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
Rights Roundup: Mind Your Metadata
The titles featured in this edition of our Rights Roundup are from Australia, Sweden, Norway, England, and France.
Accessibility in Books: Australia’s New Publishing Guide
The Institute of Professional Editors in Australia has produced an end-to-end guide on accessible publishing two years in the making.
Rights Roundup: Packing for London Book Fair
Today’s pre-London Book Fair Rights Roundup features work from the States, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, Spain, and Australia.
In Wales, Swansea University’s Dylan Thomas Prize: The 2023 Shortlist
Work from Australia, Nigeria, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Somalia is on the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 shortlist.
The UK’s Rathbones Folio Prize, Looking for New Sponsor, Names Its 2023 Winners
The American critic and memoirist Margo Jefferson wins the 2023 Rathbones Folio Prize, which is looking for new sponsorship.
More Prizes: The Best Children’s Publishers of the Year at Bologna
At the 60th Bologna trade fair, the closely watched Best Children’s Publishers of the Year awards are named in six world regions.
Australian Publishers Association: A First Industry Diversity Study
Surveying publishers, large to small, as well as freelancers and self-employed pros, the Australian study finds a need for ‘diverse representation.’