The August 2024 news roundup celebrates your listening habits including; children’s read-alongs, walking bookclubs, inspirations for your morning run and immersive experiences. International stories include partnerships in Brazil with telecommunications companies, an award winning Māori title, audiobook donations in Jamaica, awards in India and news of expansion in Germany. Read about what makes a great audiobook and more.

The July 20204 audiobook news includes an international summit, acquisitions, arts funding and royalty models. Audiobooks that celebrate Disability Pride Month and a PANA collaboration for Ukraine relief are featured. Speechify and ElevenLabs are both in the AI news. After reading that quietly to yourself, take a closer look at Podium Entertainment, Audiolibre and how farmers make audiobooks.

The April news roundup includes reports of increased activity for audiobooks in a variety of languages including Spanish and Arabic, new AI alliances, marketing strategies, bedtime stories, the most banned book and the struggle for libraries to keep up. An interview with Michele Cobb and a unique anniversary competition rounds out this month’s news.

The news roundup was put on hold to celebrate the Audie nominees and winners so we return with a full line-up of updates. Spotify and Apple were prominent in the news with disputes, growth and recovery. Read about the exciting growth, forums and events in the Spanish market. Celebrate Women’s History Month with recommendations by the Washington Post and be sure to read the delightful account of an author’s audiobook production journey from audition to awe. New growth at RB Media, Blackstone and Storytel were in the news. And the roundup wouldn’t be complete without suggestions for better listening as well as new developments in AI. But narrating 900 feet deep in an abandoned silver mine? That’s definitely out of the booth… I mean box!