There are a ton of new features including an audiobook player to take advantage of the company's
new audiobook store.
Kobo launched their
own audiobook store late last year and Google unveiled their new audiobook solution that is compatible with Android Auto, Google Home and of course the Google Books app.
Kobo opened up a subscription based
Audiobook Store in Canada, US, UK, Australia and other major markets.
Recently they announced they are powering the Barnes and
Noble Audiobook Store and now are dealing with 3M.
To get started, go to the
Audible Audiobooks Store to view audiobook titles available for purchase from Audible, read by your favorite celebrities, authors, and professional performers.
Fwiw, we just released an audiobook through Author's Republic (as the distributer), and although we had our recommended price, it seems like every
single audiobook store set the price to whatever they wanted!
Audible, the Amazon division that runs the
iTunes audiobook store (yes they do work together as well as compete), pays us quarterly.
Kobo followed closely behind with 10.97 % with their
new audiobook store and subscription based system.
Barnes and Noble Nook Audiobooks floats under the radar and many people are unaware that the nations largest bookseller has their
own audiobook store.
Welcome to J.C.'s ebook and
audiobook store.
Alongside the addition of waterproofing, the new Oasis (2017) also includes support for Audible — the Amazon - owned
audiobook store that has pretty much become the main way to buy and download audiobooks.
It will have
the audiobook store that is powered by Overdrive and a player that has been optimized for e-ink.
We used a distributor because we're based overseas and can't upload directly to
some audiobook stores.
iTunes has a license agreement with Audible to power
their audiobook store on iBooks, so basically Audible completely dominates.
There is
an audiobook store where you can access anything you bought from iBooks or buy something new.
I predicted last year that Kobo would open up
an audiobook store and even cited their relationship with Overdrive as the digital content provider.
In late 2017 Kobo launched
their audiobook store and subscription based audiobook scheme.
Google has just launched
an audiobook store in 45 different countries and nine different languages.
Audible has been struggling with the Comedy category of
their audiobook store and currently has 3,300 titles.
The Kobo
Audiobook store is compatible with this device, as is Audible.
Plus they're offering a bunch of best - selling titles for $ 10 or less to celebrate the launch of the new
audiobook store, and you can also get 50 % off your first purchase.
If you select Kobo as a distribution partner, your audiobook will be available for sale on the Kobo
Audiobooks store, and listeners can enjoy your audiobook in the great Kobo Books app (available on iOS and Android).
Google Play Audiobooks offer a large catalog of new releases and best sellers, priced anywhere between $ 5.99 and $ 15.00 — similar to Amazon's
Audiobook store.
Audible has added a new feature that allows users of
the audiobook store and service to send titles in their library to friends and family.