They added one - click automatic downloads to reduce the number of steps required to download
ebooks and audiobooks from libraries.
Even if you're in another country you may find that your local library offers
free ebooks and audiobooks since there are tons of international libraries that use this service.
You can find, borrow, enjoy, and
return eBooks and audiobooks on a variety of compatible tablets, phones, and computers, all for free with your library card.
You know that your local library has thousands
of ebooks and audiobooks, but did you know that you can borrow them, instantly, for free, using your favorite device?
Thanks to that, you will be able to borrow
ebooks and audiobooks from several libraries — and all titles will appear in one catalog.
These days traditional publishers often limit authors to a mean - spirited 10 % royalty for print sales and a better but still mean 25 %
for ebooks and audiobooks.
Everything gets saved so it's easily accessible the next time around, and then your
downloaded ebooks and audiobooks will expire automatically after the lending period, typically 7 - 21 days.
Rakuten OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform available to millions of readers from over 40,000 libraries and schools worldwide, reported record - breaking downloads of
eBooks and audiobooks in 2017.
Every month Amazon and Audible offer a classic
ebook and audiobook title for free to help promote their Whispersync for Voice feature that syncs Kindle ebooks and Audible audiobooks together so that you can easily switch back and forth between listening and reading.
Hachette saw 22 % of their entire revenue come exclusively from digital content such
as ebooks and audiobooks which is a far cry from 8 % in 2011.
Having once left the American ebook market largely to Seattle, Rakuten Kobo now is hitching a ride with Walmart back into Amazonian America, selling
ebooks and audiobooks through the big - box leader.
Harry
Potter ebooks and audiobooks officially became available for purchase for the first time two days ago and now they have arrived at school and public libraries as well.
Paula Hawkins» The Girl on the Train continues to dominate the top spot as the most
popular eBook and audiobook title borrowed from the library.
Overdrive intends on releasing a massive amount of metrics based on all of the schools and libraries that use their service for the facilitation of
ebook and audiobook lending.
Kobo, the global leader in digital content, recently kicked off their Kobo Originals program to feature exclusive
eBook and audiobook content on the Kobo store for customers in Canada, France, and the Netherlands.
Last month when Amazon issued an update for their iOS and Android Kindle reading apps to add support for Immersion Reading, the syncing of audiobooks and ebooks together, they started a new promotion of giving away a free classic
ebook and audiobook pair each month.
Ever since Amazon updated their Android and iOS Kindle apps to add support for Immersion Reading, aka Whispersync for Voice, they've been promoting the service a lot more lately by giving away a free classic
ebook and audiobook combo each month.
Times are changing, and Spanish
eBooks and Audiobook sales have been dramatically increasing, due to the rise of e-readers and reading apps on tablets.
Spanish, Chinese, Russian, French, and other non-English readers are discovering the growing
eBook and audiobook catalogs now available from OverDrive in their communities.
In 2017, they expanded their mission to include listening by integrating audiobooks into their platform and
bringing eBook and audiobook access together in one place.
I'm really surprised it doesn't at least have audio support at that price, especially considering how much attention Amazon has been giving to the
Kindle ebook and audiobook tie in.