On May 20th there is going to be a 60 minute series
on audiobooks where a live discussion will talk about their merits.
Not exact matches
With the help of computers, a literacy curriculum, for example, could by design include
audiobooks for those with difficulties reading text, dictionaries
where ESL learners could look up words along the way, and extra questions for those students ready to go
on to the next level.
«Whispersync for Voice» — for the first time ever readers can enjoy their books throughout a busy day — start reading
on your Kindle and pick up
where you left off by listening to the professionally narrated Audible
audiobook on your phone while driving or running — all without losing your place
Just today I saw two pieces of
audiobook marketing news in one author group!I love having
audiobooks available and working with «my» actor has been a real creative boost, so I'm keeping an eye
on the market to see
where it goes next.
Not to mention this is a huge boon for indie developers who are releasing high quality
audiobook and ebook apps
on the Apple platform,
where users pay to unlock certain features or purchase content.
Statistically, there is not much data
on where people buy and listen to their
audiobooks, until now.
I prefer to read
on my NOOK and Kindle except
where I want an
audiobook companion then I use my iPad for then I can use whispersync to listen and read at the same time which a feature that does not exist yet
on the new Kindle Oasis.
Now, Amazon is extending Whispersync to professionally narrated
audiobooks — customers can start reading a book
on their Kindle, and seamlessly switch to listening to their corresponding Whispersync for Voice - enabled
audiobook from Audible
on their phone or tablet, picking up exactly
where they left off.
Over the course of the past month Good e-Reader Research has conducted a poll,
where 556 people all over the world voted
on the their favorite
audiobook retailer.
There is also
audiobooks available, which is useful if you want to do immersion reading,
where you can have the
audiobook play
on your Kindle and the text is highlighted at the same time.
If you tend to buy
audiobooks from Apple you might have run into the situation
where you purchase one
on your iPhone from iBooks and expect it to automatically sync to your iPad, sadly this is not the case.
Reading ebooks and listening to
audiobooks can be done with ease in this situation, but taking into consideration different scenarios
where a seat is unavailable
on a public transportation, or
where your hands and eyes are occupied while you're driving, both ebooks and
audiobooks can play different beneficial roles.
Publishing expert, Jane Friedman also asks whether ebook buyers are migrating to
audiobooks (
where sales are
on the increase) and whether the more voracious readers have opted for unlimited subscription models.
Her editor had seen listings
on Upwork.com
where people are looking for
audiobook narrators and thought this job would be a good one to add.
These two new features allow you to highlight text as an
audiobook is being played and read a book and then pickup
where the book left off
on the audio version.
This is
where an author creates an
audiobook and it is not based
on a book or a short story.
Audiobooks is a booming industry and many people have no idea
on where to download them for free or select the best online retailer that suits your needs.
As we continue to explore the world of
audiobooks, we bring you our newest Bookreporter.com feature, «Sounding Off
on Audio,»
where we interview listeners about their love of
audiobooks.
If you want to read ebooks, there are some extra features not available
on Kindle ereaders, like the ability to use multicolored highlights, wordrunner, text - to - speech (with multiple voices to choose from), immersion reading
where it highlights text while playing the
audiobook, and the HD 10 adds two column mode for landscape view, which is quite nice.
My advice is to use the
audiobook version to get an overview whilst
on the move, but when it comes to enacting the advice, buy the book
where I think the checklist style advise will come into its own.
And of course, info
on how and
where to purchase the books and
audiobooks.
This is a great, short, high - level introduction to self publishing including tips for how to write your book, how to edit your book,
where to find people to do the graphic design, and also how to get your book
on Kindle, a print
on demand book from CreateSpace, and your
audiobook on Audible.
Most platforms accept MP3 files, but you may need another file type depending
on where you're publishing the
audiobook.
If you like listening to
audiobooks, Audible has a couple of really good promotions going
on right now
where you can get 2 free
audiobooks and a $ 10 Amazon gift card for signing up for a free two month Audible trial.
Finally an update
on where I'm at with the Chasing Graves Trilogy, the Heart of Stone
audiobook, two anthologies and a video all about my Costa Rica adventures.
Since Storytel, a streaming subscription service
where you can listen to
audiobooks and read e-books through an app
on your... Read more»
Because so much of the
audiobook market uses subscription models (
where listeners purchase flat - rate credits that can be applied to any book
on offer), it can be hard for shorter books to compete against full - length titles at the same price through those distributors.
I love that I can read my ebooks
on my laptop, my desktop, or my smartphone, and since I plan my next phone to be an iPhone, I'm looking forward to having a handheld device
where I can download ebooks and
audiobooks.
Since Storytel, a streaming subscription service
where you can listen to
audiobooks and read e-books through an app
on your phone, launched in 2005, more than 1 million
audiobooks have been listened to through the service.
Instead of clinging to the nearly - ancient technology, the next iPhone could begin paving the road to a world
where we're finally past the point of relying
on cords to listen to our
audiobooks, podcasts, or playlists altogether.