News Podcast: US Reading Habits Decline, Audible Royalties Disputed, Spotify Tests Visual Audiobooks

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway looks at a new study on US reading habits that shows a 40 percent drop in reading for pleasure between 2003 and 2023, with possible shifts toward digital…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-us-reading-habits/

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News Summary: Spotify Expands Audiobook Features with Follow Along; Authors Raise Alarm over Audible Royalties

Spotify seems to be expanding its audiobook offering yet further with Follow Along. Thanks to Publishing Perspectives for the details offered here. Spotify has been gathering pace in rolling out its audiobook program of…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/follow-along/

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