Mastodawn

ICYMI: Audiobook sales hit $2.43 billion in 2025 as 157 million Americans tune in: APA and Edison Research 2026 surveys show 9% revenue growth, over 750,000 active titles, rising YouTube piracy, and a sharp drop in AI narration willingness. https://ppc.land/audiobook-sales-hit-2-43-billion-in-2025-as-157-million-americans-tune-in/ #AudiobookSales #DigitalMedia #BookIndustry #ReadingCommunity #Podcasting

Audiobook sales hit $2.43 billion in 2025 as 157 million Americans tune in

APA and Edison Research 2026 surveys show 9% revenue growth, over 750,000 active titles, rising YouTube piracy, and a sharp drop in AI narration willingness.

PPC Land

PPC Land 3d ago

Audiobook sales hit $2.43 billion in 2025 as 157 million Americans tune in: APA and Edison Research 2026 surveys show 9% revenue growth, over 750,000 active titles, rising YouTube piracy, and a sharp drop in AI narration willingness. https://ppc.land/audiobook-sales-hit-2-43-billion-in-2025-as-157-million-americans-tune-in/ #AudiobookSales #ListeningTrends #DigitalAudio #BookIndustry #EBookMarket

Audiobook sales hit $2.43 billion in 2025 as 157 million Americans tune in

APA and Edison Research 2026 surveys show 9% revenue growth, over 750,000 active titles, rising YouTube piracy, and a sharp drop in AI narration willingness.

PPC Land

Petra van Cronenburg Apr 23

Since the beginning of the #bookIndustry, so-called #writer consultants tried to invent the magic #bestseller formula (especially these guys failed to write bestsellers themselves).
Now they try it again with #films (I suspect that the AI industry will be happy): https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/brain-activity-tracked-secret-immersive-films
The leading scientist imagines a future of creatives writing after heartbeat rates, and advertisers making profits. 🤢 No wonder his students fall asleep during his lectures!

#writersCommunity #writers #cinema

The cinema lab: brain activity tracked to find secret to creating immersive films

Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboard

The Guardian

Craicer Mar 19

I'm back after 3 weeks away with my latest weekly roundup of #BookIndustry news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up. Readers- The New Superheros
https://open.substack.com/pub/maureencrisp/p/readers-the-new-superheros?r=8opd8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#writingcommunity

Readers- The New Superheros.

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irish_smith Mar 10

Greetings from the London Book Fair! ReadersMagnet is live from England, sharing moments from the event and the conversations happening around the publishing world.

If you'd like to see what's happening at the fair, you can join the live stream here:

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#ReadersMagnet #LondonBookFair #LBF26 #PublishingCommunity #BookIndustry #GlobalReaders

23 reactions · 33 shares | ReadersMagnet LIVE at London Book Fair 2026 Day 1 (Morning Session) We’re officially live from Day 1 of the London Book Fair 2026 Join us as we kick off an exciting showcase of authors, stories, and publishing opportunities at one of the world’s biggest literary events. Expect insights, highlights from the show floor, and conversations celebrating books and the people behind them. | ReadersMagnet

ReadersMagnet LIVE at London Book Fair 2026 Day 1 (Morning Session) We’re officially live from Day 1 of the London Book Fair 2026 Join us as we kick off an exciting showcase of authors, stories, and...

Hacker News Mar 7

The Day NY Publishing Lost Its Soul

https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-day-ny-publishing-lost-its-soul

#HackerNews #NYPublishing #LostItsSoul #BookIndustry #PublishingCrisis #Literature #Discussion

The Day NY Publishing Lost Its Soul

How did we get here? And how do we get back?

The Honest Broker

ThePodcasting Mar 2

Spotify launches Weekly Audiobook Charts in the UK & US—here’s how this 2026 move could reshape the publishing industry and streaming wars.

#Spotify #Audiobooks #Podcasting #StreamingWars #PublishingIndustry #UKNews #USNews #DigitalMedia #BookIndustry #MediaTrends

Mainz University Jan 13

From text generation in academic settings to the ethical challenges of using artificial intelligence in the publishing industry: Professor Christoph Bläsi takes a comprehensive look at AI in book studies – and far beyond. Since 2019, he has been one of three spokespersons for the KI@JGU network at #MainzUniversity 👉 https://www.magazine.uni-mainz.de/even-with-ai-high-quality-editing-remains-a-painful-process-for-those-involved-in-the-writing-process/

#BookStudies #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #BookIndustry #publishing #JGUMagazine