Self-Publishing News: Futurebook Conference 2023 - Audio and AI to Dominate

As Audio and AI dominate the Futurebook Conference 2023 Programme, What Kind of Future is Being Imagined? What to expect from Futurebook.

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Self-pub;ishing News: Spotify's Continuing Audiobooks Roll-out Fails to Smooth out Initial Bumps

Spotify's roll-out to English-speaking markets outside the US. ?Half of 16-25 year-old readers say BookTok got them into books.

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Heard someone say "the King's English" so smoothly, so effortlessly today at #FutureBook when discussing RP in audiobooks that I couldn't help but be in awe. That's the level of adapting with the changes I aspire to achieve one day 😂
A Report from the Futurebook Conference; Spotify Buys Findaway in Audiobook Game-Changer: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy https://selfpublishingadvice.org/futurebook-conference/ #Self-PublishingNewsPodcast #Podcast&video #DanHolloway #audiobooks #Futurebook #HowardLovy #Findaway #spotify
A Report from the Futurebook Conference; Spotify Buys Findaway in Audiobook Game-Changer: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy

Dan Holloway reports from the Futurebook conference, and the future belongs to audio. Also, Spotify buys Findaway.

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Self-publishing News: Futurebook 2021 – Very Different Visions of the Future of Audio https://selfpublishingadvice.org/futurebook/ #Self-PublishingNews #Futurebook2021 #AInarration #Futurebook #Juggernaut #Mycoverse #Findaway #spotify #Solana #NFT
Self-publishing News: Futurebook 2021 - Very Different Visions of the Future of Audio

Futurebook 2021 saw publishers condemn audiobook subscription as a threat to authors while digital companies saw consumer benefit.

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Self-publishing News: Spotify Buys Findaway and Changes Audiobooks Overnight

Spotify buys audiobook distributor Findaway. Storytel buys audiobooks.com.Look ahead to Futurebook programme.

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Very nice work.
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The 'Future Book' Is Here, but It's Not What We Expected

Visionaries thought technology would change books. Instead, it's changed everything about publishing a book.

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