ALLi Blog (unofficial)3d ago
News Podcast: Audiobook Growth Returns to Double Digits; Title Glut Shrinks Author Slices; How Many Readers Actually Pay? https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-audiobook-growth-returns-to-double-digits/ #AssociationofAudioPublishers #AInarratedaudiobooks #audiobooksalesgrowth #AuthorsGuildsurvey #librarylending #bookpiracy #Podcast
Audiobook Growth Returns to Double Digits

Dan Holloway covers audiobook growth, a ballooning title count diluting author earnings, and a survey on how few readers pay for books.

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ALLi Blog (unofficial)6d ago
News Summary: Authors Guild Report Finds Only 25% of Readers Paid for Their Last Book https://selfpublishingadvice.org/authors-guild-report/ #digitallibraries #audiobookgrowth #indiebookstores #librarylending #authorincome #AuthorsGuild #readersurvey #bookpiracy #News
Authors Guild Report: 25% of Readers Paid for Their Last Book

Authors Guild survey finds only 25% of readers paid for their last book. Libraries and piracy account for much of the remainder.

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ALLi Blog (unofficial)Jun 11
News Summary: Libraries Challenge Big Five on E-book Pricing; Independent Bookstores Hit Highest Level since 1990s https://selfpublishingadvice.org/libraries-challenge-big-five-on-e-book-pricing/ #AmericanBooksellersAssociation #independentbookstores #BigFivepublishers #librarylending #Draft2Digital #e-bookpricing #OverDrive #Romantasy #News
Libraries Challenge Big Five on E-book Pricing

Libraries challenge Big Five publishers on e-book pricing. Independent bookstores reach highest membership levels since the 1990s.

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