“Projects” by ElevenLabs enable custom voice assignments and editing for audiobooks
13 November 2024 (testingcatalog.com)
ElevenLabs has introduced a feature called Projects, a comprehensive tool designed to streamline the process of converting long-form content, such as books and scripts, into audiobooks and podcasts. The feature supports various file formats, including EPUB, TXT, PDF, and HTML, and allows users to pull content directly from URLs.
Why I Switched to Everand for Audiobooks and Ebooks
13 November 2024 (maketecheasier.com)
Everand Is Cheaper Than Audible. Great Variety of Both Bestsellers and Indie Authors. Amazing Selection of Sheet Music. Track All Bookmarks and Notes In One Place …
Alexa Can Read You Kindle Books, but I Wouldn’t Recommend It
11 November 2024 (MakeUseOf)
There are a variety of different ways you can prompt Alexa to narrate your Kindle books … but I find Alexa’s voice is too robotic. Additionally, I’ve found that Alexa will randomly repeat entire pages while I’m listening…
Louisiana goes after ebooks for tax
11 November 2024
Online goods and services could see more sales tax under governor’s plan.
The bill has come to be known as the “Netflix bill” as it would tack on sales taxes to online services such as video streaming, digital books and gaming.
Digital Sales Upswing Drives Gains at HarperCollins
8 November 2024 (Publishers Weekly)
The sales increase was led by a 15% gain in digital sales, which saw sales of digital audiobooks jump 26% in the quarter, while e-book sales saw “renewed” growth, with sales up 7%, according to News Corp CEO Robert Thomson. Digital sales represented 25% of Consumer revenues for the quarter, the company added, compared to 22% in the prior year.
TikTok is becoming Spotify’s new recommendation engine
8 November 2024 (tubefilter)
Spotify‘s new integration with TikTok puts the short video platform smack in the middle of word-of-mouth recommendations for audiobooks.
First Look at the Amazon Kindle Colorsoft e-reader
8 November 2024 (Good E-Reader)
The Colorsoft makes sense when reading primarily image-heavy content, such as comics, magazines, replica newspapers, or browsing the Internet with the browser.
It’s Only a License: California Law Requires Ebook Vendors To Be Clear
8 November 2024 (Akron Legal News)
While maybe some lawyer somewhere reads the license agreement for that Kindle book and knows that Jeff Bezos can take his toy home at any time, most consumers aren’t aware of that fact.
Audible Grants Early Access to New Royalty Model, Features
7 November 2024 (Publishers Weekly)
Audible has given a “select group” of ACX creators early access to its new royalty model and features, first introduced earlier this year.
Watch out Kindle: Impressive e-book rival could tempt you away from Amazon
7 November 2024 (Express)
Swiss-based tech firm PocketBook has been producing e-readers for more than a decade. “PocketBook Cloud is a cross-platform service that combines your e-reader, Android or iOS smartphones, tablets, and PC, linking all devices into one single ecosystem,” the company says on its website.
South Korea’s Webtoon to Release Tactile Digital Comics
6 November 2024
Two of Webtoon’s digital series are being produced and released free of charge in Dot Inc’s ‘Dot Pad’ technology for sight-impaired readers.
Nischal’s Introduces World’s First VR-Powered 3D E-books For Students
4 November 2024 (Good E-Reader)
The 3D e-books are available for subjects such as Maths and Environmental Science which also include History and Geography.
Macmillan Is on Pace for a Record Year
1 November 2024 (Publishers Weekly)
Cites gains in digital audio and e-books.
Scribd cans its unlimited subscription model
1 November 2024 (Good E-Reader)
Scribd is moving to a credit-based system for their Everand reading platform in the United States. International expansion is slated for early 2025. This change will provide users with access to bestselling titles found on the New York Times bestseller list, and the Big 5 Publishers will simultaneously release new content on Everand, as they do on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Rakuten Kobo.
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