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US ebook revenues were down 3.4% in July 2026
22 September 2026 (Good E-Reader)
E-book revenue in the United States fell 3.4% to $85.3 million for the month, while Digital Audiobook revenues rose 12.4% to $103.1 million. The United States Publishing Industry is up 14.0% for the Month of July and up 5.4% Year-To-Date.

Spotify Lets Indie “Aiudiobooks” Run Free
21 September 2026 (Publishing Perspectives)
The self-serve service uses ElevenLabs voice models to convert finished EPUB manuscripts into audiobooks, with authors able to select a voice, preview the narration, and approve it before publication ... eventually, audiobook files—and perhaps the format as we know it—could give way to ebooks narrated on demand.

CloudLibrary is coming to Kobo e-Readers
20 September 2026 (Good E-Reader)
Rakuten Kobo is running a trial period for select Canadian and US libraries using CloudLibrary with Send to Kobo.

eBooks.com Launches "Cosmic Sync": Your Reading, Everywhere, Instantly
15 September 2026 (eBooks.com)
Start reading on one device and carry on instantly on another. Cosmic Sync keeps your place, bookmarks, highlights and notes in sync across eBooks.com’s mobile apps and Online Reader. Your reading follows you everywhere. Smooth and seamless.

Frankfurt gives audiobook technology its own business centre
14 September 2026 (Press Release)
Frankfurt Book Fair will open an Audio Business Center and place Audible, Spotify, ElevenLabs, Storytel, BookBeat, Pozotron and other audio businesses into dedicated programming. Sessions cover synthetic narration, discovery, production technology and data tools.

Anthropic reportedly buys Japanese books through Nippan for AI development
14 September 2026 (Publishing Perspectives)
Major Japanese book distributor Nippan entered into an agreement to sell large quantities of books to Anthropic.

Pocket FM claims serial audio has become a US$500 million business
11 September 2026 (Financial Express)
The company said the gains reflect increasing adoption of AI across the entertainment value chain, including content creation, production, personalisation and distribution.

Kobo finally fixes sync issues on its e-readers
13 September 2026 (Notebook Check)
Kobo has overhauled its aging sync infrastructure to improve bookmark and reading-progress updates across e-readers, apps and its cloud reader. The fix requires a one-time manual account repair or sign-in reset on every device.

eBooks.com has launched two new reading apps for iOS and Android
11 September 2026 (Good E-Reader)
The new reading apps are now available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. They seamlessly support a wide range of ebook formats, including fixed-format EPUB, audio-visual content, manga, and textbooks with complex layouts and specialized fonts.

Ingram Finds Success in AI Rollout
11 September 2026 (Publishers Weekly)
Ingram Content Group began rolling out AI across its platforms in May 2025, and just 15 months later, the company’s chief commercial and content officer, Phil Ollila says it has transformed the way Ingram approaches metadata, advertising, and marketing, while helping accelerate the introduction of new services.

This "Picco" Pocket E Ink Reader is TINY
5 September 2026 (Good E-Reader)
The upcoming Onyx Boox Picco will not have Android, but it will have page-turn buttons and a physical front light. Slated to come out by the end of the year and cost $100.00.

Poll shows Amazon's Kindle DRM crackdown is backfiring with loyal ebook fans
5 September 2026 (Android Authority)
At the end of August, Amazon rolled out an update to the Kindle Oasis that closed a Libby loophole that allowed extended borrowing. More importantly, it also strengthened the platform’s DRM, making it even tougher for users to back up their books to other devices. For some users, like my colleague Dhruv, this is the last straw.

FB Reader Launches Support for Open Standards and More
2 September 2026 (FB Reader)
"DinoReader" is not an upgrade to FB Reader but a completely new app, benefiting from FB Reader's 20 years of experience in the field. Built with e-ink devices front of mind, menus are big and screens are simple. The app features transparent synchronisation, OPDS 2.0, multi-selection in the library, a different navigation model and a whole lotta smaller changes.

Bonnier Books, Owner of BookBeat, Acquires Nextory
1 September 2026 (Publishing Perspectives)
The proposed deal would combine two of Sweden’s leading subscription platforms while adding Nextory’s scale in markets including France and Spain.

Google’s New E-Book AI Feature: What It Can Do for Readers
1 September 2026 (Analytics Insight)
The feature, called Expert Intelligence, lets readers ask questions about a book, create study material, hear AI audio summaries, and explore key ideas in new formats. Google announced the feature on August 27, 2026, with access to more than 100,000 books. The supplied writing guide calls for clear subheads, direct language, strong openings, and one clear idea per paragraph.

Study Says Library E-book Lending Hurts Industry Sales
1 September 2026 (Publishers Weekly)
“It should be obvious to policymakers that both the mission of libraries and the intellectual property of authors and publishers are equally invaluable to the public interest, not a tradeoff."

Media Do Secures $75 million Long-Term Loan to Refinance Seven Seas Acquisition Debt
26 August 2026 (TipRanks)
The unsecured ¥12.4 billion facility matures in August 2036. It will be used to refinance a short-term bridge loan initially taken to fund the acquisition of US-based manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas Entertainment.

Elsevier launches “Nora” AI
25 August 2026 (Elsevier Press Release)
"...to make trusted, evidence-based learning support more accessible for healthcare students and educators. AI-powered learning assistant embedded in Elsevier eBooks on VitalSource’s Bookshelf platform helps students and educators ask questions, clarify complex topics and build foundational knowledge from trusted course content.

Amazon Hikes Hardware Prices, Blaming Memory Shortage
25 August 2026 (TechStory)
The price changes affect several product categories under Amazon’s hardware portfolio, including Kindle e-readers. The increases represent a notable shift for a company that has historically kept the prices of its hardware relatively low to encourage consumers to enter and remain within its ecosystem.

The PocketBook Q wants to be the e-reader you carry everywhere
25 August 2026 (Android Central)
PocketBook is ditching its classic wider designs for a tall, 5.84-inch e-reader that fits in your pocket. It has physical page-turn buttons that pair with a Linux-based OS that skips notifications, feeds, and scrolling-focused apps. PocketBook says the e-reader’s adaptive SMARTlight adjusts brightness and color temperature throughout the day.

OverDrive Appoints Liz Carrasco CTO
25 August 2026 (Publishers Weekly)
Carrasco succeeds former CTO Jeff Sterling, who is moving into a new leadership position as head of OverDrive Labs. An OverDrive spokeswoman told PW that in his new role Sterling will “continue to provide strategic technical guidance while focusing on high-value research and development initiatives, emerging technologies, and key innovation projects.”

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