Alongside tools for AI-generated podcasts, Spotify on Thursday introduced a new, ElevenLabs-powered AI tool for self-publishing audiobooks within the Spotify for Authors platform. The company said at ...

Illegal, synthetically narrated copies of “The Hunger Games,” hit self-help books and everything in between are increasingly common on the platform. By Alexandra Alter By most measures, John Grisham’s ...

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When was the last time you read a book? If you're like many Americans, the honest answer is, not recently. A new NPR/Ipsos poll of more than 2,000 adults found that only 51% had read a book in the ...

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Digital books have grown in popularity over the past decade, but more Americans still read books in print than in digital formats. Overall, 75% of U.S. adults say they have read all or part of at ...

As someone who primarily reads fantasy books, I was pleasantly surprised how much I loved Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary. It's the perfect mix of science and humor with an engaging plot that draws you ...

Spotify is launching Audiobook Charts for the U.S. and U.K., the company announced on Friday. Similar to the streaming giant’s Music and Podcast Charts, the Audiobook Charts will be updated weekly and ...

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I’m not sure precisely when my relationship with audiobooks began. At first, it was just a casual thing, a way to jazz up my afternoon walks to retrieve my son from day care. But sometime during ...

The tech platform will allow readers to move between physical and audiobooks and offer the sale of books from independent bookstores. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer About two years after the launch ...

Author S.A. Cosby’s southern crime novel “King of Ashes” was a critical hit and a New York Times bestseller earlier this year. But more of Cosby’s fans have listened to the story than read it. The ...