Audible adjusts terms after row over ‘easy exchanges’ that cut royalties
More than 12,000 authors had protested that Amazon’s audiobook arm was deducting writers’ royalties when users return titles
‘I cried when it was all over’: the actor who brought 120 characters to life
JR is a 700-page satire of capitalism featuring 120 characters who speak in unattributed quotes. It has been called ‘unreadable’. Nick Sullivan, who narrated the new audiobook, reveals how it engulfed his life
Pandemic drives ebook and audiobook sales by UK publishers to all-time high
Printed book sales plunge in first six months of 2020 on back of shop and school closures
Library ebook lending surges as UK turns to fiction during lockdown
Charity says ebooks borrowing up 146% from March to August, with crime thrillers popular
A word in your ear… why the rise of audiobooks is a story worth celebrating
The audiobook market is thriving. But it’s not just the convenience that has seduced readers – the best narrations are a joy in themselves
Lana Del Rey’s poetry debut review – sometimes cliche, always solipsistic
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, released as an audiobook this week and in print in September, is a reminder of the singer’s strengths and shortcomings
Book sales hit record highs in 2019, but publishers ‘now need help’
Figures for last year show sales of £6.3bn, up 20% on 2015, but the Publishers Association says sector needs government support to weather coronavirus
Julia Roberts: No Met ball bubbly? There’s always the bath
With New York’s glitziest fashion event in lockdown, people rose to the occasion on social media
10 of the best road trips to take … by audiobook
There are audiobooks aplenty for an actual road trip, but what about when we’re stuck at home? From Kerouac to Dervla Murphy, hit the highway with these epic journeys
All alone online: Iggy Pop and Jeremy Irons lead mass Ancient Mariner reading
Streaming daily, Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 2020 incarnation also features Marianne Faithfull and Tilda Swinton as readers, set against sound and fine art
Got 150 hours? Great audiobooks to listen to on lockdown
From Ian McKellen reading Homer to Bill Bryson on the body, these audiobooks can expand your horizons, even when you can’t go out
Listen with Mantel… you won’t be disappointed
Let’s not be snobby about audiobooks – they can enrich the experience of great literature
‘Surreal immediacy’: how a 1,000-page novel became a 45-hour audiobook
Lucy Ellmann’s Ducks, Newburyport has attracted much attention for its length, but one publisher believes the spoken word might be its perfect medium
Audible settles copyright lawsuit with publishers over audiobook captions
Seven publishers had sued the audiobook giant last July, claiming that its audio-to-text service Captions was unauthorised
‘Your throat hurts. Your brain hurts’: the secret life of the audiobook star
As the business booms, narrators talk tricky accents, lonely shifts and tackling 100 pages a day