BBC Audiobooks buyer promises big investment and celebrity titles
Former Polygram chief Michael Kuhn says operation is 'good old-fashioned business' needing to adapt for digital age. By Mark Sweney
BBC Audiobooks sold
BBC Worldwide sells 85% of its audiobook division to AudioGo, company set up by former Polygram executive. By Mark Sweney
The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Rachel Redford is entranced by a sophisticated chiller for young adults from the author of The Shadow of the Wind
Troubles by JG Farrell
A superb narration of a fine post-First World War novel, says Rachel Redford
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell
Rachel Redford reviews the audiobook of The Hand That First Held Mine
How do you listen to short stories?
Preserving the short story from technology is the claim of a new project. Interesting idea - but you'll need some equipment
Wedlock by Wendy Moore
It's journalism rather than history, but the tale of Georgian Britain's worst husband is fascinating listening, says Rachel Redford
Tender Is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald
Rachel Redford reviews Tender Is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald, read by Trevor White
Whodunnits for summer days
Review: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettI'm a sucker for tough-guy dialogue, says Sue Arnold
It’s way past bedtime
Mark Lawson: Novels are designed to be read, not heard. The audiobook boom risks infantilising literature
How audiobooks have changed the future
Robert McCrum: History has barred us from the intimate joys of hearing Wordsworth or Shelley read, but tomorrow's readers will know exactly how today's poets sounded
Amazon caves to Authors Guild over Kindle’s text-to-speech reading
The Authors Guild has objected to the Kindle 2's text-to-speech feature and Amazon -- which also sells audiobooks -- is giving publishers the ability to stop it working
Protests at Kindle voice technology misread the future
The Authors Guild's fury at the lack of royalties from the new machine's voice synthesis is daft
Audio round-up
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