As an avid reader – and an author, too – I’m disheartened by frequent reports of a decline in reading for pleasure among young people. So when a friend recently asked me whether her daughter was ...

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This video unpacks the fierce legal showdown between Deno Land and Oracle over the ownership of the “JavaScript” trademark. We dive into the heated arguments—that the term has become generic, that ...

Digital audiobooks have been the fastest-growing segment in digital publishing for the past five years. Audiobook sales revenue generated $2.22 billion in 2024, 13% over the previous year. In the ...

After trialing the service in Ireland and Canada last month, Spotify has officially launched its Audiobooks+ service in the US, Europe, Australia and elsewhere. An add-on available to Spotify Premium ...

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Running until the end of July, Amazon Prime members can get a three-month Audible membership for absolutely free, whereas such a membership would normally cost $14.95 per month. Amazon Prime itself ...

If you’re a Prime member, you’ll see the “Prime member exclusive, 3 months free” deal. If you’re not a member, you’ll get the “£0.99/mo for the first 3 months” deal. Membership is still £8.99 a month ...

Post by Anisha Singh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at San Francisco State University. Audiobooks have become my constant companions, whether I’m commuting, doing dishes, ...

Audible, one of the world’s largest audiobook platforms, is opening the floodgates to AI slop. On Tuesday, the Amazon-owned service announced its new “integrated AI narration technology” that’ll allow ...