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ElevenLabs Launches Audiobook Platform

News Podcast: ElevenLabs Launches Audiobook Platform; Audible Rolls Out ‘Read and Listen’ Feature

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on ElevenLabs’ new end-to-end audiobook creation and distribution platform aimed at indie authors. He also examines Audible’s new “Read and Listen” feature, which allows users to switch between ebook and audiobook formats, and explores what this growing format convergence could mean for author royalties and reader expectations.
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Self-Publishing | With ALLi | News Analysis & Commentary | Dan Holloway | SelfPublishingAdvice.org/podcast

Findaway Voices Splits Distribution; £75K Novel Prize Launches; Fewer Parents Reading to Kids: Self-Publishing with ALLi featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway explains major changes to Findaway Voices, which is splitting into two platforms: Spotify for Authors, focused on Spotify distribution, and a new platform called In Audio for all other outlets. He also highlights a new £75,000 novel prize open to unpublished writers, and reports on a HarperCollins survey showing a decline in parents reading to their children, with homework—not screen time—cited as the main barrier.
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Publishing Scam

Publishing Scam Exposed as Libraries Shape Audiobook Trends: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

Let’s take a pause from talking about TikTok bans (I will inevitably be back there on Thursday when we find out more about the actual new landscape). First up, an opportunity to celebrate some good news: the exposure of a major publishing scam. It’s always satisfying to report on the downfall of a scam, and thank you to Victoria Strauss at Writer Beware for such a detailed account of three arrests and charges for people allegedly behind a multimillion-dollar scam masquerading as publisher services.
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Self-Publishing News: Audiobooks Continue to Increase Market Share

Audiobooks have been growing in popularity for a decade, without much sign of that growth slowing. And, even if Generation Z loves paper books, they are also used to audio-first as the way to get information. But, while the market for audiobooks has been growing, their share of the overall book market has remained low in absolute terms - an inevitable consequence of starting from a very low base.
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