Audible and audiobooks, the fastest growing part of publishing

Post by Tomte » Wed, May 01, 2019, 8:01 AM UTC

dvlsg wrote: post #160

Tomte wrote: post #140

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Just like a regular book in a library.

That's what feels strange to me, though. It's not a physical book that can only be in one place at a time, so why are we holding ourselves back with artificial limitations? I suspect it has something to do with licensing, but I don't know for sure.

Of course that's the reason. And I have no problem with it.

You may want to live in a world where a publisher sells a twenty Euro book exactly once, but that's not sustainable.

If you want more concurrent users, pay for it. The library has decided which level of concurrent users to buy.

Post by manojlds » Wed, May 01, 2019, 2:29 PM UTC

HlessClaudesman wrote: post #157

xnyan wrote: post #148

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There are often good deals to be had on Amazon for audiobooks, as others have mentioned older audiobooks can be found for as little as $2, though for moderately popular ones its more like $10-15. Very popular audiobooks don't go on sale as often, but even the complete set of Stephen Fry read Harry potter 7-book-series, hundreds of hours, can be had for as little as 20 bucks sometimes.

OK maybe that's my problem, I'm browsing solely through the audible app where I do see price difference, but I've never seen discounts signaled as such. Also I'm usually racing to spend credits before they expire, so price is less of a factor.

Audible has daily deals and lots of sales. Also, Kindle unlimited + whispersync means lots of cheap audiobooks. Lots of classics are available at $0.99. I recently got latest Pride and Prejudice narrated by Rosamund Pike for $0.99

Check /r/audible

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