@Techmeme@techhub.socialSpotify says it has 1M subscriptions to Audiobook , which is on track for $100M in ARR, and unveils an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook self-publishing tool (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/spotify-launches-an-elevenlabs…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSpotify says it has 1M subscriptions to Audiobook , which is on track for $100M in ARR, and unveils an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook self-publishing tool (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/spotify-launches-an-elevenlabs…
@samvarma@fosstodon.orgWow. This is especially interesting in the context of the World War II bombing raids over Japan, where they couldn't figure out why their extremely intricate Norden analog bombsight was off. They were not taking the jetstream into account.
Referencing "The Bomber Mafia" here, which is utterly fascinating, and might be available as an audiobook from your library, which is how I consumed it.
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialI've been listening to the audiobook for "Station Eternity" by Mur Lafferty.
I remember Mur from our early podcasting days, especially her "I Should Be Writing" podcast... and I am glad she kept writing!
I'm only a quarter into the book but I am loving it so far. (No spoilers please!)
https://
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@mela@zusammenkunft.netWonach ich suchte: einem Ersatz für die App, mit der ich E-Books von meinem Calibre-Web-Server auf meine mobilen Geräte synchronisierte.
Was ich jetzt möglicherweise habe (weitere Tests ausstehend): ein komplettes E-Book-Audiobook-Ökosystem, mit Synchronisierung des Lesestatus über alle Geräte.
Fast wie zu Amazon-Zeiten, aber OpenSource.
Oder in anderen Worten: Well, that escalated quickly.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA group of award-winning journalists, podcasters, and audiobook narrators sue Google for allegedly misusing recordings of their voices to train AI models (Blake Brittain/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/jou…
@cheryanne@aus.socialSONARR Awards (Sound and Narrative) is Australia's new dedicated awards for celebrating excellence across the full audio landscape including Podcast, Radio, Audiobook, and Voice-over.
SONARR champions independent voices, diverse storytelling, regional reach, and practitioner-led standards of excellence as well as the long established voices of Australian audio.
SONARR's 34 categories are organised into six pillars spanning Sound, Narrative, Voice, Impact and Vision, cov…
@david@boles.xyzNotes on Tomorrow as Tribute
The book is out. The title is Tomorrow as Tribute: The Politics of the Burnt Future. It is available in paperback, in Kindle, and as a free web edition through David Boles Books. The audiobook is in production with narrator selection underway. The web edition is free because I want the argument to circulate as widely as possible.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFor publishers, pirated audiobooks made with AI on YouTube are a growing issue: removal is cumbersome, and some are hiring tech companies to take them down (Alexandra Alter/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/books/a
@wraithe@mastodon.socialI love these posts that confirm my ever expanding cloud of “no, really, I’m going to read it THIS time!” holds on Libby are Good Actually.
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@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFor publishers, pirated audiobooks made with AI on YouTube are a growing issue: removal is cumbersome, and some are hiring tech companies to take them down (Alexandra Alter/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/books/audiobook-piracy-youtube.html
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialMarc DeBevoise is named CEO of OverDrive, parent of audiobook app Libby and video streaming service Kanopy; founder Steve Potash will become board chairman (Hallie Rich/Library Journal)
https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/overdrive-ceo-transitions-to-new…
