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Content / e-booksBook Business AI Showcase: Hypnovels and Maven
In the first of an ongoing series of articles spotlighting book business–related AI startups, we take a look at Hypnovels, a book trailers and video generator, and Maven, a publisher that allows readers to ask questions of books through WhatsApp.
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Content / e-books
Spotify Audiobooks Draw Younger Listeners, Get Bump from TV Adaptations
According to data released by Spotify, users aged 18-34 make up 57% of the platform's audiobook listeners, while television adaptations such as 'Shōgun' and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' have prompted a surge in demand for specific titles.
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Content / e-books
Spotify Expands Audiobooks for Premium to Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand
Spotify is extending its Audiobooks for Premium feature to Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand on April 9. The service was launched in the U.S., U.K., and Australia last October.
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Copyright
European Publishers Praise New EU AI Law
The Federation of European Publishers was among 200 organizations to praise the passage of new European Union legislation requiring that AI companies respect copyright law and offer transparency about what materials are being used to train AI models.
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Content / e-books
Confronting Publishing’s AI Fears
What lies beyond the lawsuits and accusations in the headlines?
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Content / e-books
Everand Publishes Original Essays Curated by Roxane Gay
Everand Originals, formerly known as Scribd Originals, has released the first in a series of essays edited by Roxane Gay, ‘Built for This’ by Julia Turshen, and will follow it up in the coming months with works by Gabrielle Bellot, Elaine Castillo, and Randa Jarrar.
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Content / e-books
Audible Cuts 5% of Its Staff
Despite a strong 2023, Audible CEO Bob Carrigan said the cuts were necessary to position the company "for continued success in the coming year and into the future, given the increasingly challenging landscape we face."
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Content / e-books
How Publishers Can Navigate the AI Revolution
Despite the hype, publishing is still looking at what impact large language models and similar technology may bring.
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Apps
As Fable Grows, the Mobile Book Club Platform Adds Personalization Features
Fable.co, the mobile platform for online book clubs launched in 2021, has added a personalized book discovery and discussion feed called Fable For You. The company now has 400,000 users and 14,000 book clubs.
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Retailing
Literati Launches E-commerce Platform for Teachers
Literati is launching Literati Classrooms, a new e-commerce platform aimed at preschool and elementary school teachers, which will return 15% of sales on the platform to teachers as credit to buy books for their classrooms.
