Audiobooks and audio-first publishing

BookNet Canada

Nastaran Bisheban, VP of Global Technology Delivery at Kobo, talks about their recently-launched audiobook program, their first audiobook original, and their future plans for audio content. And we speak to Book*hug's Hazel Millar about their record label that pairs authors with recording artists, Chaos & Star. (Find the transcript here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2018/1/29/podcast-audiobooks-and-audio-first-publishing). Curious about some of the articles we reference? Find them here: LiveMint: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/lObJNigyM1uKpaUB9V0dPJ/Audiobooks-could-be-the-next-big-thing-says-Penguin-Random.html APA stats: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/73917-audiobooks-posted-double-digit-gains-in-sales-output.html Quartz: https://qz.com/1190281/google-and-apple-are-trying-to-lure-ebook-and-audiobook-readers-away-from-amazon/ TechRadar: http://www.techradar.com/news/youll-soon-be-able-to-buy-ebooks-and-audiobooks-in-walmart Chaos & Star: https://bookthug.ca/chaos-and-star-records/ TF: http://techforum.booknetcanada.ca/sessions/the-future-will-not-be-silent-audio-first-publishing/