Authors are publishing exclusively through Audible

This is new information even for me. Audible offers authors publishing contracts for their books to become exclusive parts of its platform. When I say exclusive, I mean an author who publishes through Audible can not publish their book on any print platform for nine months. That means their work will be available only through Audible for that period.

This is interesting, exciting, and I’m curious to see how it plays out. The fact that authors are willing to release their work exclusively on audio may sound limiting, but it speaks to the reality that audio has become a significant part of readers' preferences (1 in 5 Americans listen to audiobooks).

I also think that the behaviour of the general public is moving towards audio. You only need to look at the popularity of podcasts to see the emergence of that trend.

But tell me what you think. Can you envision a publishing industry that is primarily audio?

CRY

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