All about Audiobooks

Spotify has purchased Findaway Voices, the audiobook production platform that ran Authors Direct as a storefront. Now, Spotify is closing and discontinuing Authors Direct so audiobooks will only be offered on Spotify itself. But what does it mean for listeners? What does this mean for Authors Direct customers? According to an email from Spotify, customers …

Authors Direct is closing / discontinued. What that means for Listeners… Read More »

As an audiobook fan, you have your three or four different audiobook subscriptions, and you want your favorite author’s or narrator’s newest audiobook. And now you might wonder… what is the best way to get this audiobook? Is it okay to borrow it through Hoopla, or is it better for the author to buy the …

How to Best Support your Favorite Audiobook Creators Read More »

Many smart people have tried to compare audiobooks vs reading print or ebooks. And yet, people still wonder if audiobooks are good for you and if they are even real reading! Let’s take a look at recent research findings to learn more about the strengths and weaknesses of audiobooks and how they compare to other …

Audiobooks vs Reading Print/Ebooks: Which is better for you? Read More »

Here at Lovely Audiobooks, we love audiobooks. Obviously! But I know that many people out there do not like or even all-out hate audiobooks. And fair is fair, I know you all have good reasons for this! In the years of listening to and blogging about audiobooks, I have often heard from fellow book lovers …

5 Reasons why People hate Audiobooks Read More »