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Audible reportedly lays off over 100 employees
If you thought Big Tech’s dreadful year of layoffs would be confined to 2023, you’re (sadly) mistaken. Audible laid off around five percent of its employees on Thursday, which Variety reports is “just over 100 staffers.”
Audible Cyber Monday sale brings a Premium Plus membership down to $6 for the first four months
Plus, it comes with a $20 Audible credit.
Audible is now testing ads in your audiobooks for some reason
Amazon-owned Audible has started putting ads in audiobooks, starting with a beta test for certain non-paying members. The ads will pop up in audiobooks, original content and podcasts, with a maximum limit of eight advertisements in a 24-hour period. The company has not indicated if the ads will eventually move to paying members or if an ad-based subscription tier is coming.
Audible original productions and podcasts are getting Dolby Atmos support
Audible has teamed with Dolby Laboratories to launch spatial audio for 40 original titles.
The Obamas are leaving Spotify for Audible
Barack and Michelle Obama are heading to Audible.
Amazon no longer offers in-app Kindle and Music purchases on Android
If you use Amazon’s Kindle app on Android, you may have noticed you can’t the software anymore to buy and rent ebooks or subscribe to the company’s Kindle Unlimited services.
Barnes & Noble is finally offering an audiobook service
Barnes & Noble is launching an audiobook service — and it's arguably years late.
The best deals on subscription services we found for Black Friday
Here are the best deals on subscription services, including streaming services, password managers, learning services and more, for Black Friday 2021.
Our favorite shows, audiobooks and music to fall asleep to
Here's a list of Engadget's favorite media to fall asleep to.
Waze adds Audible to its built-in audio player
Waze is making it easier to listen to your audiobooks while also using your phone for navigation. The Google subsidiary has added Audible to the list of streaming services you can access through its app’s built-in audio player.
A bunch of Amazon services are on sale ahead of Prime Day 2020
Early Prime Day deals discount Amazon services like Music Unlimited, Audible and more.
Audible has a new, cheaper plan (if you can do without the book credits)
It's also merging Gold and Premium plans into a single subscription.
Amazon launches a full season of 'Starfinder' RPG episodes on Alexa
Each episode is expected to last 90 minutes, depending on your playing style.
Cult Australian comedy 'Danger 5' resurrected as an Audible podcast
The Australian cult comedy is back, not a moment too soon.
Audible will create the only audio version of Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman'
Amazon might not have the streaming video adaptation of The Sandman, but it will have something for fans of Neil Gaiman's well-known graphic novels. Audible has announced that it's working on an "exclusive audio adaptation of The Sandman, with the first instalment due in summer 2020. Gaiman will serve as the narrator in addition to a creative director and executive producer, while Dirk Maggs (who led work on BBC versions of Neverwhere, Stardust and Good Omens) is adapting and directing the novels.
Amazon is selling Kindles at Black Friday prices
If you didn't manage to snag a Kindle on Black Friday, you have another chance to buy one at a steep discount. Amazon is currently offering $45 off the newest Kindle Paperwhite ($85) and $30 off the latest Kindle ($60). These are historic lows, and we've only seen the prices drop this much on Black Friday.
What we're listening to: Sturgill Simpson and 'Chase Darkness with Me'
In this installment of our audio IRL, senior editor Andrew Tarantola's affinity for anime leads him to an unlikely musical discovery. Senior editor Jessica Conditt is addicted to true crime podcasts, but her recommendation is an audiobook with podcast roots.
US book publishers sue Audible over AI-powered transcription (updated)
Several of the biggest book publishers in the US have launched a new lawsuit against Audible over a feature they say infringes on their copyright. Leading the suit are the so-called "Big Five" of US publishing: Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.
Audible teams with 'The Walking Dead' creators on audio originals
Audible's push into original content now includes a team-up with a company best-known for its comic books and TV shows. The Amazon-owned audiobook service has struck a deal with Skybound, the team behind The Walking Dead, to create multiple Audible originals. The two haven't said what's in the pipeline, but this is a "first look" pact that will give Audible dibs on projects that will only be made available elsewhere if the internet giant passes on them.
Audible has a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' experience on Alexa
If you have fond memories of those choose-your-own-adventure books as a child, well, you can now enjoy them in audio form. Audible has partnered with ChooseCo, the company behind those aforementioned publications, to create an Alexa Skill called Choose Your Own Adventure: An Immersive Audible Experience that will transform those childhood classics into professional audio and voice performances.
