Google Play Books update brings audio narration to kids titles
Children can also tap on words to activate a new dictionary.
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Waze adds Audible to its built-in audio player
You can listen to your audiobooks within Waze during commute.
Spotify dabbles in audiobooks by offering nine public-domain works
Initial titles include 'Frankenstein,' 'Great Expectations' and 'Jane Eyre.'
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'Code Switch' from NPR is Apple's podcast of the year
2020 marks the first time Apple has recognized a single podcast in this way.
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Sonos can now stream free audiobooks from your local library
All you need is the Libby app and a valid library card to start listening.
Audible teams with 'The Walking Dead' creators on audio originals
Skybound will give the audiobook giant dibs on its stories.
AI avatars of Chinese authors could soon narrate audiobooks
Like the AI news anchors used by Xinhua, these avatars are promised to be 'lifelike.'
Siri will play third-party audio apps in iOS 13
She might even open your Spotify playlists.
Marvel is turning some of its best-known comic books into audiobooks
They'll be available through multiple major online sources.
Audible Latino launches with Spanish-language 'Harry Potter'
'Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal' is now available for download.
Google adds more media and messaging options to Android Auto
Group messages and a refreshed music interface are on the way.
Amazon adds kid-friendly audiobooks to FreeTime Unlimited
There are more than 1,000 kid-friendly books from Audible.
Audible offers two of its original audiobooks free every month
That's on top of your existing credits.
Audible's first fitness programs guide you through workouts
They're currently free for subscribers.
Google Play now offers speed control and bookmarks for audiobooks
You can also now add audiobooks to your Routine.
Walmart teams up with Kobo to sell ebooks and audiobooks
You'll be able to access them through a Walmart/Kobo co-branded app.
The Google Play store is now selling audiobooks
They'll work with Google Home as well as iOS, Android and in your browser.
Google Play banner hints at dedicated audiobook section
You can apparently get a 50 percent discount when you buy your first audiobook.
