PUBLISHED NOV/DEC 2019 by Deb Vanasse, Reporter, IBPA Independent magazine — Publishers need to make the most of recent innovations while keeping an eye on emerging technologies to remain competitive. Article Synopsis: Publishers may see an expansion of cloud-based, internet-ready authoring systems. E-book and audiobook technologies have not been fully tapped into and continue to …

PUBLISHED JULY/AUGUST 2018 interview by Alexa Schlosser, Managing Editor, IBPA Independent magazine — An interview with Audio Publishers Association executive director Michele Cobb and past Audie Award winner Tavia Gilbert In the spirit of awards season, IBPA Independent wanted to chat with the head of a program that continues to grow year over year, Michele …

PUBLISHED MAY 2017 by Deb Vanasse, Reporter, IBPA Independent When it comes to growth and opportunity, audio is the new digital. Results from the most recent Audio Publishers Association (APA) annual sales survey show a fourfold increase in the number of audiobooks published between 2011 and 2015, as well as a whopping 24 percent increase …

PUBLISHED APRIL 2016 by Bryan Heathman, President, Made for Success Publishing Audiobook recording and distribution is a method for publishers to add incremental revenue to each book release. Audios have a quality of immediacy that just can’t be found on the printed page. The audiobook industry is now estimated at $1.47 billion, an increase of …

From the Written Word to the Spoken Word: Our Audiobook Journey December 2013 by Bill Boik As I started to write this article, we were preparing to release our first audiobook through Audible.com. We had not planned to release an audiobook this year, but then Lorraine Lotzof Abramson, the author of our bestseller—My Race: A Jewish …