The Audiobook Report
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The Audiobook Report
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Your guide to what's worth listening to in the audiobook πŸ“šπŸŽ§ world. I track the latest releases, spotlight bestsellers, and share industry news you can actually use.
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Lots of edits last week but back with some gems πŸ“šπŸŽ§ Mark Ronson's Night People takes you inside '90s NYC club scene when Biggie dropped by & Jay-Z was unknown + Patricia Briggs expands Mercy Thompson universe

πŸ’™πŸ“š #Audiobooks πŸ“šπŸŽ§ #news

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🎧 Fresh Picks: New Audiobooks Worth Your Time
From the dance floor in 90s New York to the a supernatural fantasy anthology
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New newsletter! πŸ“šπŸŽ§

Kit Harington & Keira Knightley join Harry Potter's 200+ voice cast while US reading habits crash 40%.

Plus: how one indie author cracked global distribution. Industry insider takes you won't find elsewhere ⬇️

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πŸ’™πŸ“š #Audiobooks
The Audiobook Report: Hollywood Stars Join Harry Potter Cast as Reading Habits Decline 40%
+ indie author distribution wins, and why audiobooks are capturing audiences traditional books are losing.
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Just came up for air after editing tons of #audiobooks πŸ“šπŸŽ§ This week's exciting new releases include a fashion empire secrets from Barneys + Rachel Cusk's mind-bending experimental fiction.

Check out in todays newsletter:

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🎧 Fresh Picks: New Audiobooks Worth Your Time
From Fashion Empire Secrets to Literary Mind Games
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🚨 #Spotify just raised prices citing #AUDIOBOOKS as the reason. + #AI platforms claim they can replace human narrators with "emotionally resonant" performances.

I've used these AI toolsβ€”spoiler: they're not that simple.

Latest industry breakdown ⬇️ πŸ’™πŸ“š

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The Audiobook Report: Spotify raises prices citing audiobook revenue
Plus AI narration platform launches amid industry criticism + why lazy press coverage misses the real story
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I'm staring at this week's charts and honestly scratching my head. Only 1 new #audibook cracked the top 10 & the entire top 5 remains unchanged from last week. That's... unusual, to put it mildly. πŸ“šπŸŽ§

Check it all out in this weeks FREE #newsletter

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🚨 This Week's Top 10 Audiobooks 🚨
Plus: My take on this week's breakout hit
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Spent months editing a cop memoir, legally gagged from sharing the wildest stories 🀐
Naked suspects, pepper spray fails... Super Troopers meets The Wire vibes
Pig Latin dropped today + Andrew Warren's new spy thriller Code Green

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🎧 Fresh Picks: New Audiobooks Worth Your Tim
From Street Cop Stories to International Espionage
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🚨 DID @SPOTIFY CHANGE #AUDIOBOOKS FOREVER? πŸ€”
Their new "Follow Along" feature adds visuals to stories. What does this mean for listeners? The industry? πŸ’™πŸ“š

Plus:
πŸ“šπŸŽ§ Romantasy takes over
πŸ”₯ emoji marketing wins
🎭 Broadway enters the chat

Full analysis ⬇️
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The Audiobook Report: Spotify's Visual Revolution & Romantasy Boom
This week's audiobook news: Spotify launches Follow Along features, romantasy explodes on TikTok, simple marketing wins big + Broadway stars join the industry
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Mel Robbins superglued to #1 while Matt Diniman has 2 dungeon crawler books in top 10.

Apparently we want to battle our problems with therapy AND swords

This week: Fredrik Backman's emotional hit. New newsletter live!

πŸ’™πŸ“š #audiobooks πŸ“šπŸŽ§ #news

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🚨 This Week's Top 10 Audiobooks 🚨
+ My take on this week's breakout hit
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Two wildly different #audiobooks this week: a haunting Scottish cold case and hard-hitting military exposΓ©. Sometimes you need atmospheric mystery, sometimes brutal truth.

Both delivered exactly what they promised πŸ“šπŸŽ§

πŸ’™πŸ“š New reviews πŸ‘‡

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🎧 Fresh Picks: New Audiobooks Worth Your Time
From Scottish Secrets to Military Scandals
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Week after week, The Let Them Theory holds strong at #1. πŸ“šπŸŽ§ We might need therapy y'all!

But this week brought TWO new fiction thrillers to the top 10! πŸ’™πŸ“š

Check out the full top 10 #audiobooks + a deep dive into We Are All Guilty Here πŸ‘‡

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🚨 This Week's Top 10 Audiobooks 🚨
Plus: My take on this week's breakout hit
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35% of audiobook listeners are pirates now πŸ“šπŸŽ§ Not broke kids - people earning $60K+ who realized "legitimate" #AI books sound exactly like free YouTube versions

Full story + Voice actors facing $50K AI clone offers & some new tunesπŸ‘‡

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Audiobook Pirates Are Using Publisher Tech to Beat Publishers
+ the voice actor sellout dilemma, a new music pick and my atomic bomb book update
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Ever wonder what's behind that perfect Instagram grid? πŸ“± I dove into Lee Tilghman's brutally honest influencer memoir + escaped to Warhammer 40K's giant robot battles.

Wildly different #audiobooks πŸ“šπŸŽ§ both delivered.

πŸ’™πŸ“š Fresh picks in this week's newsletter ⬇️

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🎧 Fresh Picks: New Audiobooks Worth Your Time
From Instagram Confessions to Giant Robot Battles
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🚨 AUDIOBOOK #NEWS πŸ“šπŸŽ§

#HarryPotter is getting the A-list treatment! Laurie as Dumbledore, Macfadyen as Voldemort. PREORDERS ALREADY TOP 10!

+ #Spotify drops 200K+ audiobooks for Premium users.

Full analysis in today's newsletter πŸ‘‡

#BookLovers πŸ’™πŸ“š #Audiobooks

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The Audiobook Report: A-List Casts, Streaming Wars & Industry Game-Changers ⚑🎡
Breaking audiobook news: Harry Potter full-cast series, Spotify's 200K+ library launch, and indie author opportunities
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🚨 NEW: This Week's Top 10 #Audiobooks πŸ“šπŸŽ§

The Let Them Theory STILL dominates, Project Hail Mary returns (thanks Ryan Gosling), and #HarryPotter pre-order cracks the top 10! πŸ’™πŸ“š

+ my deep dive into Regretting You

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🚨 This Week's Top 10 Audiobooks 🚨
Plus: Why Regretting You deserves your next credit
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🚨 NEW: This Week's Top 10 #Audiobooks πŸ“šπŸŽ§

The Let Them Theory STILL dominates, Project Hail Mary returns (thanks Ryan Gosling), and #HarryPotter pre-order cracks the top 10! πŸ’™πŸ“š

+ my deep dive into Regretting You

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🚨 This Week's Top 10 Audiobooks 🚨
Plus: Why Regretting You deserves your next credit
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Just dropped my weekly #media chaos newsletter πŸ“ΊπŸŽ΅

This week: editing 23 actors for an A-Bomb audiobook, Nina Diaz leaving #Paramount (one of the good ones), why #AI storytelling terrifies me, + 2 bands > algorithms

Also ditching #Spotify for obvious reasons 😬

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πŸ“Ί Media Chaos & Musical Therapy 🎧
Another Week of Spiraling Through Tech, Media & Sound
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Ever judge a book by its cover? I did this weekβ€”and it paid off brilliantly. Plus: the atomic bomb oral history I spent weeks editing finally drops today. Fresh audiobook reviews from behind the studio 🎧

πŸ’™πŸ“š #Audiobooks πŸ“šπŸŽ§ #news

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🎧 Fresh Picks: New Audiobooks Worth Your Time
Editor's picks from this week's releases
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This week in #audiobooks: Emma Thompson returns to Austen, a narrator's blooper goes viral on #BookTok, and Julia Whelan calls out the industry's broken pay model.

The stories that matter + what they mean for listeners πŸ‘‡

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πŸ’™πŸ“š #Audiobooks πŸ“šπŸŽ§ #news
The Audiobook Report: Weekly Industry Roundup
The week's biggest audio news from inside the industry
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🚨 Your audiobook queue is judging you, and honestly, same. πŸ’™πŸ“š This week newsletter: Spotify's world domination continues, French content explodes, and a new Wally Lamb release that'll wreck you emotionally. Get the full scoop πŸ‘‡

πŸ“šπŸŽ§ #Audiobooks #news

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πŸŽ§πŸ“š The Audiobook Report πŸ“šπŸŽ§ 6/5/2025
Issue #11 - Your weekly guide to finding your next favorite listen
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πŸ’™πŸ“š New Audiobook Report: Kennedy Ryan romance that'll ruin your commute, Spotify iOS game-changer, Michael Connelly mystery I edited, + ancient Pompeii secrets! This week's lineup is fire πŸ“šπŸŽ§ #Audiobooks #news

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πŸŽ§πŸ“š The Audiobook Report πŸ“šπŸŽ§ 5/23/2025
Issue #8 - Your weekly guide to finding your next favorite listen
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Breaking! πŸ’™πŸ“š Apple approves Spotify update enabling in-app audiobook purchases for US users! This game-changing move eliminates redirects, streamlining how listeners buy and enjoy their favorite titles. Huge win for accessibility! #Audiobooks πŸ“šπŸŽ§ #news

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Got cha. I guess I'm not as tech savvy as I thought.
But if you cancel Audible are you able to listen to your books? I wasn't able to?