Beyond the book: How audiobooks have expanded on other formats across publishing
Across the UK audio publishers are joining forces this week to raise the profile of audiobooks as part of the #LoveAudio campaign. Each year the…
Audiobooks
Pushing the boundaries with children’s audio production
What specific squawk would the cleverest raven in the universe make if she was in the middle of Ancient Egypt, on the run, and trying…
Building an audio list: how collaboration helped us achieve our business goals
The last time Apple made a MacBook with a CD drive was in 2016. That same year, Audible reported that a record 2 billion hours…
Why the audio boom needs to create change in children’s audiobooks
The pandemic boom in the audio market has given publishing a renewed buzz around the format. I experienced it myself being at home with my…
Listen up! Audiobooks finally get a standard
Audiobooks are cool. They are so cool that they don’t need no rules. Having worked with ebooks for a long while, where we have had…
Recording audiobooks remotely: top tips for ‘home studio’ success from award-winning narrators
We’re proud to present a first for the BookMachine blog: this article by Helen Lloyd of Raconteurs Audio LLP has an audio version as well…
How to choose the right narrator for your audiobook
James Faktor is both Publishing Director for Lume Books, a digital-first indie press, and Founder of USound, an audiobook production service that helps authors and…
How do you record an audiobook during lockdown?
As we all adapt to different ways of working in the current climate, one challenge for Penguin Random House Audio was how to keep recording…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Alice Lloyd (Trapeze)
The story of Hag: how a fiction podcast became a book
Last August, Harriet Poland of Audible described the genesis of the Hag podcast here on the BookMachine blog. In this new post, Rose Tomaszewska of…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Rebecca Fortuin (Avon & HQ)
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Louise Harvey (Little, Brown)
Self-publishing audiobooks with Kobo Writing Life: Interview with Nick Coveney
Before we start talking about audiobooks, can you give us a quick intro to Kobo Writing Life? Launched in 2012, Kobo Writing Life is a…
Event Report: BookMachine Unplugged – Talking Audio
On Wednesday 25 September, a packed house of audiophiles gathered in London’s Century Club for the very first BookMachine Unplugged: Talking Audio event. BookMachine editorial…
Beyond unabridged: the captivating world of audio drama
My name is Jenni Lewis. I’ve worked as a commissioning editor in audio books for 10 years, mainly for Penguin Random House. My newest challenge…
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