“Literature and art are created exclusively by artists and not machines,” says the IWA, seemingly completely ignorant of the history of global literature, where technology has augmented – not replaced – human creativity.
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This news carries significant implications for the audiobook publishing landscape, particularly given Spotify’s own disruptive entry into this market.
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The parallels with AI could not be more compelling.
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Apparently, more than one third of Perlego users prefer audio, so this could be hugely popular if it delivers as well as they suggest.
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Put simply, publishing needs to move with the times. And of course it will, eventually. The history of publishing is the history of active resistance, passive acceptance and eventual embrace.
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How much did PRH authors lose out on when Dohle pulled all PRH titles from streaming platforms?
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So pity the PRH authors who missed out on a share of BookBeat’s accumulative royalty payout of SEK 3.5 billion ($320 million) to participating publishers and authors.
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The transformative role of audio content in the publishing landscape, at a time when print is facing serious challenges that can only be exacerbated over the next few years as new economic realities hit home.
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By recognising and embracing the full potential of AI across the industry, publishers, authors and narrators alike can surf this new wave of possibilities, instead of being left behind.
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Why, the publisher might ask, would a mere author want that kind of valuable info? This is the thin end of the wedge. The slippery slope. What next, letting authors see the actual sales records for their books?
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Storytel US reports “a lot of tailwinds” from Spotify audiobooks move.
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All indications so far are that Spotify’s audiobook offering is expanding the market in the...
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