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Nolan’s Odyssey Sparks a Homeric Comeback in Books and Audio
entertainment1 month ago

Nolan’s Odyssey Sparks a Homeric Comeback in Books and Audio

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is a global hit that reignites interest in Homer, driving a surge in print sales (UK editions up about 700% YoY) and audiobook listens as Emily Wilson’s translation and new narrations by Stephen Fry and Ian McKellen gain traction. Waterstones reports strong demand, while critics praise the IMAX 70mm experience but note Nolan omits some essential themes, with Gen Z and millennials fueling the audiobook surge.

via BBC|
#audiobooks#booksales#christopher-nolan
Nolan's Odyssey Spurs Gen Z to Rediscover Homer on Spotify
entertainment1 month ago

Nolan's Odyssey Spurs Gen Z to Rediscover Homer on Spotify

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey has become a cultural moment, boosting Homer’s epic book sales by about 76% and driving a Spotify audiobook surge: across 91 editions in 10 languages, listeners have logged the equivalent of more than 43 years of continuous playback. On opening day, reads jumped 500% on Spotify; pre-release gains were over 240%, and post‑premiere listens are tracking roughly 680% higher. Gen Z now accounts for about 36% of Odyssey Spotify listeners, with Millennials at 45% and men comprising 63% of the audience.

via Variety|
#audiobooks#christopher-nolan#entertainment
Spotify Charts a Generative AI Future for 1 Billion Subscribers
business3 months ago

Spotify Charts a Generative AI Future for 1 Billion Subscribers

At its 2026 Investor Day, Spotify outlined a bold plan to move from curation to generation with a Large Taste Model and trillions of signals, focusing on higher ARPU, more interactive experiences, creator tools, and AI-powered personalization, while expanding music, podcasts, and audiobooks toward one billion subscribers and targeting mid-teens revenue growth, 35–40% gross margin, and >20% operating margin by 2030, all under a “Time Well Spent” framework.

via Spotify|
#ai#audiobooks#business
Spotify at 20: A World-Span of All-Time Streaming Leaders
technology4 months ago

Spotify at 20: A World-Span of All-Time Streaming Leaders

To celebrate 20 years, Spotify released global all-time leaders across five categories—artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks—based on worldwide streams as of April 2026, drawn from hundreds of millions of listeners. Notables include top artists Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Drake; top albums Un Verano Sin Ti, Starboy, ÷ (Deluxe); top songs Blinding Lights, Shape of You and Sweater Weather; top podcasts The Joe Rogan Experience, Gemischtes Hack, and Crime Junkie; and top audiobooks A Court of Thorns and Roses, The Fellowship of the Ring, and Fourth Wing.

via Spotify|
#audiobooks#music#podcasts
Black Library's new app bundles Warhammer ebooks and audiobooks with exclusive freebies
technology5 months ago

Black Library's new app bundles Warhammer ebooks and audiobooks with exclusive freebies

Warhammer launches the Black Library app, unifying ebooks and audiobooks in one place and enabling purchases to transfer from BlackLibrary.com by August 31; it includes an eReader and audiobook player, supports linking your MyWarhammer account (iOS/Android/Web), and offers 2,000+ titles (English, with French/German where available) with in‑app purchases. Early testers who use the app before 10:00 UK time on April 20 can claim eight free stories: Avenging Son, Mark of Faith, Sanguinius: The Great Angel, Dominion, Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology, Darkoath, The Return of Nagash, and Realmslayer: The Gotrek Gurnisson audio drama. Download from Google Play and the Apple Store; video guides and customer support help with linking accounts.

via Warhammer Community|
#app#audiobooks#black-library
Spotify ends 2025 on a high with record MAU growth and €4.5B Q4 revenue
business6 months ago

Spotify ends 2025 on a high with record MAU growth and €4.5B Q4 revenue

Spotify posted strong Q4 2025 results: premium subscribers rose 10% year over year to 290 million, monthly active users reached 751 million (up 11%), and revenue climbed 13% YoY to €4.5 billion with an 83 basis point gross-margin improvement to 33.1% and €701 million in operating income. The quarter featured record MAU net adds, the largest Wrapped engagement to date, and launches like Prompted Playlist and venue following. Audiobooks expanded to five new countries, with features like Audiobook Recaps and Page Match, and partnerships including Bookshop.org for physical books and FC Barcelona extending through 2030. Spotify signaled 2026 as the “Year of Raising Ambition” with AI-driven opportunities across audio, books, and live experiences, plus ongoing beta expansions such as music videos in Premium.

via Spotify|
#ai#audiobooks#business
Spotify Bridges Print, E-Book, and Audio with Bookshop.org Tie-In and Page Match
technology6 months ago

Spotify Bridges Print, E-Book, and Audio with Bookshop.org Tie-In and Page Match

Spotify expands its audiobooks strategy by partnering with Bookshop.org to sell physical books in-app and launching Page Match, a feature that lets users scan a page to sync audiobook progress with print or e-book and vice versa. Available to most English-language titles on iOS and Android by end of February, in the US and UK, with benefits for readers, authors, and indie bookstores.

via Spotify|
#audiobooks#bookshoporg#cross-format-reading
Spotify pilots Page Match to align audiobook progress with paper editions
news7 months ago

Spotify pilots Page Match to align audiobook progress with paper editions

Spotify appears to be testing a Page Match beta that uses camera-scanned pages and OCR to sync audiobook progress with their corresponding paper or ebook editions, even displaying the matching page number. Listeners would need to own the audiobook and the edition, and the feature could work in reverse as well. OCR reliability and edition page-number differences could complicate use, and there’s no public rollout yet.

via The Verge|
#audiobooks#news#ocr
Spotify's 2025 Top Sports Podcasts and Audiobooks Highlights
entertainment8 months ago

Spotify's 2025 Top Sports Podcasts and Audiobooks Highlights

Spotify's top sports podcasts of 2025 include popular shows like New Heights with the Kelce brothers and Pardon My Take, with a notable presence of outdoor and niche sports content. The top audiobooks are mostly evergreen titles about sports and personal development, with a strong interest in running and fitness topics, despite none being released this year.

via Front Office Sports|
#audiobooks#entertainment#fantasy-football
Spotify's 2025 Audiobook Highlights: Trends, Top Picks, and New Features
technology8 months ago

Spotify's 2025 Audiobook Highlights: Trends, Top Picks, and New Features

In 2025, Spotify highlighted the growing popularity of audiobooks, especially romantasy and music memoirs, with a significant focus on backlist titles and genre-blending fiction. Trends included a surge in dystopian themes and the influence of book-to-screen adaptations, with predictions for continued growth in horror, climate fiction, and AI-related stories in 2026. Spotify's integration of books into its broader cultural ecosystem is transforming how audiences engage with stories.

via Spotify — For the Record|
#2025-trends#audiobooks#music-memoirs
Star-Studded Cast Announced for New Harry Potter Audiobook Series
entertainment10 months ago

Star-Studded Cast Announced for New Harry Potter Audiobook Series

A new Audible series features a full cast voicing the Harry Potter books, with young actors Frankie Treadaway, Max Lester, and Arabella Stanton portraying Harry, Ron, and Hermione, respectively, in the first three audiobooks, alongside a star-studded cast including Hugh Laurie and Keira Knightley, highlighting the ongoing popularity and new adaptations of the wizarding series.

via AP News|
#audiobooks#cast#entertainment