February 06, 2019 » MobyLives! Archives

The audiobook wars are fought on a number of different fronts. One is between those who consider them books and those who don’t. Then there’s the question of whether audiobooks… Read more »

Audiobooks

Audiobook listening rate almost doubles in eight years — Athena Bryan
“The fact that you can see the words doesn't make it a book,” argues Audible's lawyer — Athena Bryan
A comic book for blind people, ft. a blind character, by a blind creator — Christina Cerio
Publishers sue Audible over possible copyright infringement — Ryan Harrington

This year’s ALA Midwinter Conference brought all the librarians to Seattle

Alex Primiani

Last month, over 9,000 librarians convened in Seattle, WA to attend the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting. According to Publishers Weekly reporter Andrew Albanese, this year’s attendance jumped an astonishing… Read more »

Something to consider on your next literary pub crawl

James Collier

When Dublin is mentioned, I tend to think of two things: the books and the booze. The city’s heavyweight literary tradition is equally matched by its renowned drinking culture, so… Read more »

Third grader negotiates a deal with Scholastic for free books

Stephanie DeLuca

Joycita Rose Malrey Lucas knows how to negotiate. From Joanne Klimovich Harrop at the Pittsburg Tribune-Review comes the story of a Pittsburgh third-grader who managed to get Scholastic to send her entire class free… Read more »

Melville House Books

February 6, 2019

A new model for digital audio publishing is gaining momentum

Ryan Harrington