News: digital

Sims wins Audio Narrator of the Year

Adam Sims claimed the prize for Audiobook Narrator of the Year at last night’s Audio Production Awards 2017. Read more

Bonnier closes Type & Tell UK after just eight months

Bonnier’s self-publishing platform Type & Tell has announced it is closing in the UK just eight months after launching. Read more

Dr Sue Black to present FutureBook Awards

Dr Sue Black is to present the FutureBook Awards at this year’s FutureBook Conference, to be held on 1st December in London. Read more

Amazon introduces Prime Now delivery fee

Amazon has introduced a minimum order fee for its Prime Now same day delivery service. Read more

Macmillan US closes self-publishing platform Pronoun

Macmillan Publishers in the US is closing its self-publishing platform, Pronoun, bought in May of last year. Read more

Investment pulled on storytelling platform Oolipo

German publisher Bastei Lübbe has pulled its investment of mobile storytelling platform Oolipo, once heralded as "the offspring of a love-affair between Netflix, YouTube, and a Snapchat Story",... Read more

Audible launches Mandarin offering

Audible has launched a Mandarin offering with more than 300 audiobooks and audio dramas in Mandarin. Read more

BBC launches first interactive audio story with Amazon Alexa

The BBC has launched its first interactive audio story, a sci-fi comedy called "The Inspection Chamber", available through Amazon Alexa. Read more

Mostly Lit brings live show to FutureBook

Alex Reads, Rai, and Derek Owusu, the creators of the books and pop-culture podcast Mostly Lit, are to bring their live show to the FutureBook... Read more

Amazon opens new development centre in Cambridge

Amazon has opened a new development centre site in Cambridge that will be home to 400 employees. Read more

'Exceptional' Pottermore returns to profit

Pottermore, the digital content business set up to support J K Rowling’s Harry Potter output, has doubled sales and returned to profit, after what was... Read more

Amazon's new Kindle app is 'inspired by books'

Amazon has launched a new Kindle app designed to encourage more people to read e-books on their mobile phones. Read more

Early Digital Census results reveal growth in print and e-book sales

Print and e-book sales are on the rise, while audiobook sales are seeing rapid growth despite being largely untapped by most publishers, according to early... Read more