You can pick up Audible’s Premium Plan for only R19/m

by admin | Jan 16, 2025 | Amazon, Audible, audiobooks, News, Other Tech News, South Africa

Feeling a little sheepish about the number of DNFs on your 2024 reading list? Trying to up those rookie numbers in 2025? You’re not alone. It’s hard – true, but there is an answer: audiobooks, an industry currently led by the Bezos empire. If you’ve yet to go down the...

Not quite free, but worth it – how to listen to Audible as cheaply as possible

by admin | Nov 9, 2024 | Audible, audiobooks, Column, Columns, guide, News, Other Tech News, Stuff Guides, Toby Shapshak

When I told people about Audible five years ago, most responded to ask what it was. Now, only one in five asks that. The rest? They’re asking me for recommendations. Audible has gone mainstream. Well, middle-class mainstream. Schmoogling the best value out of Audible...

“Know what would make this audiobook better? Ads.” – Nobody, ever. And yet…

by admin | Apr 1, 2023 | ADS, advertising, Amazon, App News, Audible, audiobook, News, Other Tech News

Audiobook platform Audible sometimes has some great ideas. Spatial audio, in the form of Dolby Atmos support, for instance, is a great idea. Putting ads into audiobooks, though? That’s… several steps down the ladder, somewhere below ‘Comprehensible’. It is,...

Audible adds Dolby Atmos support to 40+ audiobooks, more to follow

by admin | Mar 28, 2023 | Amazon, App News, Audible, audiobooks, Dolby Atmos, News, Other Tech News

Audiobooks are a form of media that haven’t really undergone many updates in recent years. Audible has just changed all of that by bringing Dolby Atmos support onto its platform. What this means is that in addition to single narrators and full-cast renditions of...

Spotify taking on Amazon with audiobook push

by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Amazon, Audible, audiobooks, IT services, music streaming services, Spotify

Spotify says it is playing to win in the audiobook market.