The Guardian view on audiobooks: a growing market that asks existential questions
theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/10/the-guardian-view-on-audiobooks-a-growing-market-that-asks-existential-questions
News this week of a 17% hike in the UK’s audiobook sales might seem like a niche business story, but it raises an existential question. What exactly is an audiobook today? Is it a book? Is it a play? Or is it becoming something else entirely? What is clear is that a jostle for market dominance is driving it into new dimensions. The streaming platform Spotify followed its move…
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