#Kobo Audio

[dargeereads]

The Blood Bride by CD Reiss

5 stars

audiobook

I knew this was going to end on a cliffhanger, but I was completely unprepared for the ending that we got! This was wonderful storytelling, uncovering layers while building the world as we got to know the characters. While so many things that happened were unexpected, they fit with the unfolding of the events. Things really picked up pace for the quarter of the book, and I was completely swept up in everything until that shocking finale. Definitely will be diving in for more as soon as it is out!

[dandelionfairywish]

asmr playlist

I have a playlist of all my favourite ASMR story 's   is any you world  recommend I’m also for female asmr role-play

 These are the ones in the playlist so far

Zsakuva

ycey narrates

filthy va

shining armo

kobo asmr

binnie asmr

nyxmoon reads

wholesome girlfriend asmr

afterglow asmr

sincerely noceur

izumi asmr

Good Boy Audios

desmond asmr

candor asmr

[richardarmitagefanpage]

The Borgia Portrait by David Hewson, narrated by Richard, will be released on Google Play and Kobo on November 2, 2023.

It will also be released on Audio CD on W.F. Howens on December 1, 2023.

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Title: Joys of one North or somewhere ArtisT: Richard Murray A set of Haiku's built from the aesthetic of Wabi Sabi from Nippon. https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/joys-of-one-north-or-somewhere #rmaalbc #artist #richardmurray

[coloursofunison]

The audio version of King of Kings is currently reduced on Kobo and Xig Xig

The audio version of King of Kings is currently reduced on Kobo and Xig Xig #histfic #BookBargain #Audio #KingOfKings

October is the anniversary month of the death of King Athelstan:( But, what better time to grab hold of the audio version for King of Kings on Kobo (5.99 all currencies – and even cheaper if you’re a VIP member) and on XigXag (£3.99 in the UK), and listen to the fabulous Matt Coles bring Athelstan, Constantin, Hywel, Owain, Eadgifu and Ealdred to life. This is the old cover:) Here’s the…

[mtmcguire]

Gifts galore! Yes two for one on audio books on kobo! Mine and other people's just use this link - https://hamgee.co.uk/cmot2-1/ - or click the link in my bio. 😁 #audiobookstagram #kobo #kbarthanseries #audiobookdeals #audio #scifiauthor #comedybooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CmxY7oPonFb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thebibliosphere]

I love how transparent you are about what its like to be a self published author in this day and age, and i was just wondering if there was a difference on your side between amazon ebook/paperback and audible - and also if Scribd is any better, because i use it as an alternative to amazon whenever possible (and whenever the library doesnt own a copy of whatever im looking for) is it functionally all the same? What is best for you?

Thank you!

I actually did a huge long post a while back when I got the audiobooks produced and uploaded to various platforms. I included Scribd in the breakdown after people falsely claim that Scrib is better for authors than Amazon/Libraries.

A lot of people were not happy when I burst that particular bubble by showing that Scribd paid me 97 cents out of the 19.99 price tag. Which is less than what Audible paid me.

Now, obviously, Scribd is different because it's a subscription service, and you’re paying for access to multiple things with that subscription. But saying it is better than libraries is just false because I also showed the numbers for that, and my income from libraries was several times higher than both Scribd and Amazon combined (for audio), which is why authors are always begging people to request their work in libraries.

Libraries pay us better and are usually free. Not always. I know it depends heavily on the country, but for most of my English-speaking audience, that is the case.

Now, this is not to say people shouldn’t use services like Scribd. If Scribd is what you can afford and it gives you access to things your library can’t fantastic. Please continue to access our work through that legal option. I would much rather earn 97 cents than zero.

But uh, yeah, Amazon pays me more than Scrib for digital stuff and I really don’t like when people who aren’t on the author side spread misinformation and frame it as some more “gotcha.”

The sad truth is Most retailers pay us the same or within the same royalty range. The difference I earn between Kobo vs Kindle is literal pennies with Amazon coming out on top. I make my work available on multiple platforms to give people options, but unless you’re buying directly from my personal storefront, it's all roughly the same.

I do actually earn more from Amazon paperbacks than I do any other retailers (for self-pub, paperbacks are a flat rate regardless of how much a retailer is charging), but the difference is about ten cents, so I always tell people to buy from wherever is best for them.

I like bookshop.org because they give some of the profit on their end to indie bookstores. Same with libro.fm for audio.

Audiobooks are just a whole fucking nightmare. Audible sets your price point for you and takes 80% of your royalties. And because Audible does that, I have to then use that price tag on all other platforms or risk being fucked by the algorithm gods. Other audio retailers take about 60-70% in royalties, most of them veering toward 70%.

As we say in radical acceptance therapy, it is what it is—fucking end-stage monopoly driven capitalism.

Now, speaking personally, when it comes to digital media, I earn the most royalties from my Payhip store where I keep 90% of my income.

That's the best place for me.

It's also why it's worth looking up an author you like to see if they have their own storefront. It doesn't help our sales rankings or put us on any bestseller lists, but frankly after launch week, who cares. I’ll take being able to feed me and my dog.

I hope that helps!

[writingquestionsanswered]

hiya! for writers who are complete beginners, kinda sorta maybe write at a high school level, can't describe to save their lives, have overall bad flow (as in they can't decide what little moments scenes to think up and even write, if they do, they're no good), have been told countless times to write daily and just read more but that doesn't cover the basics or foundations of creative writing, not like they can learn from a book bc they're a hands on learner anyway and p.s they're super broke so can't afford writing classes and no library near them offers free ones ---- aka me :( --- do you have any advice? lol i feel kinda doomed and that maybe writing isn't for me, but I don't wanna get my hopes down!! with the right tools, it's possible.

Free Resources for Learning How to Write

I want to start with addressing why you've been told so often "to write daily and read more" as a way to learn how to write. It's very difficult to learn and excel at a craft if you have no experience with said craft. You can read all the information in the world about how to forge a sword, but that doesn't mean you'll be able to pick up a hunk of metal and be able to forge a beautiful sword. You need to spend a lot of time watching other people forge swords, and spend a lot of time actually practicing each step yourself if you want to get good at it. Writing works the same way. Reading lets you experience what fiction should be, writing lets you practice each step for yourself.

Fortunately, there are lots of ways to read fiction for free. You can borrow books from friends, family members, and members of your community. You can check out books and e-books from your local library if you have one. You can look for Little Free Libraries in your neighborhood. There's also a lot of legally free fiction available online. Project Gutenberg, Planet E-Book, Bartleby, Literature.org, Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories, Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, Library of Short Stories, Levar Burton Reads, and sites like Kobo, Amazon, and Audible often offer freebies of both e-books and audio books.

Other free ways to learn how to write:

1 - Follow bloggers and vloggers and authors on social media who talk about the craft of writing. Some of my favorites are: Joanna Penn/The Creative Penn, K.M. Weiland, Liselle Sambury, Abbie Emmons, Hannah Lee Kidder, Brittany Wang, Alyssa Matesic, Bethany Atazadah, Lindsay Puckett, Alexa Donne, Shaelin Writes, Ellen Brock, The Writing Gals, and Sincerely, Vee.

2 - Follow writing craft blogs here on tumblr: (some suggestions) @writingwithcolor, @howtofightwrite, @heywriters, @cripplecharacters, @lgbtqwriting, @fixyourwritinghabits, @wordsnstuff, @yourbookcouldbegayer, @lizard-is-writing

3 - Watch writing craft videos on YouTube: If there's something specific you want to learn about, say, "how to structure a scene," type it into YouTube and many different videos will pop up that walk you through how to structure a scene. Just look for one that strikes you as appealing!

4 - Look for free writing resources online: many authors (especially indie authors and writing gurus/coaches like Joanna Penn, K.M. Weiland, Bethany Atazadeh, Brittany Wang, and Abbie Emmons) offer free writing resources on their web sites or by signing up for their newsletters. Often you'll see writers participating in free online writing summits/workshops which you can sign up for and either watch the videos live or via video playback that is offered for a short period of time (like 24 hours.)

5 - Do a Google Search: believe it or not, there's not a single thing you could want to learn about writing that you can't find for free on Google. If you want to learn how to improve your grammar, go to Google, type in "tips for improving grammar" and you will get a million articles that will tell you how to do just that. Want to learn how to improve your story's flow? Google "how to improve story flow" and you'll have your answer. You can even search for free worksheets, guides, and workbooks on just about anything you want. "Free character development worksheet" brought back a ton of nice looking free worksheets. "Free worldbuilding workbook" brought up several free workbooks and worksheets to help you with worldbuilding. Everything you could want to know is out there.

And, bonus: you can always read through the posts in my WQA master list to get help with a wide variety of craft and writer-related issues.

Happy learning! ♥

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[h0neytalk]

Italian Audio/Books/Videos Masterlist

Now that I’m at the upper A2/lower B1 level for Italian, I figured I’d compile a quick list of where I’ve found the best stuff to read and listen to.

E-Books and Audiobooks

Kobo Rakuten Italia — where I buy my ebooks. You can read them online, in the app, or download them and [redacted] to export them elsewhere. Has a monthly unlimited subscription that functions like a combo Kindle/Audible subscription.

Storytel — monthly subscription for unlimited access to audiobooks.

YouTube

Learn Italian With Lucrezia — truly the savior of anyone learning Italian. My favorite videos are her Q&As, vlogs, and “n basic phrases you need to know.” I don’t get much out of her grammar explainer videos but that’s because of who I am as a person.

NovaLectio — commentary style mini documentaries. I export them to LingQ to read before watching and it helps me parse what’s going on. Also, they upload some videos dubbed in English so you can watch both.

Vogue Italia — celebrity interviews and fashion content. About 50/50 Italian and English but obviously high production value.

ArtandtheCities — criminally underrated channel imo. 10-15 minute art history/industry videos by an art historian. Super interesting, she’s easy to understand, and has captions.

Chef Max Mariola — utter chaos but fun. A Roman chef cooking various dishes, sometimes with a guest. Gives very “your uncle is hosting Thanksgiving and forgot until yesterday” vibes but in the best way.

TV/Movies/Documentaries

RaiPlay (free!) — Italian version of PBS. Lots of documentaries and some kind of goofy soap operas/narrative shows. You can also watch live TV.

Podcasts and Radio

RaiPlay Sound — basically NPR. Also free! You can find podcasts, live radio stations, audiobooks, and even audio descriptions of movies and TV shows.

Articles

Formula 1 Italia — Formula 1 news. I’m a big Ferrari fan but they cover a lot of news/current events (as long as they can connect it to a driver). The writing is short and to the point so it’s easy to parse for beginners. And honestly the drama is better than a lot of TV shows.

Stile Arte — long, more complex articles about art and archaeology. Cannot recommend it enough if you have an interest in any of those things. There are some straightforward history articles at the B1/B2 level, and also some more creative essays that push C1.

Corriere della Sera — daily news site. I started reading the news only in Italian to keep me from doom scrolling because America is terrifying. This is just the site I have ended up using a lot. Mostly because it’s easy to navigate and they have a ton of content.

[thesylverlining]

🌙🎃 Happy Halloween - And (Audio)Book Birthday to Chameleon Moon! 🎃🌙

Y'ALL, IT HAS HAPPENED. IT'S OUT.

Narrated by the incredible Kyle Rocco East (and me!) and containing two fully produced original songs, my first published book is now my first published audiobook! I can't even tell you how happy and excited (and tired) I am, but it's here! You can listen to all its entire-cast-of-queer-superheroes-surviving-fiery-dystopia-through-rebellious-hope-love-and-rock'nroll right now, with your ears!

Available at most major platforms right now, but here's a handy list! In rough best-to-worst deal order! (Prices vary WIDELY, and I do not control them, aside from Itch.io, which has a special launch price!)

Itch.io (Best Deal, Direct From Author!)

Google Play

Chirp Books!

Kobo

Audio Editions

Downpour

AudiobookStore

Audible (Worst Deal! Seriously!)

To my incredible Kickstarter backers, and y'all here, thank you so, so much for following me on this incredible journey! ;A; It means so much!!

I am going to be VERY shameless about promoting this for the next few days, and would ask very humbly that if you're reading this, Mega Please, Reblog! No algorithm here, so we gotta be it for each other! <3

And of course, as always, as forever...

~HAPPY HALLOWEEN!~

[dargeereads]

Too Hard to Forget by Tessa Bailey

4 stars

audiobook

Peggy and Elliot, Elliot and Peggy, they were utterly mismatched, as well as being at the wrong time the first time around. This wasn’t supposed to be another chance, but the revelations for them both, about themselves, changed that trajectory. Ridiculous heat between them, and once their reality dawned on them both, a sure shot to their HEA <3

[richardarmitagefanpage]

Panic by L. J. Ross, narrated by Richard, has a new release date on Google Play and Kobo, it will be released on August 3, 2023.

There is also a new release date for the Audio CD in W.F. Howens, it will be released on October 1, 2023.

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Suriel of Sylessae- calligraphy plus poetry. The poem is entitled: The Stone of Suriel #rmaalbc #artist #richardmurray #richard  Audiobook - the complete work https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/the-stone-of-suriel Book cover color version https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Suriel-of-Sylessae-Color-939311270 Book cover black and white version- COLOR IT! https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/Suriel-of-Sylessae-BW-939310620

[elsa12tmnt]

Epithet Erased: Prison of Plastic, now at your local library!

(It's just my library, sorry. Unless someone else donates a copy to theirs 👀)

I bought both my personal copy and this copy of EE: PoP as soon as the hardcover was available. Took longer than I wanted to get it to the library and evaluated, but it happened! They filed it under YA fiction, so maybe this will be a tween's first angsty feels™ book. I made sure to get a picture of all the official Library™ markings, including the catalog entry.

You can buy your own copy of this lovely rollercoaster of a book from Barne's and Noble, Books-a-Million, Amazon, or directly from Mascot. Or if you want the full experience, you can get the audio book through Soundbooth Theatre! Before the physical copy released, I listened to the audio book and followed along in my ebook copy from Kobo (Apple and Kindle have the ebook as well) so I could see the pretty pictures when they showed up.

(Jello the button on the home page that's supposed to link to the Mascot listing actually leads to Soundbooth Theater. The other Mascot buttons seem fine(?) though.)

(Also I just realized that I bought the ebook from a platform that no longer sells it 😭 but all the other others platforms still have it DW)

[rogerclarkaudiobooks]

Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past

Author: Tore C. Olsson Narrator: Roger Clark Audiobook Release Date: August 6, 2024 Length: 10 hours, 28 minutes

👇 Care to listen to a sample of this audiobook? Click on the media player below 👇

Publisher's Summary:

This program is read by Roger Clark, the iconic and award-winning full performance-capture actor of Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan, who returns to the wildly dramatic and gritty world of the American frontier in this audiobook edition of Red Dead's History. It also features a prologue and epilogue read by the author. A pathbreaking new way to examine US history, through the lens of a bestselling video game Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, set in 1911 and 1899, are the most-played American history video games since The Oregon Trail. Beloved by millions, they’ve been widely acclaimed for their realism and attention to detail. But how do they fare as re-creations of history? In this engaging audiobook, award-winning American history professor Tore Olsson takes up that question and more. Weaving the games’ plots and characters into an exploration of American violence between 1870 and 1920, Olsson shows that it was more often disputes over capitalism and race, not just poker games and bank robberies, that fueled the bloodshed of these turbulent years. As such, this era has much to teach us today. From the West to the Deep South to Appalachia, Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that inspired the games, but sometimes lacks context and complexity on the digital screen. Colorful, fast-paced, and dramatic, Red Dead’s History sheds light on dark corners of the American past for gamers and history buffs alike. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press. ©2024 Tore C. Olsson (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Red Dead's History is available from: Apple Books ✰ Audible ✰ Audiobooks.com ✰ AudiobooksNow.com ✰ AudiobookStore.com ✰ Barnes & Noble ✰ Binge Books ✰ Books-A-Million*✰ Chirp Books ✰ Everand ✰ Downpour ✰ Google Play ✰ Hoopla ✰ Libro.fm ✰ McMillan Publishers ✰ Overdrive + Libby ✰ Rakuten Kobo ✰

TIP: If you want to find more audiobooks from Roger, you can click on the "Roger's Audiobooks" tag, or you can also check out my pinned post 😉 Happy Listening!

[ariaste]

hi hello! your pinned post was very successful at convincing me to try preorder your new book! do you know if it’ll be available as an ebook in Australia or Aotearoa? I had a try but kobo said there was no preordering in my region. Thanks heaps, and best of luck on pub day! :)

Yes, it should be available worldwide! I have heard from a few people that there seems to be something funny going on with Kobo in Australia not having it available, but I contacted my publisher about it and if it's not fixed in advance, it should still be available next week for release day. Sorry for the confusion, and thank you for reaching out to clarify!

tldr YES YES YES you will be able to get Running Close to the Wind WORLDWIDE, in ebook, physical, and audio formats!