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Bangladesh’s Audiobook Platforms Are Serving the Wrong Country – and That’s the Story! Bangladesh’s audiobook platforms like ShunBoi and Kabbik are thriving—not in Dhaka, but among the diaspora. Why these startups are filling a global gap for Bangla content. The post Bangladesh’s Audiobook Platforms Are Serving the Wrong Country – and That’s the Story! appeared first on The New Publishing Standard. https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/04/01/bangladesh-audiobook-platforms-diaspora-demand/ #Audiobooks #Bangladesh #DigitalAudio #GlobalPublishing #Bangladeshaudiobookmarket

Saudi Arabia’s SAJJEL 2 Competition Signals Maturation of MENA Podcast Economy SAJJEL 2 podcast competition launches in Saudi Arabia with Anghami and LPTC partnership, offering SAR 90,000 prizes and professional production training for emerging creators. The post Saudi Arabia’s SAJJEL 2 Competition Signals Maturation of MENA Podcast Economy appeared first on The New Publishing Standard. https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/27/sajjel-2-podcast-competition-saudi-arabia-2026/ #DigitalAudio #MENApublishing #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia #SAJJEL2podcastcompetition

From Page to Podium: RBmedia’s Audiobooks, Oscar Glory, and the Private Equity Paradox RBmedia's catalogue underlies three 2026 Oscar-nominated films. But did audiobooks inspire the adaptations? And what does its PE ownership story tell us about publishing? The post From Page to Podium: RBmedia’s Audiobooks, Oscar Glory, and the Private Equity Paradox appeared first on The New Publishing Standard. https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/25/rbmedia-audiobooks-oscar-nominations-private-equity-publishing/ #Audiobooks #DigitalAudio #IPRights #AudioIP #GordonGekko

Parix Audio Day Analysis From The Beach: What A Madrid Audio Conference Tells Us About The Road Ahead What the 2026 Parix Audio Day tells publishers about AI narration, platform access, market development, and why hesitation is the riskiest strategy of all. The post Parix Audio Day Analysis From The Beach: What A Madrid Audio Conference Tells Us About The Road Ahead appeared first on The New Publishing Standard. https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/22/audio-ai-publishing-industry-strategy/ #Audible #Audiobooks #DigitalAudio #Digitalsubscription #audiobooks

Storytel. Spotify. Now Audible. Audio, Text, and the Physical Book Slowly Converge Audible, Spotify, and Storytel are collapsing the boundaries between audio and text. What it means for rights, royalties, AI — and the reader who never reads. The post Storytel. Spotify. Now Audible. Audio, Text, and the Physical Book Slowly Converge appeared first on The New Publishing Standard. https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/19/the-story-converges-audiobook-format-convergence-2026/ #Audiobooks #DigitalAudio #ebooksubscriptionservices #Print #USA

U.S. Book Sales Finished 2025 with a Strong December; Adult Trade Finishes Down Slightly for the Year Year-to-date revenues for the industry came at $14.6 billion for the year, up 1.1% over 2024. The post U.S. Book Sales Finished 2025 with a Strong December; Adult Trade Finishes Down Slightly for the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/02/u-s-book-sales-finished-2025-with-a-strong-december-adult-trade-finishes-down-slightly-for-the-year/ #AAP #Audiobooks #BookSales #digitalaudio #Ebook