Cross, Colleen. “Audible Royalties Ain’t Royalties.” Audiblegate, February 22, 2021.
Investigation by popular author and former forensic accountant Colleen Cross into Audible’s dishonest ‘royalties’ for authors. This piece is part of Fair Deal Authors and Narrators #audiblegate campaign seeking fairer compensation and business practices from ACX/Audible/Amazon.
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“The Harmful Impact of Audible Exclusive Audiobooks – Libro.Fm Audiobooks.” Accessed November 2, 2021.
Libro.Fm is an independent audiobook seller that partners with local bookstores to sell DRM free audiobooks and gives authors a fairer deal. They write about Audible’s predatory business practices and how they hurt independent book sellers and libraries in this article.
Resources and Further Reading
Libby: a free library app, get a card from your local library and check out eBooks and audiobooks on your phone/computer.
Libro.Fm: an independent audiobook seller — buy audiobooks here instead of through audible.