Writer Elisabeth Wheatley explains Audible's new policy that aims to create a monopoly and keep audiobooks out of libraries and other stores (www.youtube.com)

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Audible's new proposed royalty structure is a slap in the face to authors, readers who care about them, and exactly opposite of what they promised Brandon Sanderson barely a year ago.

It is an attempt to seize a monopoly by punishing authors until they agree to exclusivity, which would drive Audible's competitors out of the market.

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[-] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago

LibreVox offers audiobooks for free. You can download or help record them. It's like Gutenberg for audiobooks. Like Gutenberg, it's mostly old/classic books, though.