Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) rolled out beta access to their virtual voice program for distribution in 2023; now it's published over 40,000 titles on Audible. Find out what the customers think and how it could possibly ruffle some feathers. Also, PublishDrive picked up another audiobook partner in Wehear. And, Audible is now recommending audiobooks based on your viewing history on Amazon Prime Video. All that and more in the self-publishing news for this week.

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• GetCovers - https://DaleLinks.com/GetCovers (affiliate link)
• Contract Critique: Dashtoon - https://writerbeware.blog/2024/05/10/contract-critique-dashtoon/
• AI-Voiced Audiobooks Top 40,000 Titles on Audible - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-05-02/audible-s-test-of-ai-voiced-audiobooks-tops-40-000-titles
• Audible to test using Prime Video data for audiobook recommendations as Spotify competition heats up - https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/01/amazon-audible-to-test-using-prime-video-viewing-behavior-to-make-audiobook-recommendations/
• Wehear: Reach Millions of Audiobook Listeners - https://publishdrive.com/wehear-audiobook-distribution.html
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• The Hot Sheet April 2024 Bestseller Lists - https://hotsheetpub.com/2024/05/april-2024-bestseller-lists/
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