Sir Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of *The Odyssey* has become a box office hit, grossing $264m globally in its opening weekend and setting a UK Imax record. The film's success has significantly boosted interest in Homer's original epic, with print book sales up 700% in the UK and audiobooks entering top charts, particularly among younger audiences.
Major entertainment apps like Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, and TikTok are converging across formats, using AI to enhance content recommendations and capture more user time. This strategic shift aims to make them default apps for all entertainment needs, driving revenue and user lock-in.
Sir Michael Caine's AI voice replica has been used in a new 13-hour audiobook of Homer's 'The Odyssey,' produced by ElevenLabs. The company, which rents celebrity voices, aims to leverage AI for future audiobook productions, potentially alongside major film releases.
Everand, owned by Scribd, has launched a new subscription combining its ebook and audiobook catalog with the social book club app Fable. The move aims to challenge Amazon's dominance in digital reading by offering integrated access to over 1.5 million titles and Fable's online book clubs.
Spotify is launching an AI-powered audiobook creation tool via its "Spotify for Authors" platform, developed with ElevenLabs. The feature, set to beta in June, will initially support English and allow authors to publish audiobooks elsewhere. The platform also expands to 10 new languages.
Présenté comme la première « librairie sans livres » et ouvert pour un mois, ce lieu permet d’écouter sur place des extraits de livres audio. Il vise particulièrement les jeunes, « saturé de contenus numériques ».
