Spotify's latest update on the App Store in the United States brings the ability to purchase audiobooks and top up your listening hours without leaving the app.
Spotify for iPhone now lets you purchase audiobooks in a web view
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How to get your Year in Review highlights from Apple Books on iPhone and iPad
Year in Review is a new feature on Apple Books that brings shareable insights about the reads you've enjoyed the most throughout the year. Here's how to get yours.
Apple launches iTunes 12.13 to let Windows users listen to podcasts and audiobooks
Apple has updated iTunes for Windows with the ability to listen to podcasts and audiobooks provided the Music and TV apps are already installed on your PC.
How to turn a PDF into an audiobook or have your computer read it out
Check out six free ways to convert a PDF into an MP3 audio file or have your computer read the PDF aloud to you.
How to find and listen to Apple Books audiobooks with digital narration
In this guide, we explain the difference between audiobooks in the Apple Books app that offer digital narration using speech synthesis and those voiced by human actors.
Why you can no longer buy audiobooks in Spotify for iPhone
Spotify for iPhone no longer indicates how to purchase an audiobook on the web to access through the app because of Apple and its unfair App Store rules.
Waze now lets you stream audiobooks and other content from Audible
If you have an Audible membership, you can now access more than 600,000 Audible originals, audiobooks, podcasts and other audio programs from within the Google-owned Waze.
Apple presents the best books, podcasts, and audiobooks in the App Store in 2020
Every year, Apple likes to present its picks for the "best of" in several different categories. Today, that's books, audiobooks, and podcasts.
The best apps for kids’ books on iPhone and iPad
If you have a child who enjoys reading, maybe you're using some of the apps we recommended to help them learn, then you’ll want to take a look at this app list. We’ve gathered some of the best apps for kids’ books for iPhone and iPad.
These apps provide books just for your little one. So whether they’re interested in animals, TV characters, vehicles, or something totally different, you’ll find books for them. This helps to foster their love of reading and keeps them entertained with something they enjoy.
To keep your child interested in reading, improving their reading skills, and show them that a book can be a wonderful tool to encourage their imagination, check out these apps for kids’ books.
New HomePod beta lets you set third-party audio services as your defaults
Alongside second betas of iOS 14 and other operating systems that were seeded to developers yesterday, Apple also introduced a second beta of the upcoming HomePod software update which is being available on an invite-only basis to a selection of AppleSeed beta testers.
The new Apple Books for Authors website offers rich resources for writers
Apple has a new website at authors.apple.com that is packed to the gills with useful resources aimed at writers looking to publish their content on the Apple Books platform.
Apple Books offers free stay-at-home read-alongs for kids, cozy mysteries and audiobooks
Apple is offering a timely stay-at-home collection of free read-alongs for kids, cozy mysteries and audiobooks for the whole family on its Apple Books service.