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.
AI narrators and ebooks will put Audible out of business.
Ever listen to any YouTube videos narrated by AI? So many mispronounced words and strange inflections.
Ha did they finally found a use case for AI ? Last time I checked it wasn’t even able to read a book without making things up. But OCR and text to speech exist since years and can’t beat humain warmth.