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Tastewise, an agentic intelligence system for food and beverage companies, has joined the NIQ Partner Network. Its clients can now access NIQ's consumer and market data. The link lets brands connect emerging consumer demand with verified retail performance. The announcement was made in New York on October 21, 2026.

Audible will launch in new countries in 2027. Audible will launch localized listener experiences in five new countries next year - Indonesia, South Korea, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Published on 09 October 2026 Audible has announced it will launch localized listener experiences in five new countries next year - Indonesia, South Korea, Denmark, Norway and Finland - adding to the 11 new countries announced earlier this year at London Book Fair. Customers in these countries will be able to pay in their local currency and receive recommendations specifically tailored to their region. Audible Chief Content Officer Rachel Ghiazza said they released a study in conjunction with NielsenIQ titled The Future of Listening. Of the 18,000 listeners surveyed across 11 countries, 34 percent reported consuming more spoken-word audio in the last 12 months than in the year before. The impulse seems rooted in a wish to spend time more beneficially: more than half intentionally replace screen-time entertainment with audio, and 47 percent attribute a reduction in their social media usage to listening. Parents share the sentiment, citing "screen-free entertainment" as the number one reason they encourage kids to listen; 52 percent of parents who are listeners say their children listen, too. And nearly every country ranked relaxing at home as their top listening occasion. Ghiazza says, "What's particularly striking about this research is the scale and momentum of audio's growth. Audio is continuing to play a growing, evolving role in people's lives. We're seeing audiences listen more, explore different ways to experience stories, and increasingly turn to audio as a means of switching off and recharging. In today's world, consumers are craving more fulfilling ways to spend their time, and they're finding that more and more through audio content, particularly as an alternative to screens." As global audiences increasingly consume audio content, the audio format continues to enhance the overall publishing sector: 63 percent of participants reported that after listening to an audiobook by an author, they went on to purchase their works in print or eBook formats. Consumers enjoy interacting with a title in various formats, with 61 percent of audio listeners having also read the book after experiencing it in audio, and 69 percent engaging with audiobooks of titles they had already read in another format. Additionally, audio serves as a pathway for exploration: since diving into audiobooks, listeners have indicated they are discovering new authors (29 percent) and genres (29 percent), and reading more eBooks (26 percent) and physical books (22 percent). This aligns with what Good e-Reader Inc. understand about Audible's multi-format users: they engage with almost double the amount of content each month compared to those who only listen to audiobooks. Features such as Read & Listen facilitate this type of engagement by integrating a user's audiobook and eBook into a unified experience: users can read while they listen, alternate between reading and listening without losing their place, and obtain a companion audiobook at a reduced price. Ghiazza announced at the fair that Audible's Read & Listen features will soon be introduced to seven new markets: Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Japan, and India. Initially, titles will be accessible in English and German, with local language versions set to roll out in 2027. Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. You may also like. US e-book sales decline slightly in June 2026. Digital book revenues were down 0.3% to $86.4 million in June, while digital audiobook revenues were up 3.9% to $97.4 million. Audible has removed the download button from their website. Audible US has removed the download button to download audiobooks to the PC or MAC. The download button still appears to be working on international versions of Audible. Audible launches character guide, interactive stories, and visual explore. Audible is announcing 3 new AI-powered features designed to let listeners see who's speaking, talk to characters, and explore a story's world. These are all of the new Spotify Audibook features. Spotify has launched many new audiobook features in the past few months. This article looks at all of the new enhancements. What is the Audible BOGO sale? Audible runs BOGO sales every few months. What is a BOGO sale? How does it work? What do you need to do to get audiobook discounts? Publishing revenues totalled $33.4 billion in 2025. In the industry overall, digital formats (Digital Audio and eBooks) accounted for 14.2% of all revenue in 2025.

NIQ has reached a key milestone in acquiring The U Group, building on their five-year partnership. The transaction strengthens NIQ's trusted intelligence foundation and advances its strategy to deliver comprehensive consumer buying behavior insights. The acquisition combines NIQ's measurement, analytics, and consumer intelligence capabilities with The U Group's consumer participation, receipt intelligence, and AI-powered technologies, including the ReceiptJar application. This integration will enhance NIQ's Full View platform and expand access to real-world consumer purchasing behavior data. The deal aims to provide the industry's most complete understanding of consumer behavior through combined technological and analytical capabilities.