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Episode 41: Jane Friedman on Spotify Audiobooks and Author Earnings

Episode 41: Jane Friedman on Spotify Audiobooks and Author Earnings

BookSmarts Podcast
• 21 min
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Jane Friedman is an author with 25 years of experience in the media and publishing industry. She is the co-founder and editor of The Hot Sheet, a paid newsletter about the book publishing industry which was awarded Media Outlet of the Year in 2020 and also offers a free newsletter, Electric Speed, that has more than 25,000 subscribers. Jane is an avid spokesman in the publishing community. Her expertise has been featured across countless media outlets, including The New York Times, CNN, NPR, and the Washington Post. She joins us on the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss the recent inclusion of audiobooks on Spotify and how that might affect the publishing industry going forward — for better or worse. To learn more about Jane Friedman, and to subscribe to her newsletters, visit janefriedman.com. You can also follow her on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.