Synthetic Voices, the Uncanny Valley, and Voice Confrontation
How do we recognise and get past the uneasiness of hearing our own voice? Perhaps it’s a while since you’ve heard a recording of your own voice. But for most…
European Union launches new Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content: What Will the Impact Be?
A new Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content has come into force under the provisions of Article 50 of the European Union’s AI Act. The Code of Practice…
Gifts and Occasions: how personalised audiobooks can become your go-to gift idea
Giving and receiving gifts pre-dates our notions of value, reciprocity and other mercantile considerations. Put simply, we have always thrived on gifts and hold them dearly as a central tenet…
How AI in Publishing is Changing Reading, and Why It Matters
The publishing sector has been open to valid criticism for its failure to quickly adopt the kind of culture and business change technology that has delivered massive benefits for industries…
The Visual Identity of Audiobooks
We rarely experience the world in discrete chunks, or find ourselves able to analyse experiences of particular elements with reference to the interplay they have with the ecosystem they inhabit.…
From Content to Connection
It increasingly feels like our modern, linked and interconnected world has a paradox of connection at its heart. As more and more tools emerge, channels multiply, and opportunities appear to…
Personalised audiobooks as audible snapshots
As the month of January stretches out before us, it does what it always does: asks us to become entirely new people overnight. It is a time for battling with…
Personalised Audiobooks Are Gifts That Keep on Giving
2025 feels like it has been a year of great turbulence and uncertainty. However our years have gone, we once again find ourselves at a traditional season of gift giving.…
Stories as belonging: How hearing yourself can shift cultural ownership
Stories shape our culture and culture shapes our stories. When we’re asked to describe who we are and where we’re from, we might start with our sense of place, the…
The Rise of Micro-Publishing Can Empower Marginalised Voices
Small, independent publishers have been the lifeblood of the publishing industry throughout the history of printed works. Not only have they been crucial in shining lights on unexpected or underexplored…