COGNICURRENT

Saulina Kochanskaitė reflects on the significant changes in the publishing industry over the last decade, highlighting the rise of audiobooks and digital formats.

This article features recommendations for audiobooks from DN librarian Jenny Lindh, including genres like telemarketing true crime and captivating narratives from Malmö.

The new cultural mayor of Copenhagen has become an avid user of eBooks and audiobooks, particularly recommending Karl Ove Knausgård's 'Morgenstjernen' series for its compelling themes and narrative style.

Swedes are listening to twice as many books as they read, raising questions about the depth of engagement with literature.

Spotify, alongside audiobooks, will soon offer physical books for purchase through its app in the US and UK starting this spring.

Audiobooks serve as a beneficial alternative for children's learning by promoting imagination and concentration without the need for screens.

Over two-thirds of new readers start consuming eBooks with an audio package, and the most active users finish more than one book a day.

Spotify is set to offer printed books for sale through its app, partnering with Bookshop.org, alongside its audiobooks service.

Spotify has announced a surprising expansion into selling physical books in partnership with Bookshop.org, moving beyond its audiobook offerings.

Tonieboxes are wireless devices that allow children to listen to music and audiobooks by placing character figures on them, and the company Tonies has recently launched a second generation of these devices, enhancing their popularity since their original release in 2016.

DN's librarian Jenny Lindh recommends audiobooks featuring bitter ex-Europeans in Japan, Shakespeare successes, and the newly invented genre of Joel Halldorf-lit.