How Audiobooks Are Becoming an Art Form Unto Themselves

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Audiobooks are here to stay—and that's good news for readers.

Published Sep. 23 2017 12:01AM EDT

When Your Phone Is Your Library Are You Really Reading? — Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast

Hillary Clinton’s publisher just released a victory lap press release about her new book this week. According to Simon and Schuster, What Happened sold an impressive 300,000 copies in

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How Audiobooks Are Becoming an Art Form Unto Themselves

Audiobooks are here to stay—and that's good news for readers.

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