Here’s the latest news from audiobook provider Libro.fm:

Independent Bookstore Day Promo: Select Print Preorders = Free Audiobooks!

To celebrate Independent Bookstore Day [4] (IBD), Libro.fm is incentivizing preorder print purchases for some of the hottest fall titles. Details can be found in this guide [5], but in short, on August 29, any local bookstore customer that preorders one of six print titles will collect a free audiobook from Libro.fm. 

Customers can simply email their receipt from their local bookstore on August 29 (Bookshop.org purchases included) to [email protected] [6] and we will provide a redemption link for their free audiobook!  

The link to share is libro.fm/ibd  [7]and bookstores can find marketing materials here [8]. 

Libro.fm’s TBLT Lists: Fall’s Most Anticipated Audiobooks 

As fall approaches and we’re on the home stretch for 2020 (phew!), we’re here to help you plan your last quarter of audiobooks with our annual TBLT list. No, that’s not a sandwich — it’s your To Be Listened To reading.

From author-narrated audiobooks to anticipated debuts, check out these 20 audiobooks [9] coming in the next few months that customers can pre-order right now. Marketing materials can be found here [10]. 

TIP: Six of these are part of the IBD offer noted above! 

Bookstore Champion: Cory Doctorow 

We’re excited to announce that writer, blogger, and activist Cory Doctorow is our Bookstore Champion for August [11]!

Doctorow was one of Libro.fm’s earliest customers and supporters, and is a longtime friend of local bookstores. Hear what he has to say about independent bookstores in this video, and let us know if you know a Bookstore Champion we should feature!

Libro.fm’s Bookseller Hub [12] is the place for all important links, tips, and assets. Visit the Bookseller Hub now. [12]

Libro.fm is fully integrated with IndieCommerce [13], and a co-branded storefront is fast, free, and easy to set up. For more information about creating a storefront, contact [email protected] [14].