The bemused comments have been flying thick and faster than a broadband download after Hatchette Digital on The Bookseller put their foot in it with some very weird claims:
In an exclusive trade first Little, Brown Book Group will be publishing the abridged audio edition of Iain Banks’ new novel Transition as a free serialised podcast… Sarah Shrubb, editorial director of Hachette Digital, said: “This is the first time an audio has been serialised in this way, and we’re very excited to be doing something so groundbreaking.”
There’s an opportunity to comment on the site – Iain Banks has politely weighed in on how it was clearly a misunderstanding in terms of ‘what’s out there’. Yet I still strongly suggest people check out the NY Times-recognised Scott Sigler and JC Hutchins, Mur Lafferty, New Zealand author Philippa Ballantine and the many, many authors that can be found on iTunes and official sites.
In fact, make sure you attend or catch the audio from this year’s Dragon*Con Podcasting track, where I’m certain it’ll be a hot topic! There’s also a special ‘Fictional Writing and Skepticism’ panel on the Skeptic Track featuring Michael Stackpole, Steve Gibson, Kat Richardson, Gail Martin and Scott Sigler scheduled for Friday night.
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It’s odd that The Bookseller journalist didn’t look in the magazine’s own archives. Last November they published an article all about podcast novels. (I know, because I was featured in it. Not available on their website as far as I can tell, which gives you an idea about how clued-up they are about this stuff.)
The Plitone Revisionist
HA!!! *rolls around on the floor!* – thanks PaulJ!
Very funny! 
I think the word “misunderstanding” is right. While there are those of us who have been leading the charge for years, the vast majority of people have no idea what a serialized audiobook is.
So rather than worry too much about the fact checking that should have went on, I simply reached out to Iain’s publisher and offered to have this book join the hundreds of others we currently have available.
E.
Whoot! Evo Terra and serialised audiobooks for the win.
I was coming here hoping for a link to a podiobook I had not heard of…instead I get stupidity from Old media press releases…Well at least I have “The Plitone Revisionist” in the comments I have heard promos for it but never got around to it…
Also even his “correction” is wrong after Scott Sigler’s Contagious release.
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