Listen to our works and receive coins and luxurious gifts! “Autumn reading support campaign” held
Otobank Co., Ltd. Press release: October 18, 2024 Listen to the works and receive coins and luxurious gifts! “Autumn reading support campaign” held Starting from October 18th! A month of enjoying reading with audiobooks Otobank Co., Ltd.
(Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Yuya Kubota, hereinafter referred to as “Otobank”), which operates “audiobook.jp” with the largest number of audiobook book lineups (*1), is pleased to announce the “Autumn of Reading”. “Support Campaign” will be held from October 18th (Friday) to November 17th (Sunday), 2024. Participants will receive up to 1,550 coins that can be used on the audiobook.jp app depending on the number of days they play the work during the campaign period, and they will also be entered into a lottery to win a Sony wireless noise canceling stereo headset “WF-1000XM5” and other gorgeous prizes. It’s a hit. *1. Researched by Japan Marketing Research Organization in November 2023. Survey of Japanese audiobook book lineups.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34798/460/34798-460-c4ce114c84b1f41d30b9a8aa5320c75e-1200×900.png [Prize B] Mobile battery for 3 people Anker Power Bank (10000mAh, 30W)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34798/460/34798-460-1240b22d5f2fff5bcc13d89ca9131077-2160×2700.jpg [Prize C] QUO Card Pay 500 yen for 100 people This is a digital gift card that can be used by simply tapping the QUO Card Pay URL sent to you. From October 18th (Friday) to November 17th (Sunday)
https://special.audiobook.jp/dokusyo2024 A total of 100 works, 20 works in each of 5 genres: business, self-development, literature, practicality, and liberal arts, will be eligible for the campaign. On the special site, you can search for works across genres based on their tags, and you can also select works from recommendations from campaign staff. You can also listen to the work from within the app by tapping the icon below.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34798/460/34798-460-a0523aff1ce7ad6432aa9ae356935c9e-1200×1200.png ■Comments from the person in charge of this campaign planning (audiobook.jp CRM person Haga) Autumn is a pleasant season, and many people are looking forward to it, enjoying vacations, appetite, reading, and playing sports. Since autumn is the season for reading, we have planned this campaign so that people who are motivated to read books can enjoy the experience of reading audiobooks. With audiobooks that can turn idle time into reading time, we receive comments such as “I was able to make reading a habit” and “I was able to easily try genres that I don’t normally read, and I was able to finish reading them.” We hope that through this campaign, we can bring reading closer to you than usual and provide you with encounters with wonderful works. ■What is an audiobook
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34798/460/34798-460-a543df394b7fdbfba32c17bb4507f776-650×434.png An audiobook is a “listening book” in which a narrator or voice actor reads the book aloud. Since you can enjoy reading with just your ears, you can enjoy “reading while doing it” not only for people who have difficulty reading, but also for all kinds of situations in your life, such as while running, while traveling by train or car, or while doing housework. In recent years, the number of audiobook users has rapidly increased due to the rapid spread of smartphones and wireless earphones, which has rapidly improved the environment for the use of audio content, and the introduction of subscription plans that allow unlimited listening to a variety of works for a fixed fee. Currently, audiobooks are becoming the third type of book, following paper books and e-books. [Reference] Learn about audiobook production and recommended works! “Understand everything! Audiobook”
https://bit.ly/3Xg8mFJ ■audiobook.jp (Audiobook JP)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34798/460/34798-460-a8b47dd4664508cba1a186adf8fcb350-1448×276.jpg This is Japan’s largest audiobook distribution service operated by Otobank Co., Ltd. The service was renewed from “FeBe”, which started distribution in 2007, and started service in March 2018. We aim to expand the platform to popularize the audiobook category. The number of members will exceed 3 million in February 2024.
https://audiobook.jp/ [Service overview] ・Service name: “audiobook.jp” ・Site URL: https://audiobook.jp/ ・App Store page:
https://app.audiobook.jp/ios ・Google Play page:
https://app.audiobook.jp/android ・Price structure: The unlimited listening plan costs 1,330 yen (tax included) per month. You can use it for free for two weeks after joining. Individual purchases can be made for each work. (*Mainly distributed in the same price range as hardcover books (1,200 yen to 1,500 yen).) ■Otobank Co., Ltd. (Head office: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Yuya Kubota)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34798/460/34798-460-e02aba8f34763d7cfc184e2749d2f7e5-650×280.jpg We are developing a business centered on audio content, and aim to “create a culture of listening,” “barrier-free access for the visually impaired,” and “promote publishing culture,” and boast one of the largest distribution volumes in Japan. Audiobook company. We partner with over 500 publishers, and our main businesses include audiobook sales through Japan’s largest audiobook distribution service, audiobook.jp, as well as the online book guide Shinkan JP ( https://sinkan.jp/ We also carry out a book promotion business centered on ). https://www.otobank.co.jp/
