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Book Highlights for April 2023
“Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and irritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won’t need to take notes.”
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Happy April!
How do you like to read? Do you prefer to hold a book in your hands
and run your fingertip down the page? Or are ebooks more convenient for
you since they can be accessed on a smartphone or a tablet? Or maybe
instead, audiobooks are your first choice since you can listen to them
anywhere—on your daily commute, at the gym, or even while you cook
dinner.
One of the trends I've observed in the media for 2023 is the
increased preference and consumption of ebooks or digital books, but
especially audiobooks. Audiobooks were growing in popularity before the
pandemic, then saw more than 13% growth in sales during the pandemic, and revenue from audiobooks is expected to reach $35.05 billion in 2030.
With over 3,800 audiobooks on the Percipio platform, Skillsoft
delivers the most high-profile audiobooks for learners and offers the
largest audiobooks collection of any corporate learning provider. We add
new audiobooks every week, so I encourage you to take your learning to
the next level and start listening!
In this newsletter, you'll find releases from last month, a roadmap for the next 3 months, information about our OFF THE SHELF virtual book club selections, publisher updates, and book-related news.
WHAT’S NEW?
We add new content daily and remain committed to offering best-in-class content from our valued publisher partners. Check out some of these recently released books, audiobooks, and book summaries, and leverage them in your learning solutions!
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The United Nations designated April 21 as World Creativity & Innovation Day to raise awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in all aspects of human development. OFF THE SHELF features a bookshelf of resources to help boost your creativity and promote your incredible ideas.
Stress can invade our lives from various sources, caused by work-related pressures or personal. For Stress Awareness Month, OFF THE SHELF is featuring a bookshelf of resources to help you learn how to cope with stress and how to relieve it when it appears.
We live in conversations like fish live in water—we’re in them all the time, so we don’t think about them much. As a result, we often find ourselves stuck in cyclical patterns of unproductive behaviors. We
listen half-heartedly, react emotionally, and respond habitually, like we're on autopilot. This book is a practical guide for thoughtfully reflecting on conversations so we can avoid the common pitfalls that cause our relationships and work to go sideways. Chuck Wisner identifies four universal types of conversations and offers specific advice on maximizing the effectiveness of each.
The Art of Conscious Conversations is available on Percipio as a digital book and an audiobook.
Be sure to visit OFF THE SHELF to leverage the accompanying discussion questions for your next book club event.
Check back next month to see more news about Skillsoft's book offering!
HAPPY READING!