Category: Digital subscription
Showmax Pro rolled out video streaming across more than 40 African countries last month as digital publishing remained a novelty
A big part of the problem lies in content rights. How is it, for example, that Amazon can provide...
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Storytel KR grows 2.5 times against fierce competition during pandemic as South Korea audiobook market expands
With an estimated value between 200 bn – 300 bn won ($167 m – $250 m) the Korean...
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“The time is right for subscription.” Kobo launches unlimited digital books streaming service in Canada
Rakuten Kobo has been successfully streaming digital books through its Kobo Plus subscription...
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Sweden: Storytel’s spending spree continues with 3rd acquisition this month – Nordic audiobook production company Earselect
Barely had the cyber-ink dried on the news that Sweden-based Storytel had acquired Arabic-language...
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Storytel buys Arabic audiobook subscription service Kitab Sawti. CEO Sebastian Bond to lead a new regional operation, Storytel MENA
Originating in Sweden in 2016, Kitab Sawti has been a leading force in Arabic-language audiobooks,...
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Storytel beats forecast for Q2, taking subscribers to 1.23 million and Q2 revenue up 43% YOY. Announces plans for Thailand and Indonesia
Storytel remains predictable, but gratifyingly so, as it beats Q2 forecasts and announces new...
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Sweden’s BookBeat sees 82% revenue rise in Q2. Launches in Poland. Targets 400,000 subscribers and $50 million revenue in 2020
US and UK publishers will be watching nervously as the Q2 streaming service results emerge, and...
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Sweden’s Nextory grows revenue 95% in Q2. 58% new user growth in June
While many publishers remain wary of the unlimited subscription model for digital books, consumers...
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The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter Publish Africa #9 is now available
The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for Africa’s authors and...
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The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter for serious self-publishers, Publish Global # 5, is now out
The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for the serious self-publisher with...
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The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter Publish MENA #9 is now available
The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for Middle East North Africa authors...
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US audiobook market value up 16% to $1.2bn in 2019. Unit sales also up 16%. But how much does the delivery model hold back the format?
Touting the fact that the US audiobook market had seen double-digit growth for the eighth...
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