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Storytel launches in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Storytel MENA a “catalyst for growth and a greenhouse for opportunities and cooperation in the Arab market”

by Mark Williams | Mar 9, 2021 | Digital subscription, Egypt, Global Publishing, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Storytel, The global book market, United Arab Emirates | 0 |

Storytel recently quietly rolled out its Saudi Arabia and Egypt platforms. Egypt started 2021 with...

Big Bad Wolf continues its online pivot with second Singapore event

by Mark Williams | Feb 20, 2021 | Big Bad Wolf sale, Global Publishing, S.E. Asia, Singapore, The global book market | 0 |

Not much to add to this saga that hasn’t been said before, so this will be a brief item, but...

100 Publishers Account for ¾ of Iran’s book publishing by volume

by Mark Williams | Jan 25, 2021 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Iran, Middle East, The global book market | 0 |

At a time when many publisher representatives in the Middle East and South Asia are clinging to...

Storytel India starts its fourth year by adding 9th language, Malayalam, to its India content portfolio

by Mark Williams | Dec 6, 2020 | Audible, Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital subscription, Global Publishing, India, Storytel, The global book market | 0 |

For now at least Storytel would appear to have the upper hand in the India audiobook market, while...

Australia’s online bookstore Booktopia debuts on AU stock exchange. Doubles revenue since arrival of Amazon, with 15% of the market

by Mark Williams | Dec 4, 2020 | Australia, bookstores, Global Publishing, Retailer News, The global book market | 0 |

When Amazon arrived in Australia there were fears the domestic book market might be irreparably...

OverDrive hits 366 million digital downloads in first 11 months of 2020, already exceeding the 2019 total by 40 million. So much for screen fatigue and Netflix killing off digital books

by Mark Williams | Dec 3, 2020 | Academic and specialist publishing, Digital Audio, Digital Libraries, Ebooks, Global Publishing, The global book market | 1 |

As we all know ebooks are yesterday’s format thanks to screen fatigue and Netflix, and audiobook...

Storytel Thailand launches on schedule. 22nd market. 4th in APAC. 18 further markets to come by 2023

by Mark Williams | Dec 2, 2020 | Digital Audio, Digital subscription, ebook subscription services, Global Publishing, Storytel, Thailand, The global book market | 0 |

As we say goodbye to 2020 it seems like the digital audiobook format, so much the darling of the...

Chile’s Virtual Santiago International Book Fair is underway

by Mark Williams | Dec 1, 2020 | Book Fairs, Chile, Global Publishing, Ibero-America, Latin America, The global book market | 0 |

This week it’s the turn of Chile’s FIL Santiago (Filsa) to reach new audiences...

Big Bad Wolf Indonesia prepares next online sale. Over half a million books sold online on Tokopedia already this year

by Mark Williams | Nov 29, 2020 | Big Bad Wolf sale, Global Publishing, Indonesia, S.E. Asia, The global book market | 0 |

We don’t know how many online sales Big Bad Wolf has made in total this year, but in Malaysia we...

Iraq’s Baghdad International Book Fair set for December 9, but little chance of matching the 1 million visitors seen in 2019

by Mark Williams | Nov 25, 2020 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Iraq, Middle East, The global book market | 0 |

In 2019 the Baghdad International Book Fair presented 2 million books and attracted a record one...

Sweden’s BookBeat passes 400,000 subscribers ahead of schedule. On target for $58 million revenue by year’s end

by Mark Williams | Nov 25, 2020 | Digital subscription, Europe, Global Publishing, Sweden, The global book market | 0 |

BookBeat aimed to pass 400,000 paying users before the turn of the year, a level that has now been...

Big Bad Wolf continues its digital evolution, this time in Taiwan

by Mark Williams | Nov 22, 2020 | Big Bad Wolf sale, Global Publishing, Taiwan, The global book market | 0 |

Too soon to say what long-term impact the online experience will have on Big Bad Wolf’s...

Category: The global book market

Storytel launches in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Storytel MENA a “catalyst for growth and a greenhouse for opportunities and cooperation in the Arab market”

Big Bad Wolf continues its online pivot with second Singapore event

100 Publishers Account for ¾ of Iran’s book publishing by volume

Storytel India starts its fourth year by adding 9th language, Malayalam, to its India content portfolio

Australia’s online bookstore Booktopia debuts on AU stock exchange. Doubles revenue since arrival of Amazon, with 15% of the market

OverDrive hits 366 million digital downloads in first 11 months of 2020, already exceeding the 2019 total by 40 million. So much for screen fatigue and Netflix killing off digital books

Storytel Thailand launches on schedule. 22nd market. 4th in APAC. 18 further markets to come by 2023

Chile’s Virtual Santiago International Book Fair is underway

Big Bad Wolf Indonesia prepares next online sale. Over half a million books sold online on Tokopedia already this year

Iraq’s Baghdad International Book Fair set for December 9, but little chance of matching the 1 million visitors seen in 2019

Sweden’s BookBeat passes 400,000 subscribers ahead of schedule. On target for $58 million revenue by year’s end

Big Bad Wolf continues its digital evolution, this time in Taiwan

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