During the Frankfurt Book Fair, Bookwire released the results of its new German consumer survey on audio content and ebook consumption.
Nielsen Book Releases Australian Audiobook Consumer Research
What’s reported to be the first study of audiobook consumer behavior in Australia points to a new, young audience for the format.
Audiobook Subscriptions: Audible and Podimo Join Storytel in Spain
Jumping from one to three major unlimited-subscription services for audio content, Spain’s publishing market is growing fast.
Norway’s Beat Technology Partners With Germany’s Skoobe on Audiobooks
Beat Technology worked with German ebook subscription platform Skoobe to enable the addition of ‘tens of thousands’ of audiobooks its service.
Bookwire Issues Coronavirus ‘Barometer’ on Audiobook Sales in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Has the pandemic accelerated lasting digital adoption among readers? Bookwire offers an early look at ebook and audiobook sales in three markets this year.
Audiobooks: Sweden’s Storytel Sees Q2 Sales Jump 43 Percent over 2019
Stockholm-based Storytel saw a decided increase in its audio and ebook business during the pandemic second quarter, Jonas Tellander reports.
UK’s National Literary Trust Research Finds Benefits of Audiobooks for Kids
A report commissioned by the Publishers Association says that during the COVID-19 lockdown, UK children listened to audiobooks, arguing to end their VAT.
Highlights of Bookwire’s ‘All About Audio’: Podcasts, Audiobooks
Taking both audiobooks and podcasting together, the Bookwire ‘All About Audio’ program was a multifaceted tour of the issues with a final message to publishers: Streaming is inevitable.
Norway’s Beat Technology Signs a Denmark Trio for an Audiobook Platform
Today’s news marks the next step in Beat Technologies’ drive to create bespoke D2C audiobook and ebook platforms for marquee-level publishers.
Coronavirus Worklife: Sweden’s BookBeat Rides High on the Pandemic’s Audiobook Boom
Subscribers to audiobook subscription platform BookBeat are growing during the coronavirus pandemic, with bestsellers and well-known authors performing best.