Among issues discussed in audiobook market development: more business models and Spotify’s entry with à la carte pricing.
Audiobooks: Ghana’s AkooBooks Is Relaunching With Beat
Exclusive: The new AkooBooks/Beat platform will reach 19 African nations with audiobooks, podcasts, and ebooks.
‘Whispered’ To Be Coming Soon: Beat Technology’s ‘Fluister’ for Dutch Publishers
Norway’s Beat Technology’s latest major subscription service is a platform designed to ‘Whisper’ the work of Dutch publishers.
Beat Technology Is Developing Romania’s First Audiobook Platform
Publishing houses in Romania are working together to produce the Echo audiobook subscription platform, a first in its market.
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.
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.
PRH Exits International Unlimited Subscriptions, Fueling Speculation
Surprise and rumors have followed recent withdrawals of Penguin Random House audiobooks from unlimited subscription services.
A Publisher’s Own Platform: Norway’s Beat Technologies Heads for Frankfurt Audio
Nathan Hull at Beat Technologies introduces his new Fabel platform for publishers to sell ebook and audiobooks directly to consumers.