On the same stage where the Beatles recorded a radio performance during their first visit to Sweden decades earlier, a new bookseller made the case for print amid a shift in the market, audio executives debated growth and competition, and a Norwegian perspective reignites the discussion on fixed price laws for books.
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024: Frankfurt Audio and The Arts+
The 2024 Frankfurter Buchmesse includes a much-enlarged Frankfurt Audio area in Hall 3.1 and a return of The Arts+ Stage to Hall 4.1.
Sweden’s BookBeat Reports 28 Percent More Paying Users in 2023
BookBeat CEO Niclas Sandin says he has ‘high expectations’ in 2024 for growth in Norway, the Netherlands, and Poland.
BookBeat in France: ‘Updated’ Audiobook Subscriptions
BookBeat is ditching an all-you-can-listen-to audiobook subscription in a major market and offering time-based options in six other countries.
Audiobooks: Bonnier’s BookBeat Opens in Spain and Italy
BookBeat, based in Sweden, is offering usage-time audiobook subscriptions in both its new markets, Italy and Spain.
Sweden’s Bonnier BookBeat Adds Nearly 40,000 Audiobooks With RBMedia
BookBeat and RBMedia see English-language audiobooks as a leading edge in international audio markets and brand expansion.
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.