The founding CEO of the 20-market Swedish subscription company is to speak on the fourth day of the Frankfurt Conference program.
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.
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.
Coronavirus Worklife: Grada’s ‘Now or Never’ Digital Effort in Prague
As print sales fall, Czech publisher Grada focuses on its digital subscription platform and much-needed tech upgrades to meet the growing demand for digital content.
Marketing Subscriptions Prompts Amazon’s Royalty Payment Pivot
After offering indie short form authors favorable royalty rates, Amazon has pivoted to attract bestsellers and bolster sales of Unlimited subscriptions.
135-Year-Old Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Plays to Its Strengths
With Linda Zecher, a former Microsoft executive, at the helm of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the publisher is focused on its core competencies, notably education.
Five Trade Publishing Predictions for 2015
The CEO of Publishing Technology offers his five predictions for trade publishing in 2015, including more hybrid pubs, content marketing and mobile reading.