The TNPS Week In Review: January 12-18
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Category: Audiobooks
Amazon’s Audible and US audiobook publishers reach settlement in captions dispute
Not much detail on this story as yet, but it seems Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook service,...
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40 markets by 2023. 1.5 million subscribers, $200 million revenue by end 2020. Sweden’s Storytel gets into second gear
The West African internet gods are in fickle mood today, so just a summary here of what is...
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The TNPS Week In Review: January 5-11
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Sweden’s Bookbeat reports an “incredible” 2019, with 114% growth, $33 million revenue, over 250,0000 subscribers
After 110% growth in 2018 Bookbeat has upped its game in 2019 with 114% growth reported across its...
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Storytel Turkey saw a 315% rise in audiobook consumption in 2019. Aims to grow 50% in 2020
4,054,400 hours of audiobook consumption happened on the Storytel Turkey platform last year, an...
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Data Guy says 70% of the UK’s top ten ebook bestsellers are published by Amazon. Nothing new there. But can Bookstat’s numbers be relied upon?
When it comes to selling books we all acknowledge that in the key western markets Amazon rules the...
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Storytel hits 1.1 million subscriber target, sees Q4 revenue rise 45%. Annual subscriber growth up 40% overall. Non-Nordic subscribers up 114%
As Storytel notches up yet another bag of exceeded targets, revenue increases and year on year...
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OverDrive demolishes the nonsense that readers have abandoned ebooks for audiobooks as 2019 breaks records for both, adding to uncertainty about Kobo’s future
We’ve heard it so many times its hard not to start believing it. Screen fatigue is driving...
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Norwegian Writers Association urges authors to examine their contracts to ensure they are not locked out of subscription services
Are publishers guilty of limiting their authors’ reach? With the rise of publisher-owned...
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“Extremely strong” global digital performance lands Pottermore $41 million sales
Harry Potter franchise pulls in $41 million in revenue thanks to “extremely strong” global digital performance.
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Video streaming service StarzPlay partners with Asiacell to target the lucrative Iraq market. Can Storytel Arabia, Booklava, Dhad and Kitab Sawti be far behind?
When it comes to the Arab digital books market the field is surprisingly competitive, with Dhad,...
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