Sweden’s Nextory sees 94% revenue and 110% subscriber growth in Q1
As ever with Nextory press releases, real numbers are hard to come by, and without a base line the...
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Category: ebook subscription services
Sweden’s Nextory collects $6 million in new funding for European expansion amid “fantastic growth” in audiobook and ebook subscription
Already in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Nextory CEO Shadi Bitar has...
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Storytel raises $96.5 million in new funding. A vote of confidence in the unlimited subscription model, not just the company
In a heavily oversubscribed surprise share issue late Thursday, Storytel raised SEK 948 million...
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While PRH sits on its subscription plans, another Nordic publisher launches its own subscription service
Last month we reported here on a Boktugg news item suggesting the world’s biggest trade...
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Subscription accounted for 48% of Sweden’s book sales in 2019 as print book sales fell. The tipping point nears
It also seemed so unlikely, even in 2015, ten years after Storytel was founded. Back then Storytel...
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YouScribe launches in Burkina Faso as African expansion continues. You can’t put the digital subscription genie back in the bottle
With over half a billion Africans online it was always just a matter of time before digital...
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Following an “incredible” 2019, Sweden’s Bookbeat preps fifth market with Denmark launch planned
There’s a widespread belief in the US publishing industry that micro-markets – that is...
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Amazon Music hits 55 million global subscribers. You can't put the subscription genie back in the bottle
The big surprise from Amazon this week is not the fact that the company now has 55 million...
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Amazon’s ebook subscription service Kindle Unlimited paid out over a quarter billion dollars in royalties to KDP authors for second year running
It’s been a good year for print and a great year for audiobooks. Ebooks, not so much. Or so we...
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The latest edition of the StreetLib-TNPS B2B newsletter Publish MENA is live
A major breakdown with the submarine cable connecting West Africa and Europe caused serious...
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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
For those who don’t get the chance to open all the regular email notifications from TNPS, a...
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