KKR’s barely noticed RBMedia-BookBeat deal has broader meaning for the global audiobook markets
“A level playing field for Nextory CEO Shadi Bitar and BookBeat CEO Niclas Sandin to club one...
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Tag: Shadi Bitar
Nextory’s 69% subscriber growth in Q1 may not be as impressive as at first appears
Nextory is said to be considering an IPO for the company, although in the light of recent...
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Acquisition drives Nextory’s explosive percentage growth, but real numbers remain as elusive as ever
The Q1, Q2 and Q3 Nextory reports told of increases of 61%, 58% and 68% respectively, or an...
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Nextory could leap Storytel and Audible to be Spain’s #1 subscription service this year after Nubico acquisition
With the Nubico acquisition the rivalry between Sweden’s Storytel and Nextory just moved to a...
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Nextory launches in 8th market, Norway, with 270,000 ebook and audiobook titles
Nextory is claiming to be the second largest digital books service in Norway and the only...
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Sweden’s Nextory confirms Norway launch for April/May
Three subscription services competing in a market smaller than London? But perhaps we are looking...
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Sweden’s Nextory launches in 7th market – the Netherlands – with 200,000 titles
The big question is what Shadi Bitar will do next, and if he will be willing to step outside the...
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Nextory’s new $20 million cash injection shows subscription reading is as attractive to investors as to consumers. US and UK publishers look the other way
Just how much longer can US and UK publishers continue to look the other way as investors respond...
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Sweden’s Nextory reports Q3 revenues up 76%, subscribers up 81%. But with no real numbers, what does this mean?
Clearly the numbers Nextory is showing investors are hitting the mark. Earlier this year Nextory...
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Sweden’s Nextory grows revenue 95% in Q2. 58% new user growth in June
While many publishers remain wary of the unlimited subscription model for digital books, consumers...
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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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Ebooks and audiobook subscription service Nextory launches in Austria and Switzerland. Nextory now in 6 countries
Back in October the Sweden-based ebook and audiobook subscription service launched in Denmark, and...
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