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23 February 2024 08:16

BookBeat grew by 28 percent in 2023 – surpassing SEK one billion in revenues and 900 000 users

Audiobook streaming service, BookBeat's revenue and the number of paying users grew by 28% in 2023. In total, revenues in 2023 amounted to SEK 1.122 billion (877 million SEK in 2022). Over 70% of revenues came from international markets outside of its domestic market, Sweden. The number of paying users increased by 200,000 users to 915,000 paying users at the end of 2023 (715,000 in 2022).

3 January 2024 10:00

BookBeat sviluppa il suo catalogo italiano siglando un accordo di distribuzione con Pottermore Publishing

BookBeat, uno dei servizi di streaming leader in Europa nel settore degli audiolibri, sta rafforzando il suo catalogo italiano grazie a un accordo con Pottermore Publishing, l’editore dell’amatissima serie di Harry Potter.
Fin dal suo lancio in Italia nell’ottobre 2022, BookBeat ha registrato una crescita positiva in questo Paese, e i dati di mercato confermano che l’Italia abbia un grande

3 January 2024 10:00

BookBeat develops its Italian catalogue by signing a distribution agreement with Pottermore Publishing

BookBeat, one of Europe’s leading streaming services for audiobooks, is strengthening its Italian catalogue by entering an agreement with Pottermore Publishing, the publisher of the internationally beloved Harry Potter series.
Since its launch in October 2022, BookBeat has witnessed positive growth in Italy and the data demonstrates that it’s a market with great potential for the years to c

9 October 2023 11:12

BookBeat développe son catalogue français en signant des accords de distribution avec Editis et Pottermore

BookBeat, l'un des services leaders de streaming de livres audio en Europe, renforce son catalogue français en signant un accord avec Editis et sa marque de livres audio Lizzie, et Pottermore, éditeur numérique de la série à succès Harry Potter, qui a vendu plusieurs millions d'exemplaires

9 October 2023 11:03

BookBeat develops its French catalogue by signing distribution agreements with Lizzie and Pottermore

BookBeat, one of Europe’s leading streaming services for audiobooks, is strengthening its French catalogue by entering an agreement with France’s second-largest publishing group, Editis and Lizzie – its audiobook brand- as well as with Pottermore, digital publisher of the multi-million bestselling Harry Potter series.

5 June 2023 08:41

BookBeat signs agreement with Simon & Schuster

BookBeat and Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, have signed an agreement to add over 7,000 English-language audiobooks to the BookBeat service. Simon & Schuster’s distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world’s most popular and widely recognized writers and winners of the most prestigious literary honours and awards
We are so happy to bring Si

5 April 2023 07:18

BookBeat partners up with Italy’s largest publisher Mondadori

Italy’s largest publisher, Mondadori, reaches an agreement with BookBeat – one of the leading streaming services for audiobooks in Europe – making over 1.000 additional audiobooks available for streaming.
Only a few months after entering the Italian market, BookBeat has reached agreements with all five major publishers in Italy, which accounts for the majority of the total book market. The

2 December 2022 10:13

BookBeat lance son application en France

BookBeat vient de lancer son application de streaming pour livres audio en France. C’est le 13ème marché sur lequel BookBeat lance une offre locale. BookBeat a travaillé sur une offre spécifique au marché français et a déjà signé un partenariat stratégique avec le leader de l’édition en France, le groupe Hachette Livre.

2 December 2022 10:04

BookBeat launches in France and changes its offer in the United Kingdom

BookBeat has now launched in France, making it the 13th core market for the platform. BookBeat has already signed a strategic partnership with Hachette Livre, the number one publishing group in France. At the same time, BookBeat will launch a new offer in UK, offering three packages from 20 to 100 hours of listening every month, starting at 5,99£.

12 October 2022 10:05

BookBeat is entering Italy and Spain

BookBeat, one of the leading services for audiobooks and e-books in Europe, has now launched its service in Italy and Spain. Spanish and Italian users can choose between three packages ranging from 20 to 100 hours, starting from 6,99 €.

7 July 2022 09:04

BookBeat enters agreement to distribute RBmedia audiobooks – increasing its catalogue with nearly 40,000 titles. 

BookBeat, a leading streaming service for audiobooks and RBmedia, the world’s largest audiobook publisher, have entered a distribution agreement. After the summer, BookBeat will increase its audiobook catalogue with nearly 40,000 titles from RBmedia’s audio brands.

7 February 2022 13:21

BookBeat launches in the Netherlands and Belgium

BookBeat, one of the largest streaming services for audiobooks in Europe, has launched in the Netherlands and Belgium. The launch will give users on the two markets access to the service in Dutch and will include more than 500 000 audiobooks and e-books.