https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat Mynewsdesk RSS - Press releases, News, and Blog Posts. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat https://www.mynewsdesk.com/assets/graphics/logos/logo-small-9892f98564f91864075bd14001f8470f2f9bf254729c37044b4b1ac9b0db6b40.png 128 23 en 15 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Vandaag begint hét Nederlandse Boekenfeest van het jaar, de Boekenweek, en dit jaar is BookBeat een trotse sponsor. De streamingdienst presenteert nu een overzicht van het gebruik van luisterboeken in Nederland. De typische luisteraar van luisterboeken is een vrouw tussen de 18 en 44 jaar die in de middag luistert, vaak met een roman of een thriller in haar koptelefoon terwijl ze op vakantie is. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-zo-luisteren-nederlanders-naar-luisterboeken-3436605?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-zo-luisteren-nederlanders-naar-luisterboeken-3436605?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 BookBeat is de luisterboeken partner van Boekenweek 2026 en viert deze samenwerking door iedereen in Nederland het Boekenweekgeschenk van dit jaar, Piaggio van Hendrik Groen, pseudoniem van Peter de Smet, cadeau te geven als digitaal luisterboek. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-sponsort-boekenweek-2026-biedt-iedereen-het-boekenweekgeschenk-aan-als-luisterboek-3435382?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-sponsort-boekenweek-2026-biedt-iedereen-het-boekenweekgeschenk-aan-als-luisterboek-3435382?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Following a strong inflow of new paying users during the year, BookBeat's revenue increased to EUR 146 million (SEK 1.54 billion). This represents growth of 13 percent; adjusted for currency effects, growth amounted to 15 percent. Profitability improved significantly, and by the end of the year nearly 1.2 million users were paying for the service across all markets.  https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-2025-eur-146-million-in-revenue-13-procent-growth-and-improved-profitability-3431392?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-2025-eur-146-million-in-revenue-13-procent-growth-and-improved-profitability-3431392?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 The annual rankings of the most-listened titles in BookBeat’s markets during 2025 are now ready. This year’s most-listened book across all BookBeat markets was the German translation of the international hit Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/these-were-the-most-listened-to-audiobooks-in-bookbeat-land-in-2025-3420704?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/these-were-the-most-listened-to-audiobooks-in-bookbeat-land-in-2025-3420704?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 On November 30, 2015, the BookBeat app became available in the App Store and on Google Play, allowing the first Swedish users to start listening to audiobooks. Ten years later, BookBeat operates in ten countries and is approaching 1.2 million users who, over the past decade, have listened to 1.3 billion hours of audiobooks. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/1-punkt-2-million-users-in-10-years-bookbeat-turns-double-digits-3419141?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/1-punkt-2-million-users-in-10-years-bookbeat-turns-double-digits-3419141?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Audiobook service BookBeat continues its strong growth in both established and new markets. During the first nine months of the year, revenues increased by 14 percent, driven by a record-high influx of new users, particularly in Sweden and Poland. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-grows-by-14-percent-record-results-in-sweden-and-poland-drive-development-3411686?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-grows-by-14-percent-record-results-in-sweden-and-poland-drive-development-3411686?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:05:00 +0000 During her visit to the Gothenburg Bookfair, author Julia Quinn will be awarded the international honorary prize “BookBeat Outstanding Author Award”, a newly established, data-driven prize presented by BookBeat to authors whose works have made an exceptional impact among the service’s 1.1 million listeners and readers in Sweden and internationally. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-presents-international-honorary-award-to-romance-author-julia-quinn-3404928?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-presents-international-honorary-award-to-romance-author-julia-quinn-3404928?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:15:00 +0000 The audiobook service BookBeat’s growth journey continues. During the first half of 2025, the number of paying users increased by 16 percent compared to the same period last year, surpassing the milestone of 1.1 million. At the same time, revenues rose by 15 percent. June saw the highest influx of new users ever in Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/strong-growth-and-new-records-for-bookbeat-in-the-first-half-of-2025-3395356?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/strong-growth-and-new-records-for-bookbeat-in-the-first-half-of-2025-3395356?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000 The sun is out, the deckchairs are calling, and for many Brits, there’s no better companion during a summer break than a gripping audiobook. Summer is when BookBeat sees the biggest surge in new listeners – but what exactly are people in the UK tuning into in summer 2025? https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/summer-is-peak-audiobook-season-heres-what-brits-are-listening-to-this-summer-3395427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/summer-is-peak-audiobook-season-heres-what-brits-are-listening-to-this-summer-3395427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Wed, 09 Apr 2025 07:05:48 +0000 The streaming service BookBeat continues to grow steadily, and revenues grew by 16 percent during the first quarter of 2025 compared to 2024. The growth is driven by an increasing number of paying users. The quarter also saw the highest influx of new trial users ever recorded by BookBeat, both in the mature markets such as Finland, Germany and Sweden as well as internationally. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeats-first-quarter-of-2025-16-percent-growth-and-record-number-of-new-users-3380088?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeats-first-quarter-of-2025-16-percent-growth-and-record-number-of-new-users-3380088?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:30:12 +0000 For the streaming service BookBeat, 2024 was the most successful year in the company's history to date. Growth amounted to 21 percent for the full year, landing at SEK 1.36 billion. The company also reported a positive EBITA result for the first time since its inception in 2015. In September, the goal of one million paying users per month was also achieved. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/2024-a-new-year-of-success-for-bookbeat-21-percent-growth-black-numbers-and-one-million-users-3369002?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/2024-a-new-year-of-success-for-bookbeat-21-percent-growth-black-numbers-and-one-million-users-3369002?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:16:34 +0000 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). https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-grew-by-28-percent-in-2023-surpassing-sek-one-billion-in-revenues-and-900-000-users-3305801?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-grew-by-28-percent-in-2023-surpassing-sek-one-billion-in-revenues-and-900-000-users-3305801?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-develops-its-italian-catalogue-by-signing-a-distribution-agreement-with-pottermore-publishing-3294545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-develops-its-italian-catalogue-by-signing-a-distribution-agreement-with-pottermore-publishing-3294545?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-sviluppa-il-suo-catalogo-italiano-siglando-un-accordo-di-distribuzione-con-pottermore-publishing-3294549?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-sviluppa-il-suo-catalogo-italiano-siglando-un-accordo-di-distribuzione-con-pottermore-publishing-3294549?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:12:44 +0000 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 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-developpe-son-catalogue-francais-en-signant-des-accords-de-distribution-avec-editis-et-pottermore-3278507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-developpe-son-catalogue-francais-en-signant-des-accords-de-distribution-avec-editis-et-pottermore-3278507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:03:36 +0000 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. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-develops-its-french-catalogue-by-signing-distribution-agreements-with-lizzie-and-pottermore-3278483?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-develops-its-french-catalogue-by-signing-distribution-agreements-with-lizzie-and-pottermore-3278483?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:41:00 +0000 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-signs-agreement-with-simon-and-schuster-3257229?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-signs-agreement-with-simon-and-schuster-3257229?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Wed, 05 Apr 2023 07:18:02 +0000 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-partners-up-with-italys-largest-publisher-mondadori-3244656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-partners-up-with-italys-largest-publisher-mondadori-3244656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:13:46 +0000 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. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-lance-son-application-en-france-3221480?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-lance-son-application-en-france-3221480?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:04:27 +0000 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£. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-launches-in-france-and-changes-its-offer-in-the-united-kingdom-3221464?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/bookbeat/pressreleases/bookbeat-launches-in-france-and-changes-its-offer-in-the-united-kingdom-3221464?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Bookbeat