BookBeat in France: 'Updated' Audiobook Subscriptions - Publishing Perspectives

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about BookBeat's entrance into the audio book subscription market in France.

 

Audio books? Mom reads to me.

According to the post by Porter Anderson, BookBeat made the announcement of their entrance last week. The post also covers BookBeat's pricing structure for their subscription service and the reasoning behind the new pricing for subscribers. The post includes several links to previous posts about other companies in the audio services/publishing/distribution in France.

Panzer says, "This little kitty is confused about which pricing will be used in France: the new one or the old one?"

 

Note: This is a very long post. Bring a thermos of cocoa and two muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to BookBeat

Ahead of Frankfurt Audio: Storytel Makes Its Third Quarter Report - Publishing Perspectives

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There our fearless kitty pilot found a post about audiobook service company Storytel.

According to Porter Anderson's post, Storytel announced their third quarter report. The report lists a 29 percent increase in revenue and a 10 percent increase in subscribers compared to last year. Included above the post are links to other posts about audiobook services.

That's a big increase in rvenue.

Panzer says, "That's a lot of new subscribers."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a brownie for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Storytel third quarter report

Spotify Opens Its US Audiobooks Offer: 300,000 Titles - Publishing Perspectives

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There with a little digging in the posts he found one about Spotify. Earlier this year Panzer told you about Spotify getting into audiobooks through Findaway.

 

I want to see how this works out.

According to Porter Anderson's post, audiobooks are now available through Spotify in the U.S. Spotify's new service isn't a subscription service but, instead, the audiobooks are available for sale individually to listeners. According to Spotify they have 300,000 audiobooks available.

 

Panzer says, "Last year after Draft to Digital (D2D) acquired Smashwords, D2D sold Findaway (and Findaway's audiobooks catalog) to Spotify."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a thermos of tea, a muffin and a brownie for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify audiobooks

To read Panzer's earlier post about the Findaway audiobooks acquisition tootle over to Spotify and Findaway

Storytel now live in Turkey. Italy launch imminent and Bulgaria launch soon - The New Publishing Standard

Storytel is everywhere.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to The New Publishing Standard site. There our little kitty boy found a post about Storytel.

According Mike Williams, Storytel recently opened their newest audio book store in Turkey. The Turkey store joins Storytel's other 11 stores, located in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, India, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and United Arab Emirates. Speculation is that Storytel's next two stores will open in Italy and Bulgaria.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... It looks like Storytel is taking over the European audio book market."

Note: This is a medium length post. A cup of tea and a muffin should be enough for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Storytel

Storytel launches in Iceland. Italy, Bulgaria and Turkey next? - The New Publishing Standard

Today, Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to The New Publishing Standard site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about Sweden's Storytel.

According to Mark Williams, audio book subscription service Storytel has launched its service  in Iceland. This was expected since the company had already bought the Icelandic audio book retailer Skynjun. This is a somewhat confusing post. After the initial information about Storytel's Icelandic launch and speculation about other launches, there are links to other posts about Storytel.

I hope they're not growing to big to fast.

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks Storytel is beating everybody else in launches in the audio books marketplace outside the U.S. and Canada."

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links and read the other information on Storytel, bring a thermos of tea and half a dozen muffins.

To read the post tootle over to Storytel

Storytel goes the TV route to promote audiobooks in Spain - The New Publishing Standard

Panzer had hardly settled down for a nap when he was shaken out of his kitty bed by clapping and oohing. Hopping into the Panzermobile our speedy kitty was at The New Publishing Standard site in no time at all. There he found a post about Storytel's Spanish audio book marketing. Back in December Panzer told you about Storytel's marketing expansion in Italy.

According to site owner Mark Williams, to increase their audio book subscriber base Storytel is advertising on television in Spain. The post contains translated quotes from Storytel that the advertisements are working as expected with an increase in new subscribers.

Panzer says, "Umm ... Sounds like Storytel outflanked Audible again."

Now for a little sleep.

Note: This is a medium post. Bring a cup of tea and muffin for this reading selection.

To read the post about Storytel in Spain tootle over to Storytel Spain

To read the post about Storytel in Italy tootle over to Storytel Italy