Storytel Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/storytel/ International publishing news and opinion Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:49:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Storytel Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/storytel/ 32 32 Amazon Creates a New Souk for Arabic Audiobooks and Ebooks https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/amazon-creates-a-new-souk-for-arabic-audiobooks-and-ebooks/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/amazon-creates-a-new-souk-for-arabic-audiobooks-and-ebooks/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:07:50 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214551 Amazon’s Digital Arabic Library launches with 33,000 eBooks and 5,000 audiobooks, alongside 1,000 free titles, representing a major digital milestone for Arabic publishing.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/amazon-creates-a-new-souk-for-arabic-audiobooks-and-ebooks/feed/ 0 Sweden’s Storytel Announces Product Features for the Autumn https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/storytel-announces-product-features-for-the-autumn/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:43:02 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=212194 The 20-year-0ld Storytel in Stockholm announces a series of improvements this season, both in sound and search.

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]]> Audiobooks in Q1: Storytel Has 2.5+ Million Subscribers, New Management https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/audiobooks-in-q1-storytel-reports-2-5-million-subscribers/ Wed, 07 May 2025 23:18:15 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=208919 Storytel's new CEO Bodil Ericsson Torp says both streaming and publishing are showing 'strong momentum.'

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]]> Event Preview: AudioNext Summit 2025 https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/04/event-preview-audionext-summit-2025/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:27:30 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=208687 Join Publishing Perspectives and the dpr (DIGITAL PUBLISHING REPORT) on May 6th for the virtual AudioNext Summit 

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]]> Audiobooks During London Book Fair: Storytel Iceland Opens a Media Center https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/03/audiobooks-storytel-iceland-opens-a-new-media-center/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:46:24 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=207383 The Icelandic division of Storytel is introducing a new media center, a platform provided by Sweden's Clipsource.

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]]> Storytel’s 2023 Report: The Sound of Sustainability https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/03/storytels-2023-report-the-sound-of-sustainability/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:37:15 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=195418 'One hour of listening to an audiobook on Storytel emits 2.3 grams of CO2e,' the Swedish subscription streamer today reports.

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]]> ‘France Is Like Sleeping Beauty’: Bookwire’s ‘All About Audio’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/03/france-is-like-sleeping-beauty-bookwires-all-about-audio/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:35:37 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=194728 This year, Bookwire's All About Audio conference looks at the French audiobook market's opportunities and challenges.

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]]> Stockholm: Storytel’s 2023 Report Leads to ‘Ambitious Targets’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/02/stockholm-storytels-2023-report-leads-to-ambitious-targets/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:44:28 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=193884 Johannes Larcher, CEO of Sweden's Storytel, says that performance in 2023 saw the non-Nordic subscriber base pass 1 million consumers.

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]]> ‘AI Voices’ in Audiobooks: Storytel in ElevenLabs Partnership https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/06/ai-voices-in-audiobooks-storytel-in-elevenlabs-partnership/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:58:52 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=184859 Storytel invests in ElevenLabs, looking to offer automated audiobook readings and 'voice switching' for users between preferred voices.

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]]> Iceland’s Forlagið Names New Top Management in Reykjavik https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/03/icelands-forlagid-names-new-top-management-in-reykjavik/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:48:14 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=180928 In the wake of its top management's departure, Iceland's Forlagið has three new executives at the top of the 16-year-old company's leadership.

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