Sweden Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/sweden/ International publishing news and opinion Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:57:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Sweden Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/sweden/ 32 32 Spotify Opens Audiobook Access in Five More European Markets https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/spotify-opens-audiobook-access-in-five-more-european-markets/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/spotify-opens-audiobook-access-in-five-more-european-markets/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:06:35 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213824 More than half (52 percent) of Spotify’s international audiobook audience is now reported to be between between 18 and 34.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/spotify-opens-audiobook-access-in-five-more-european-markets/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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]]> Lisbon’s 2025 Book 2.0 Draws More than 700 Participants https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/lisbons-2025-book-2-0-draws-more-than-700-participants/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:22:14 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=211816 In its third iteration, Lisbon's Book 2.0 conference explores the urgency of a reading deficit and international pathways to come. (Sponsored)

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]]> Denmark Drops Its 25-Percent VAT on Books https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/denmark-drops-its-25-percent-vat-on-books/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 03:38:54 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=211214 In a belief 'that we must put everything at stake' to raise its flagging reading levels, Copenhagen drops its VAT on books to zero.

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]]> Rights Roundup: August’s Look at Deal News https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/rights-roundup-augusts-look-at-deal-news/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:01:56 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210934 A prelude to the start of the 2025 Frankfurt Rights Meeting, this month's Rights Roundup  focuses mainly on adult fiction.

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]]> Rights Roundup: ‘Faithful Readers’ of Max Seeck Have a TV Series Coming https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/rights-roundup-faithful-readers-of-max-seeck-have-a-tv-series-coming/ Fri, 16 May 2025 01:55:20 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=209120 Patience has paid off for Max Seeck as one of his ice-thawing Nordic noir novels is set to start production for television this year.

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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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]]> 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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]]> International Rights Roundup: Valentine’s Day and Fond Canines https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/02/rights-roundup-valentines-day-and-fond-canines/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:15:36 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=206416 Today's rights reports come to us from Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Poland.

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]]> Frankfurt Rights Meeting Opens: Newly Added Speakers https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/09/frankfurt-rights-meeting-opens-newly-added-speakers/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 05:15:22 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=200785 The 2024 hybrid Frankfurt Rights Meeting opens September 3, with a session on 'English Language Exports Through Social Media.'

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