Storytel grows in 2022 but also changes strategic direction
The biggest audiobook subscription service outside the US, Storytel has seen its sales grow by 35 percent over last year.
Europe
A new audiobook retailer launches in Sweden
Sesamy claims to liberate you from the tyranny of subscriptions through an à la carte sales model.
Welbeck launches a global English language imprint
Welbeck Publishing Group and Mosquito Books of Barcelona are launching Orange Mosquito, which will publish 20 children’s and YA titles per year.
Storytel exceeds 2020 goals, plans to grow revenue by 30 percent in 2021
The Sweden-based subscription service exceeded its 2020 revenue goals, although the company is not yet profitable as a whole.
A French publisher asks writers to stop submitting their work
In the very earliest months of the pandemic, writers worried if they should still send out queries and proposals.
Frankfurt Book Fair announces hybrid event
In November 2020, the Frankfurt Book Fair went through restructuring and layoffs, with a back-to-basics plan announced for 2021.
Germany’s Tredition Publishing Platform Expands Operations to US, UK
Tredition provides a white-glove service to publishers who want a self-publishing wing and to newspapers and universities.
Palatium: A New Go-Between for Authors and Subscription Services
Based in Copenhagen, Palatium Books can get your ebooks into multiple subscription services without all the legwork you’d have to do yourself.
Europe’s Court Rules That All’s Fair in Print and Ebook Lending
In Europe, the conditions under which ebooks can be lent by public libraries are being newly examined, evaluated, and defined.
Not Sure about Voting in the US? Consider the EU Directive and Authors
Like the Authors Guild in the States, the Society of Authors is leading the way in the UK on publishing-contract reform.