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Storytel increases prices for unlimited listening

The leading digital book subscription service in Europe, Storytel, has launched a new subscription level with a listening cap.

Amazon has announced it’s ending magazine and newspaper subscriptions for Kindle next year along with print textbook rentals.

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Kobo is expanding their Kobo Plus subscription service in Canada to include an option for unlimited use of over 100,000 audiobooks.

The biggest audiobook subscription service outside the US, Storytel has seen its sales grow by 35 percent over last year.

UrbanFaithStudy.com is a subscription-based digital platform featuring videos and study curricula from well-known African American Christians.

Follett, which distributes to schools and libraries, has announced the sale of its book fair business to Literati, a book subscription startup.

For $14.99 per month, Harlequin Plus offers subscribers access to movies, games, and books.

The acquisitions of Findaway and Audiobooks.com signal a possible shakeup in the US audiobook market and more competition with Audible.

Amazon’s latest filing hinted at the number of Prime memberships. Based on earnings, current subscribers are believed to be about 70 million.