Storytel
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Audiobooks |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founders | Jonas Tellander Jon Hauksson |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Website | storytel |
Storytel AB is a Stockholm-based e-book and audiobook subscription service.
It compares with Audible using a monthly credit model, and is available in more than 25 countries.[1]
History
Storytel was founded in 2006 by Jonas Tellander and Jon Hauksson.[2] The company bought Sweden's largest book publisher, Norstedts förlag, in 2016.[3]
In 2016, Storytel acquired the Danish book service Mofibo.[4]
In 2017, Storytel acquired the Danish publisher People's Press.[5]
In 2017, Storytel expanded its services to Russia, Spain, India and the United Arab Emirates.[3]
In July 2020 it acquired a 70 percent stake in Icelandic publishing house Forlagið.[6]
In January 2021 it surpassed 1.5 million paid subscribers.[7]
In November 2021, RBMedia announced that its property Audiobooks.com was being sold to Storytel for $135 million.[8][9] At the time of purchase, Audiobooks.com was used by about 17% of audiobook buyers, and the acquisition was seen as a way for Storytel to enter the large English-speaking marketplace.[8]
On February 18, 2022, co-founder and CEO from the beginning, Jonas Tellander, stepped down from his position for personal reasons; he is on the board of directors.[10]
References
- ^ "Audiobook streamer Storytel sees pandemic spurring subscriber growth". Business Insider.
- ^ "Sweden's Storytel Continues Its Global Expansion". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ a b Reuters Staff (March 24, 2017). "Sweden's Storytel to enter four new markets". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Storytel køber bogtjenesten Mofibo | Mofibo". via.ritzau.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Storytel opkøber forlaget People's Press". mediawatch.dk (in Danish). 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Storytel Purchases Majority Share in Forlagið, Iceland's Largest Publisher". July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Storytel has surpassed the milestone 1.5 million paying subscribers". Storytel.
- ^ a b Ruth Comerford (November 13, 2021). "Storytel extends into English language market with $135m Audiobooks deal". The Bookseller. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Heloise Wood (April 11, 2017). "Newly formed RBmedia buys Audiobooks.com". The Bookseller. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Jonas Tellander to step down as Storytel CEO – search process for a new CEO initiated". Storytel. Retrieved 2022-02-18.