Storytel, the digital audiobook/ebook subscription service that’s popular in Europe, already had a very strong showing 2019, when it grew 41 percent over the prior year. Now, in the first quarter of 2020, Storytel reports 45 percent growth over last year. Meanwhile, regional competitor Nextory is also reporting growth. Mark Williams at The New Publishing Standard has a closer look at the numbers.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
