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Prepared for Andy | Delivered January 17, 2020
Top Ebook and Audiobook Companies
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Goals
To provide additional information on the top ebook and audiobook companies in the United States.
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Early Findings
Google Play Books
Google Play Books allows users to access
ebooks, audiobooks, and comics
.
The platform's app has been downloaded
over 1 billion times
.
The app has a rating of
4.2/5
from
1.57 million reviews
.
Google Play Books launched with thousands of titles including
many bestsellers
.
Scribd
Scribd is a service that brings together the best
ebooks, audiobooks, and journalism
to readers.
Scribd has over
150 million hours
in reading and more than 1 million paying subscribers.
The service's websites experiences over
100 million
unique visitors per month.
Scribd employs people from
over 20 countries
.
A subscription to Scribd costs $
8.99
per month.
Lastly, in 2017, Scribd had an estimated revenue of
$50 million
.
Other Players
Other major players in the audiobook market include
Barnes & Noble, Playster
, Kobo Audiobooks, MK Audiobook Services, Downpour, BookBub, LibriVox, and OverDrive.
Other major players in the ebook market include Smashwords, Rakuten Kobo,
Blurb, BookBaby, Barnes and Noble
, Archieboy Holdings, Booktango, and Lulu Press.
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