The Finnish audiobook service Suomalainen Plus merges its subscriber base with Storytel
STOCKHOLM, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Storytel, the market leading subscription service for audiobook and e-book streaming in the Nordics, acquires the audiobook operations of the large Finnish bookstore chain Suomalainen Kirjakauppa from the Otava Group.
- STOCKHOLM, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Storytel, the market leading subscription service for audiobook and e-book streaming in the Nordics, acquires the audiobook operations of the large Finnish bookstore chain Suomalainen Kirjakauppa from the Otava Group.
- This means that the subscriber base of Suomalainen Plus will be merged with Storytel.
- Suomalainen Kirjakauppa, owned by the Otava Group, is Finland's largest bookstore chain and includes 56 physical stores, online sales and streaming operations.
- Storytel is now acquiring Suomalainen's audiobook streaming business, Suomalainen Plus, which means that Suomalainen Plus subscribers will be transferred to Storytel.