Bookmate
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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Social Software |
| Available in | English, Spanish, Russian, Estonian, Turkish, Swedish |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| CEO | Simon Dunlop |
| Managing director | Andrew Baev |
| Services | Social reading and publishing platform |
| Website |
bookmate |
Bookmate is a social ebook subscription service, available primarily on mobile,[1][2] with catalogues in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, and Swedish.[3] The mobile app is supported on iOS, Android, Windows Phone and feature phones, and the service is also available in a web version.[1][4] Bookmate has 3 million readers, and a catalogue of over 500,000 books.[5][6]
History
The company was founded in 2010 by Victor Frumkin and Simon Dunlop, and is headquartered in London.[4] Starting with $500,000 seed funding, Bookmate has raised two subsequent funding rounds. In June 2011, the company received $3 million from Ulmart and Essedel, and in May 2014, it received a further $3 million from Ulmart.[7][8]
Simon Dunlop is the CEO of Bookmate, and Andrew Baev is its Managing Director. Bookmate is a market leader in Russia and the CIS,[9] and has launched its services in Singapore, Indonesia, Latin America and Scandinavia.[10][11]
Bookmate offers three tiers: Free, Standard and Premium, allowing access to increasing parts of the catalogue. International books, new titles, bestsellers and business books are part of the Premium subscription.[12]
In April 2014, Bookmate received the Publishing for Digital Minds Innovation Award at the London Book Fair.[8]
Features
Bookmate enables unlimited reading of its catalogue for a fixed monthly fee.[13] In the app readers can follow the feeds and bookshelves of friends.[14]
Content
Bookmate offers titles in nine different languages with a catalogue of over 500,000 books.[3][15] The company has distribution deals with Ingram, Vearsa, Diversion Books, Head of Zeus, Legend Press, Casemate, HarperCollins, Bloomsbury, and Faber Factory.[15][16][17]
Partnerships with Telcos
Bookmate partners with mobile operators and original equipment manufacturers such as Indosat in Indonesia, Yotaphone in Russia,[18] StarHub in Singapore,[4] Kcell in Kazakhstan,![19] Azercell in Azerbaijan and Tigo in Latin America[20] for preinstalls and carrier billing on mobile phones and other mobile devices.[5][9][21]
References
- 1 2 "Bookmate launches new subscription reading app". thebookseller.com.
- ↑ Ben Aris, Business New Europe (4 May 2010). "Online business: Russo-British duo aim high". Telegraph.co.uk.
- 1 2 "В Bookmate появился крупнейший англоязычный каталог". lenta.ru.
- 1 2 3 "E-book service Bookmate begins SEA chapter with StarHub". Digital News Asia.
- 1 2 "Bookmate expands to Indonesia, partners with Indosat". thebookseller.com.
- ↑ "Для абонентов МТС станет доступен книжный сервис Bookmate". naviny.by.
- ↑ Mike Butcher. "E-Book Platform Bookmate Secures $3M To Target Emerging World". TechCrunch. AOL.
- 1 2 "Bookmate raises $3 million in Series A funding". TeleRead.
- 1 2 "These startups are disrupting the publishing industry". Wired UK.
- ↑ "Bookmate Launches in Indonesia". The Digital Reader.
- ↑ Gabriella Mulligan. "Indosat, Bookmate launch e-reading service in Indonesia". Developing Telecoms.
- ↑ "Bookmate Offers 200,000 E-books in English". PublishersWeekly.com.
- ↑ "Bookmate, a Spotify for books, launches in Singapore". Tech in Asia.
- ↑ "All the books you'll ever need on Bookmate? Not quite (REVIEW)". Tech in Asia.
- 1 2 "Bookmate adds HC for English push". thebookseller.com.
- ↑ "More UK publisher deals for Bookmate". thebookseller.com.
- ↑ "Indie publishers sign up to Bookmate subscription service". thebookseller.com.
- ↑ json.tv. "YotaPhone 2 привлек на Indiegogo денег больше, чем собирался". json.tv.
- ↑ Kcell. "Listen, Watch and Read together with activ". kcell.kz.
- ↑ Ellen Harvey. "Bookmate Launches Its Subscription Service in Latin America". Book Business.
- ↑ Roem.ru (6 May 2014). "Bookmate и Zvooq встроят в Ulmart". roem.ru.