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Podium Secures First Look Deal with WarGate Books
Podium Audio, a leading digital-first publisher, is thrilled to announce an exclusive first look deal with WarGate Books, the publishing company co-founded by bestselling authors Jason Anspach and Nick Cole. Both Jason Anspach and Nick Cole have been long-time best-selling authors under the Podium Audio banner, having originally partnered to publish the wildly popular audiobooks […]
Podium Makes the Inc. 5000!
Los Angeles, August 15, 2023 – Inc. revealed today that Podium ranks No. 2,365 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, […]
He Who Fights with Monsters Graphic Novels are Coming!
August 10, 2023, Los Angeles, CA – Podium—the fastest growing digital publisher in North America—has announced that Travis Deverell aka Shirtaloon’s He Who Fights With Monsters will be adapted into graphic novels by Vault Comics. Beginning in 2024, Vault will publish premium, full-color graphic novels tying into the best-selling LitRPG series. Vault’s He Who Fights […]
Podium Secures Publishing Rights for Jim Butcher’s WARRIORBORN
August 3, 2023, Los Angeles, CA – Podium, a leading digital-first publisher, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of World English publishing rights to WARRIORBORN, a novella from New York Times bestselling author, Jim Butcher, who is renowned for series such as The Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels. Last year Podium published the […]
Podium to Publish Viral TikTok book LEIGH HOWARD AND THE GHOSTS OF SIMMONS-PIERCE MANOR
August 2, 2023, Los Angeles, CA – Podium has announced that it will be publishing the TikTok famous LEIGH HOWARD AND THE GHOSTS OF SIMMONS-PIERCE MANOR by USA Today bestselling author, Shawn M. Warner, in audio, exclusively on Audible. The title will be released on August 22, 2023. The YA mystery book was The #1 […]
Introducing Bookstat’s Bestseller Lists
Today, Bookstat has published its first monthly list of the top twenty highest selling audiobooks and ebooks. Using comprehensive data, Bookstat is the only real-time subscription service tracking sales of audio and ebooks. Notable recognition extends to Podium authors Shirtaloon and Craig Alanson for making the Top 20 Audiobook Authors from the last 12 months […]
Introducing: Podium’s Acquisitions Team
Podium is proud to introduce our Acquisitions leadership team. As a dedicated group of professionals with a passion for identifying and acquiring exceptional content, our team members bring a wealth of expertise and experience to the table. This dynamic team, armed with their deep industry knowledge and unbridled passion for publishing, is at the forefront […]
Acquisitions Team at Podium Expands
Podium, the fastest growing digital publisher in North America, has announced that Annie Stone and Stephanie Beard are joining the company as Directors of Acquisition. Reporting to Kate Runde, Vice President, Acquisitions, these new positions are effective immediately. “I am very much looking forward to working with Annie and Stephanie,” says Runde. “Both are seasoned […]
He Who Fights with Monsters Tops Audible and Kindle
Over the past five years, LitRPG (Literature Role Playing Game) & GameLit have experienced significant growth and gained popularity among readers. With its unique blend of gaming elements and traditional fantasy storytelling, the genre has attracted a dedicated fan base and sparked the creation of numerous successful series. One of the most recent examples of […]
Bookwire and Podium Announce New Partnership to Accelerate Growth in the Audio Market
Bookwire, the leading global provider of digital services for publishers, and Podium, a digital-first publisher and one of the fastest growing audiobook publishers in North America, announce a new partnership. The partnership will allow Podium to take full advantage of Bookwire’s market-leading OS distribution platform, which not only enables Podium’s audiobooks to be delivered seamlessly […]
Big News for Beware of Chicken
A big congratulations are in order for Casualfarmer! Casualfarmer, author of Beware of Chicken, first became a massive hit on Royal Road, where his work amassed over 21 million views and an incredible group of loyal fans. Since then, Beware of Chicken has gained even more popularity with new readers and listeners joining the world […]
Bookstat Releases 2022 Publishing Industry Year-in-Review Highlights
Bookstat, the publishing industry’s most comprehensive, real-time data tracking service, revealed a 2022 year-end summary of industry-wide performance. The data shows that total online sales across print, e-book, and digital audiobook formats rose 5.6% in 2022, to $12.13 billion! Key Highlights for 2022 include: 8% growth in ebook unit sales (526M in 2022 vs. 487M […]
The Sci-Fi Series of the Decade Comes to a Close
The series came to a close, but the story lives on. Expeditionary Force Book 15: Failure Mode made the December 2022 The New York Times Best Sellers list! A well-deserved congratulations to Craig Alanson, R.C. Bray, and their fans for helping the series end in the best way possible. Expeditionary Force spans across fifteen books […]
Fastest-Growing Digital Publisher Podium Audio Acquires Real-Time Digital Sales Analytics Platform Bookstat
Substantial expansion and investment planned to increase performance visibility for content creators and retail partners. Los Angeles, California, July 26, 2022. Today, rapidly expanding digital publisher, Podium Audio, announced the acquisition of Bookstat, an industry leading data subscription service and analytics platform that tracks all online book purchases in physical, ebook and audiobook formats. Podium’s […]
WAKE: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts | Audio Play Producers Interview
Selected as a best book of 2021 by NPR, The Washington Post, Forbes, and Ms. Magazine, Wake is an imaginative tour-de-force that tells the powerful story of women-led slave revolts, and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have been left out of the historical record. Originally published as part […]
Author Q&A with Lily Lashley (aka Etzoli), Author of Epilogue: A Novel
To celebrate the release of Epilogue: A Novel and Pride Month, we have interviewed the author Lily Lashley (aka Etzoli) to give us the inside scoop on what influences her writing. Epilogue: A Novel is the story of three teenagers who return from waging revolution in a magical dimension—but someone is missing—in this devastating fantasy […]
Podium is the fastest-growing audiobook publisher in the world.
Get ready to press play and turn your audio up: Podium is the fastest-growing audiobook publisher in the world. With over 800 authors and 330 plus narrators we cover stories from sci-fi to fantasy, romance, mystery/thriller, LitRPG, and nonfiction. We got all the popular audiobook fiction, so find your next audiobook with us and put […]
Podium Celebrates Women’s History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, check out our must-have picks highlighting some of our fiercest female authors and narratHERs. We’re putting the spotlight on unforgettable fiction with leading ladies paving the way. So, turn up the volume and dive straight into our top choices of empowering women in the indie publishing and audiobook industries! […]
Meet Our Newest AudioCollaborators!
We are happy to announce the addition of five of the most sought-after voice actors to our groundbreaking partnership, AudioCollab. AudioCollab aims to support and elevate the impact of the top performers in the audiobook industry by providing these in-demand performers with multi-year, guaranteed individual contracts in addition to resources to develop each voice artists’ social […]
Kate Runde promoted to VP of Acquisitions; Troy Otte Promoted to VP of Production Operations
February 14, 2022, Los Angeles – Podium is thrilled to announce that Kate Runde has been promoted to VP of Acquisitions and Troy Otte has been promoted to VP of Production Operations. They have both contributed enormously to Podium Audio’s business in the years since they joined the company so this promotion is much deserved […]
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