18/4/2020
PUNE: Today,
Storytel announced the launch of AudioBites a free, ad-free streaming service
offering listeners in India unlimited access to handpicked great stories & Original
series in bite sized format. Amidst time when people are at home, having little
to do, storytel is throwing in a bounty where people can now listen to stories
for free.
AudioBites by Storytel aims to realize Storytel's vision
of “Make the world a more empathetic and creative place with great
stories to be shared and enjoyed anytime, anywhere by anyone.” A freemium model
is true to Storytel’s vision which opens up the world of stories to every
Indian.
“Storytel continues to innovate to bring power to Audio to its
audiences and AudioBites is another of these steps. We expect that once people
enjoy the bites, they will move to the main course on Storytel with its
unlimited access to hundred thousand plus titles,” said Jonas Tellender,
CEO & co-founder of Storytel.
The app contains Storyside produced content where upto 10
stories are free every month. A subscription cost of 29 INR / month is
something one can avail for unlimited access to the AudioBites content, which
hosts stories in English, Hindi & Marathi languages. AudioBites by Storytel
is a unique freemium, ad-free service. It is the first of its kind for Storytel
anywhere in the world. India is a Story loving country where audio listening is
still new and AudioBites will introduce the joy of listening to stories and
series in audio format.
“India is a land of stories,” Yogesh Dashrath, Storytel's
India country manager, said. “and AudioBites is a platform that complements our
main unlimited offering in that it introduces the best of Storytel to the story
lovers. AudioBites as the name suggests allows listeners to enjoy the content
in bite sized format”
At the time of release, the app already had series in all
languages with hundreds of stories. The service is expected to release one
Original every month in Indian languages along with short stories every few
days so the listeners who download the app can enjoy ever increasing daily
updated catalogue.
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