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Frankfurt Audio

The global marketplace for audio content

Audiobooks, podcasts, audio software and services in the spotlight: at the fairground, in digital formats before the fair and 365 days in our media library.

The positive development of the international audio market is also reflected at Frankfurter Buchmesse: since the Frankfurt Audio Area was established in 2019, it has grown steadily. In Hall 3.1, the world of the spoken word awaits you on 730 square metres: discover exciting audiobooks and podcasts, innovative audio services and software. With their own stands, workstations and at the IG Hörbuch collective stand, players from the audio sector will be presenting themselves here. At the weekend, the workstation area will be transformed into a pop-up stage featuring well-known audiobook narrators, podcasters and authors!

Well informed even before the fair starts

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Expert talks: From AI to streaming with Audible, Spotify & Co.

The international audio publishing industry's who's who will gather at the Frankfurt Studio on Wednesday and Thursday of the fair (15 October 2025: 12:00–4:00 pm CEST and 16 October 2025: 1:00–2:00 pm CEST). CEOs and experts from Audible, Spotify, BookBeat, Bookwire, Zebralution, Hörbuch Hamburg and other audio companies will provide insights and discuss current audiobook trends, growth markets and possible applications of AI in the audio sector. In addition to representatives from Audible and Spotify, speakers will include Niclas Sandin, CEO of BookBeat, and Ralf Biesemeier, Managing Director Publishing at Zebralution.

Programme highlights

Spotify Audiobooks: The Latest Chapter
With: Duncan Bruce (Director of Partnerships and Licensing, Spotify)
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 12.00-12.30 pm CEST, Frankfurt Studio

AI and Audio
With: Javier Celaya (Founder, Dosdoce.com)
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 12.30-13.00 pm CEST, Frankfurt Studio

Tuning into the EU – Trends and Opportunities for Publishers in Audio
With: Barbara Knabe (Head of Content Acquisition, EU & LATAM at Audible), Dr Anke Susanne Hoffmann (Director Strategy & Digital Management Audio, Penguin Random House), Lasse Korsemann Horne (CEO, Saga Egmont)
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 1.00-1.25 pm CEST, Frankfurt Studio

What the audiobook listeners want 2025: A data deep dive into trending authors, books, and categories across Europe
With: Niclas Sandin, CEO BookBeat AB
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 1.30-1.50 pm CEST, Frankfurt Studio

Presentation of the Bookwire Whitepaper: Young and New Adult in Audio (powered by Fabely)
With: Carsten Lamprecht (Senior Project Manager Innovation & AI, Bookwire) and Chiara Scherz (Product Manager Fabely, Bookwire)
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 2.00-2.30 pm CEST, Frankfurt Studio

The Bag of Gold? — Audio Dramas in the Age of Audio Streaming
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 2.30-2.55 pm CEST, Frankfurt Studio

Publishing Perspectives Forum: Expanding the Way We Think About Audio
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 3.00-4.00 pm CEST, Frankfurt Studio

Ihre Podcast-Episode auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse

Podcast Studio

The audio agency watchyourhead is bringing a glass podcast studio to #fbm25. Here, exhibitors and content creators will produce their own podcast episodes – live at the fair. Visitors can follow the recordings live via acoustic glazing and headphones.

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Networking with the audio community:

Frankfurt Authors – Abendveranstaltung mit Weingläsern vor unscharfem Hintergrund

Frankfurt Audio Happy Hour

Join the German-speaking audio community at the Collective Exhibition Audio Books on Thursday, 5 pm CEST, for the Happy Hour in the Frankfurt Audio Area.

Meet our 2025 Frankfurt Audio Ambassador: Ama Dadson

Our networking offer for you

Ama Dadson, Founder & CEO, AkooBooks Audio, will offer networking services with audio companies in the Frankfurt Audio area as Frankfurter Buchmesse's Audio Ambassador during the trade visitor days at the Collective Exhibition Audiobooks (Hall 3.1). Make an appointment with her in advance or drop by from Wednesday to Friday, 11 am to 12 pm, at the Audiobook Collective Stand!

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Extend your knowledge with our Frankfurt Audio whitepaper:

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Whitepaper

Get access to exclusive insights and latest data on current audio and publishing market developments around the world with our free whitepaper service.

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Media library

Our media library allows access to last year's events, so you can follow the industry's experts from wherever you are. You will find plenty of engaging content here - and not just from the audio sector.

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