{"id":16676,"date":"2025-01-29T13:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T12:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/2023-en\/exit-for-bmt-wedobooks-takes-over-zeilenwert-libreka\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T14:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:39:50","slug":"wedobooks-takes-over-zeilenwert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/2025-en\/wedobooks-takes-over-zeilenwert\/","title":{"rendered":"Exit for bm|t: Zeilenwert and Libreka acquired by Danish WeDoBooks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zeilen\u00adwert GmbH<\/a> from Thuringia, which with its sub\u00adsidiary Libreka GmbH<\/a> is one of the lead\u00ading com\u00adpa\u00adnies in the field of e\u2011book aggre\u00adga\u00adtion and dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion in Ger\u00adman-speak\u00ading coun\u00adtries, was acquired by the Dan\u00adish com\u00adpany WeDo\u00adBooks A\/S<\/a>, the lead\u00ading provider of dig\u00adi\u00adtal library solu\u00adtions and dis\u00adtrib\u00adu\u00adtor of dig\u00adi\u00adtal lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture in Scan\u00addi\u00adnavia, in Jan\u00adu\u00adary 2025. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion marks the begin\u00adning of a joint jour\u00adney to bring the world\u2019s most advanced dig\u00adi\u00adtal library sys\u00adtem to the Ger\u00adman mar\u00adket and fur\u00adther expand inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion capa\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties in the DACH region. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very pleased to strengthen our strate\u00adgic part\u00adner\u00adship with Libreka through this acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion. Scan\u00addi\u00adna\u00advian libraries, espe\u00adcially Dan\u00adish libraries, are the undis\u00adputed lead\u00aders in dig\u00adi\u00adtal lend\u00ading and we look for\u00adward to bring\u00ading all this exper\u00adtise and estab\u00adlished tech\u00adnol\u00adogy to the Ger\u00adman-speak\u00ading library mar\u00adket,\u201d says Lasse Nyrup, CEO of WeDo\u00adBooks. WeDo\u00adBooks is behind the dom\u00adi\u00adnant dig\u00adi\u00adtal solu\u00adtions for libraries in Den\u00admark, Swe\u00adden and Nor\u00adway, where the com\u00adpa\u00adny\u2019s plat\u00adforms are used by 98 per\u00adcent of all Scan\u00addi\u00adna\u00advian libraries. In addi\u00adtion, WeDo\u00adBooks is the lead\u00ading dis\u00adtrib\u00adu\u00adtor of dig\u00adi\u00adtal lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture for pub\u00adlish\u00aders in Den\u00admark and Swe\u00adden. \u201cWe see great poten\u00adtial for our library prod\u00aducts in the Ger\u00adman-speak\u00ading mar\u00adket. We have expe\u00adri\u00adence in intro\u00adduc\u00ading pric\u00ading and lend\u00ading mod\u00adels that cre\u00adate a healthy bal\u00adance between pub\u00adlish\u00aders and libraries and we believe that the tim\u00ading is right as dig\u00adi\u00adti\u00adza\u00adtion in Ger\u00admany will con\u00adtinue to gain momen\u00adtum in the com\u00ading years. At the same time, we can give Ger\u00adman libraries a really strong offer\u00ading with a proven plat\u00adform that will also be free for them. We don\u2019t take any money for the plat\u00adform, so libraries can spend their entire bud\u00adget on e\u2011books and audio\u00adbooks for their users,\u201d Nyrup continues.<\/p>\n

Libreka Man\u00adag\u00ading Direc\u00adtor Thorsten Schreiber is also opti\u00admistic about the future fol\u00adlow\u00ading the takeover. \u201cWeDo\u00adBooks has achieved impres\u00adsive growth in Scan\u00addi\u00adnavia over the last ten years or so and has man\u00adaged to cre\u00adate a healthy com\u00adpany and some very inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive prod\u00aducts that we can now ben\u00ade\u00adfit from on the Ger\u00adman mar\u00adket. The oppor\u00adtu\u00adnity to expand into new busi\u00adness areas was a major moti\u00advat\u00ading fac\u00adtor for Zeilen\u00adwert & Libreka. We believe that together with WeDo\u00adBooks we can mas\u00adsively expand the dig\u00adi\u00adtal lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture offer\u00ading in Ger\u00adman-speak\u00ading coun\u00adtries. We already have a very well-devel\u00adoped net\u00adwork of pub\u00adlish\u00ading part\u00adner\u00adships and dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion chan\u00adnels. With WeDo\u00adBooks\u2019 expe\u00adri\u00adence and tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, we can increase the level of ser\u00advice for our cus\u00adtomers and at the same time expand our cus\u00adtomer port\u00adfo\u00adlio to include solu\u00adtions for libraries and schools. The syn\u00ader\u00adgies are obvi\u00adous. We are con\u00advinced that the inte\u00adgra\u00adtion of Zeilen\u00adwert & Libreka into the Dan\u00adish com\u00adpany is a per\u00adfect match,\u201d says Thorsten Schreiber, CEO of Libreka.<\/p>\n

For bm|t, which not only financed Zeilen\u00adwert itself but also the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of Libreka GmbH from MVB in 2015, the sale to WeDo\u00adBooks marks the suc\u00adcess\u00adful end of an almost 13-year part\u00adner\u00adship with the com\u00adpany and its found\u00ading team. \u201cTogether with other pri\u00advate investors, we have man\u00adaged to posi\u00adtion Zeilen\u00adwert as one of the lead\u00ading e\u2011book dis\u00adtrib\u00adu\u00adtors and ser\u00advice providers and are delighted to have found a new owner in WeDo\u00adBooks, which not only promises reli\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adity and con\u00adtin\u00adued high ser\u00advice qual\u00adity for exist\u00ading cus\u00adtomers, but also invests in the loca\u00adtion in Rudolstadt\/Thuringia as the head\u00adquar\u00adters for the planned expan\u00adsion,\u201d says Stephan Beier<\/a>, Senior Invest\u00adment Man\u00adager at bm|t and long\u00adstand\u00ading mem\u00adber of the com\u00adpa\u00adny\u2019s advi\u00adsory board.<\/p>\n

About WeDoBooks:<\/b><\/h4>\n

WeDo\u00adBooks<\/a> is now the largest provider of dig\u00adi\u00adtal lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture in Scan\u00addi\u00adnavia. WeDo\u00adBooks is a dis\u00adtrib\u00adu\u00adtor in Den\u00admark and Swe\u00adden and has con\u00adtracts with all pub\u00adlish\u00aders for the deliv\u00adery of e\u2011books and audio\u00adbooks to libraries. WeDo\u00adBooks deliv\u00aders the dig\u00adi\u00adtal library solu\u00adtion to more than 95 per\u00adcent of libraries in Den\u00admark, Nor\u00adway and Swe\u00adden and pro\u00advides inspir\u00ading read\u00ading expe\u00adri\u00adences to more than 150,000 students.<\/p>\n

About Libreka <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Libreka GmbH<\/a> is a sub\u00adsidiary of Zeilen\u00adwert GmbH<\/a> and, with over 80,000 pub\u00adlish\u00aders, more than 1,000 affil\u00adi\u00adated retail part\u00adners and over 4.5 mil\u00adlion e\u2011books, is one of the largest B2B dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion plat\u00adforms for e\u2011books in the Ger\u00adman-speak\u00ading world. Libreka offers pub\u00adlish\u00aders oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties to pro\u00adduce and dis\u00adtrib\u00adute dig\u00adi\u00adtal con\u00adtent. In addi\u00adtion to large B2C plat\u00adforms, Libreka\u2019s global dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion net\u00adwork also includes inde\u00adpen\u00addent book\u00adsellers, spe\u00adcial\u00adized stores, library ser\u00advice providers and companies.<\/p>\n

About bm|t<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Erfurt-based beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen (bm|t)<\/a> \u2014 a sub\u00adsidiary of Th\u00fcringer Auf\u00adbaubank<\/a> \u2014 is the first port of call for equity invest\u00adments in Thuringia. bm|t cur\u00adrently man\u00adages twelve invest\u00adment funds with a total vol\u00adume of EUR 445 mil\u00adlion and invests in inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive and fast-grow\u00ading com\u00adpa\u00adnies from all sec\u00adtors and in all phases of the cor\u00adpo\u00adrate life cycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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