How to use the material This post for social media is about audiobooks being popular in Sweden and the Swedish company Storytel. It can be used on its own or as a part of the toolkit Between the lines .
Please make sure to always include the name of the photographer when using photos.
Captions Do Swedes read with their ears? 🎧 📖 🕵️ 🌏 🇸🇪 Its headquarters remain in Stockholm, where the business began in 2005.👀 🎧 📚
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