App & Books

Curious about who shapes the BookBeat experience, covering everything from how the app looks, feels and flows to the books waiting to be discovered? Meet Team App & Books.

This department works at the very core of BookBeat, with our app, catalogue, data and the experience we create for readers and listeners. Together, they shape product direction, design smooth user flows, analyze behavior, handle publisher relations, curate books across markets and make sure everything works as it should.

In short: they help turn a huge digital library into an experience that feels relevant, inspiring and easy to use.

What they do
App & Books works across the full reading and listening journey; from how users find their next book and navigate the app, to how books are brought into our catalogue, curated and made available in different markets.

The department brings together product thinking, design, data, quality assurance, book expertise, publisher relations and book operations to keep improving the BookBeat experience.

The teams
Books, Business Affairs
Books, Business Affairs works to make sure BookBeat has the right books at the right price. The team handles agreements with digital book suppliers, develops compensation strategies and negotiates terms with publishers, helping us build a strong and sustainable catalogue over time.

Book & Publisher Operations
Book & Publisher Operations brings books and publishers into the BookBeat experience. The team works with publisher onboarding, catalogue quality, metadata, process improvements and automation, making sure books are added smoothly, accurately and at scale.

Book Performance & Curation
Book Performance & Curation helps users discover books they’ll love. With strong knowledge of books, markets and user behavior, the team curates our catalogues, follows new releases and trends, and makes sure relevant books reach the right users.

Data Science & Analytics
Data Science & Analytics helps us understand how users interact with BookBeat, both in the app and with our books. By analyzing user behavior, book performance and product data, the team provides insights that guide smarter decisions across App & Books.

Product
Product shapes the direction of the BookBeat experience – both in the app and in the tools and platforms that support our Books teams. The team identifies user and business needs, prioritizes opportunities and works closely with different stakeholders to turn ideas into features, improvements and smoother ways of working. UX/UI & Product Design shapes how BookBeat looks, feels and works across user-facing and internal systems.

Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance helps keep the BookBeat experience stable, smooth and reliable. The team tests releases, investigates bugs and works closely with developers and product teams across our organization to improve quality across our app, book platforms and web experience.

If you’re curious about books, data and digital experiences and want to help shape how people discover, read and listen, App & Books might be the right place for your next chapter!