History of a Company is a new audiobook series about some of Sweden's most well-known companies, written by the Centre for Business History in Stockholm, exclusively for audiobook service Storytel. The series presents, among others, the skilled cheese salesman who turned a lady's clothing store into a global fashion empire, the inventive electric car pioneer who ended up fighting patens with Thomas Edison and the wholesales provider who made an impossible idea real and created the country's largest food retailer.
"We are always looking for new ways to tell the history of Swedish business. Society's development has to a large part depended on the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and business people. When Storytel approached us with the idea of creating audio books about some of Sweden's most known companies, we jumped at the opportunity," says Anders Sjöman, head of communication at the Centre for Business History.
History of a Company is read by Per Runhammar. The eight-part series, launched on 5 Sep, feature the histories of H&M, ICA, Ericsson, Clas Ohlson, Vin & Sprit, Saft, SF Studios and Electrolux.
"These are eight fascinating stories about companies that so many Swedes have a relationship with. We see how the demand for fact-based and compelling literature grows among our customers, and I believe and hope that this series will be loved by many," says Joakim Tholén publisher for Storytel Original Non Fiction.
Facts
The eight parts of the History of a Company are read by Per Runhammar and written by:
- H&M, by Karin Jansson Myhr
- ICA, by Anders Sjöman
- Electrolux, by Ronald Fagerfjäll
- Clas Ohlson, by Anders Landén and Karin Jansson Myhr
- SF Studios, by Anders Landén and Karin Jansson Myhr
- Vin & Sprit, by Hans de Geer
- Jungner and SAFT Batteries, by Anders Houltz
- Ericsson, av Krister Hillerud
