Meet the team
Pubfront was founded and launched in 2010 as Riidr.com, a leading Danish ebook retailer that was later acquired by JP/Politikens Hus. Pubfront has since then powered some of Scandinavia’s largest ebook and audiobook services such as EBOK.NO, Bokon.se and Politiken Books.
Max Theilade
CEO & Co-founder
Johannes Koch
CTO & Co-Founder
Steffen Amossen
Client Success
Experts in content experiences
Since 2010 the team behind Pubfront has been working on ebook and audiobook experiences. Today, Pubfront has the know-how and expertise to create a truly magnificent content experience and the user journey to support it.
Our history
2010
Company founded under the name Riidr ApS
2010
The launch of Scandinavias first e-reading app
2012
Bokon becomes a customer and becomes a leading Swedish ebook retailer.
2013
Ebok.no becomes a customer and grows to become the #1 Norwegian ebook and audiobook service.
2014
Riidr.com is sold to JP/Politikens Hus and our company changes name to Pubfront.
2015
EBOK.NO is acquired by Vigmostad & Bjørke as EBOK.NO becomes a thriving business.
2015
Bokon.se is acquired by a leading Swedish publisher Piratforlaget.
2016
Klub Riidr - a monthly book selection subscription - is launched in Denmark by JP/Politkens Hus.
2016
EBOK+ a Norwegian ebook subscription service is launched.
2017
Politiken Books Streaming is launched as a Danish ebook and audiobook subscription service with thousands of titles.
2019
Pubfront launches Audiorista with co-funding from InnoBooster - Innovation Fund Denmark.
Why?
Digital books are the most effective way to ignite people’s desire for good stories. Great digital books deserve to be enhanced with a remarkable experience to reach their full potential.
At Pubfront, each member of our team rallies around the belief that our clients’ success is our success. Our mission is to help our clients achieve their goals as they create great ebook and audiobook experiences for their users.