e-Kiosk

What e-Kiosk does

e-Kiosk S.A. is a Warsaw-headquartered digital content distribution company that operates Poland's leading electronic press platform via the e-kiosk.pl, nexto.pl, and eGazety storefronts. The company sells individual issues and subscriptions to 567+ e-press titles (newspapers, magazines, periodicals) and more than 115,000 e-books and audiobooks, sourced from major Polish publishers including Gremi Media, Agora, Burda, Bonnier, Polska Press Grupa, Motor-Presse Polska, Infor, and Edipresse. Content is consumed through three proprietary reader applications: a Windows desktop client (e-Kiosk Reader), and Android and iOS mobile apps (Nexto Reader and e-Kiosk Reader), with Adobe DRM and digital watermarking used to protect e-book and e-press rights.

The company runs a hybrid business model. On the demand side, individual consumers pay per issue (one-time license) or buy recurring subscriptions ("prenumerata") at unit prices typically ranging from 5.99 PLN to 55 PLN per issue. On the supply side, the company operates an enterprise B2B sales motion serving more than 1,100 corporate and public-sector clients ("eKiosk dla firm"), plus a publisher services arm ("Dla wydawców") that handles digital distribution for content owners. Payment processing runs through PayU S.A. The company also operates an adjacent small-business accounting SaaS subsidiary (Mała Księgowość), which serves more than 60,000 micro-enterprise users with bookkeeping, VAT, invoicing, and payroll functionality.

The firm is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange NewConnect market (ticker EKI, ISIN: PLEKOSK00019) following a December 9, 2009 IPO, and is majority-controlled (78.15%) by Gremi Media S.A., which is both the controlling shareholder and primary publishing partner. The company employs 11-50 people, serves approximately 300,000 monthly active users across its consumer platforms, and is in the process of internally merging with sister entity eGazety.

Name

e-Kiosk

Legal name

E-Kiosk S.A.

Website

https://e-kiosk.pl

Company type

Public

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

e-Kiosk S.A. is Poland's leading digital press distributor, selling individual issues and subscriptions of 567+ e-press titles and 115,000+ e-books/audiobooks to roughly 300,000 monthly active users across the e-kiosk.pl and nexto.pl platforms, serving both consumers and 1,100+ B2B corporate clients. The Warsaw-listed company (WSE NewConnect, ticker EKI) is majority-owned by Gremi Media S.A.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Press Distribution and E-book Platforms

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

E-book Retail & Reading Platforms (Stores, Apps, Devices) (MPAJAMAA)

Keywords

• Digital press distribution
• E-press subscriptions
• E-book sales platform
• Audiobook distribution
• B2B digital content licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual E-Publication Sales: Sale of individual digital issues of newspapers, magazines, and periodicals to end consumers at varying price points per issue
2. E-Publication Subscriptions (Prenumerata): Recurring subscription model for periodic digital publications delivered automatically over selected subscription periods
3. B2B Enterprise Solutions: Corporate licensing and implementation services for business clients requiring digital press access for employees or customers
4. E-book and Audiobook Sales: Sale of digital books and audiobooks through Nexto platform, including titles from major Polish publishers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

e-Kiosk is Poland's leading digital press distributor, operating the e-kiosk.pl and nexto.pl e-commerce platforms to sell e-press (newspapers, magazines), e-books, and audiobooks to consumers and businesses. The company also provides proprietary multi-platform reader software (e-Kiosk Reader, mobile apps) with DRM protection and offers B2B enterprise digital content licensing to over 1,100 corporate clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eKiosk Reader: Digital publication reader/browser application for reading e-publications on computer screens in the same manner as traditional paper publications. Available as freeware.
• Nexto Reader

Products and services

• e-Kiosk.pl Platform Digital kiosk for electronic newspapers, magazines, e-books, and audiobooks offering over 500 e-press titles with subscription (prenumerata) and single-issue purchase options for individual consumers in Poland.
• Nexto.pl Platform Poland's largest electronic content sales platform with over 68,000 e-book and audiobook titles and over 550 newspapers/magazines, with mobile apps for Android and iOS reading.
• e-Kiosk Reader Freeware desktop application for Windows that allows reading e-publications on a computer in the same manner as traditional paper publications, with content delivered via the e-Kiosk platform.
• Nexto Reader Mobile reading application for Android and iOS providing access to e-books and audiobooks purchased on the Nexto platform.
• eKiosk dla firm (B2B) B2B service offering corporate access to the comprehensive e-press catalog through customized enterprise digital press distribution implementations, serving over 1,100 corporate clients via a dedicated sales team.
• eGazety Digital press platform focused on newspapers and magazines alongside e-Kiosk, part of e-Kiosk S.A.'s portfolio of digital publishing services.
• Mała Księgowość Accounting software for micro-enterprises, sole proprietorships, and small businesses handling simplified accounting (KPiR), lump-sum tax, VAT records, invoicing, and payroll; distributed exclusively by e-Kiosk with over 60,000 users.

Quantifiable outcome

• 567+ e-press titles available
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gremi Media S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and primary shareholder holding 78.15% stake. Core publishing partner providing major content titles including Rzeczpospolita.
• PayU S.A.coreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processor for card payments and instant bank transfers, enabling secure transaction processing for e-commerce sales.
• Ruch S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTraditional press distribution company partner in the Polish market.
• Związek Kontroli Dystrybucji PrasyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPress Distribution Control Association for monitoring and reporting digital press readership statistics in Poland.
• Agora S.A.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Polish media publisher providing content titles for digital distribution including Gazeta Wyborcza and other publications.
• Burda Media Polska Sp. z o.o.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational media company providing lifestyle and magazine content including Viva, Elle, Glamour, National Geographic.
• BonniercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNordic media group providing international book and magazine content for digital distribution.
• Polska Press GrupacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLargest Polish newspaper publisher providing regional press content for digital distribution.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Empik Go: Subscription-based audiobook and e-book app from Empik Group, one of the most direct substitutes for e-Kiosk's subscription and à la carte audiobook/e-book offerings in Poland.
• Publio: Polish e-book and audiobook platform owned by Grupa ZPR, distributing Polish-language digital publications; comparable as a domestic digital reading platform serving overlapping Polish consumer and B2B segments.
• Virtualo: Polish e-book and audiobook distributor serving both consumers and B2B channels; competes in the same Polish-language digital publishing supply chain and shares the same publisher partners as e-Kiosk.
• Woblink: Polish e-book and audiobook retail platform distributing content from major Polish publishers; competes head-on with e-Kiosk's Nexto and e-Kiosk storefronts in Polish-language digital book retail.
• Legimi: Poland-originated e-book and audiobook subscription service later expanded across Central Europe; directly comparable as a Polish-rooted digital reading subscription business targeting similar consumers.
• Empik: Poland's largest omnichannel retailer of books, music, and media, including e-books and audiobooks via its Empik Go subscription service; directly comparable as a Polish-language digital reading and media retail platform competing for the same consumer wallet.

Broad incumbents

• Storytel: Large Nordic-headquartered audiobook and e-book subscription service operating across multiple European markets including Poland; comparable as a global incumbent in the same audiobook subscription category.
• Amazon Kindle: Global e-book store, devices, and reading apps from Amazon; sets pricing and content expectations in the Polish e-book market and competes indirectly with e-Kiosk's Nexto book offering.
• Google Play Books: Google's global e-book store integrated with Android, the dominant mobile OS used by e-Kiosk's app audience; functions as a default substitute for digital book purchases and reading.

Emerging players

• BookBeat: European audiobook subscription service from Bonnier (a content partner of e-Kiosk) operating in multiple European markets; overlaps with e-Kiosk's audiobook business via a subscription-first model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ekioskpl

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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