Recorded Books is an audiobook imprint of RBMedia, a publishing company with operations in countries globally.
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10 Facts About Recorded Books
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Recorded Books was formerly an independent audiobook company before being purchased and re-organized under RBMedia, where it is an imprint.
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Recorded Books was founded in 1978 by Henry Trentman, one of the pioneers in the audiobook industry.
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At first the book titles were in the public domain, however after Recorded Books picked professional stage actor Alexander Spencer to narrate books they began branching out into copyright works.
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In 1997, Recorded Books began selling directly to the UK and by 1999 the company had launched W F Howes Ltd.
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Recorded Books was acquired by Haights Cross Communications in December 1999, where Recorded Books operated as a division of that company.
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Recorded Books was best known for publishing public-radio related titles, as well as Oprah's Book Club titles.
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In January 2015, Recorded Books announced its acquisition of Tantor Media Later in 2015, Wasserstein sold Recorded Books to Shamrock Advisors, a private equity firm.
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In June 2020, Recorded Books announced a deal for Blackstone Audio to exclusively manufacture, sell and distribute their physical media audiobook titles to consumers, retail, distribution and libraries in North America.
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