RBMedia, which is the organization that includes Recorded Books is the global number two player, behind Overdrive. In 2019 the company added 6,500 new audiobooks to the platform and saw an increase of 52% in the number of titles borrowed. The app saw a 28% increase in installs and achieved a review score of 4.7 (out 5) in the Apple App Store. Audiobooks.com users listened to … [Read more...] about RBMedia continues to shatter records for digital library lending
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RB Media is a Global Audiobook Juggernaut
Recorded Books has formed a new company called RB Media that is exclusively focusing on Audiobooks in the library and retail settings. They have a massive portfolio of over 700,000 digital titles and are marketing them in 38 different countries. RB Media was formed primarily due to the profitability of the Recorded Books business and a massive influx of cash from Shamrock … [Read more...] about RB Media is a Global Audiobook Juggernaut
Zinio partners with Boopsie for digital magazine growth
Zinio is one of the leading digital magazine providers for consumers, but in the library sector they depend on distribution partners. Recorded Books has been the main company they deal with in order to maintain a presence in selling their content all over the world. Last week, Zinio signed a deal with Boopsie to double down on the lucrative library market. Since 2006, … [Read more...] about Zinio partners with Boopsie for digital magazine growth
Digital Audiobooks the Latest Emerging Trend in Libraries
The American Library Association Annual conference every year is the perfect avenue to gauge emerging trends. During the 2014 event in Las Vegas, three trends eclipsed all others that had the entire floor buzzing with anticipation. Pay per Use, Libraries as Retail and Audiobooks were the largest issues that had keynote speeches and companies devoted to digital. 3m Cloud … [Read more...] about Digital Audiobooks the Latest Emerging Trend in Libraries
Libraries Begin to Adopt Self-Publishing
Libraries have traditionally been a destination to borrow books, digital content and to train the community via various outreach programs. You can now add self-publishing to the libraries arsenal via a new system developed by Fastpencil and Recorded Books. Recorded Books has been distributing content to libraries since 1979 and has mainly focused on digital magazines, eBooks … [Read more...] about Libraries Begin to Adopt Self-Publishing
Recorded Books and FastPencil Deal Allow Self-Publishers to Distribute Books to Libraries
Self-publishing used to be the option of last resort for frustrated authors, but more and more authors are abandoning the frustrations of the traditional publishing industry in favor of the immediacy and creative control of self-publishing. Now that self-publishing and digital publishing have garnered some long overdue respect in the publishing industry, one of the last hurdles … [Read more...] about Recorded Books and FastPencil Deal Allow Self-Publishers to Distribute Books to Libraries
Recorded Books and Zinio Double Down on Libraries
Recorded Books started out in 1979, heavily investing themselves into the library space. They currently have a catalog of 13,500 audiobook titles that they market to libraries and retail customers. They also own a UK audiobook company which helps contribute further assets. Recently, the company was sold to Wasserstein & Co to help with the cash flow. Really, what this mean for … [Read more...] about Recorded Books and Zinio Double Down on Libraries
President of ALA Maureen Sullivan Talks about the Shift to Digital
In the last few years, the transition to digital ebooks in libraries has been accelerating. Many companies such as 3M, Overdrive, Baker & Taylor, and Recorded Books have all come of age and offer complete solutions for libraries offering electronic books. The American Library Association President, Maureen Sullivan, spoke to Good e-Reader about some of the issues facing … [Read more...] about President of ALA Maureen Sullivan Talks about the Shift to Digital
Zinio Talks Z-Pass Magazine Subscriptions and Recorded Books
Zinio is one of the largest digital magazine companies in the world. They have built their business by offering magazines on mobile devices, like the iPad. Since they were an early launch partner, they remain a fixture in the most popular app categories. They expanded to Android, Windows 8 and have developed a new HTML5 based website to read magazines. Today we caught up with … [Read more...] about Zinio Talks Z-Pass Magazine Subscriptions and Recorded Books
Libraries Receive New Digital Periodical Platform
Digital magazine newsstand platform Zinio and leading audiobook provider Recorded Bookshave joined to offer a digital magazine lending service to public libraries. The format, which allows readers to not only read on PCs and Macs as well as portable devices through Zinio dedicated apps but also supports multiple-user simultaneous checkouts, lets lending libraries select a … [Read more...] about Libraries Receive New Digital Periodical Platform