A Look At Audiobook Solutions and Providers
Back when audiobooks were “something you associated with your grandmother in a Winnebago and a shoebox full of cassettes,” as Anderson jokingly refers to the pre-Audible period, independent publishers that dealt exclusively in audio were actually quite plentiful.
But then came the era of consolidation, and today, just a sprinkling of such companies still operate in North America. Do your homework and you'll probably find three names that pop up over and over again: Recorded Books, Tantor Media, and Blackstone Audio, which deals exclusively with the library market. Blackstone also runs an e-commerce arm, Downpour Audio.
Dan Eldridge is a journalist and guidebook author based in Philadelphia's historic Old City district, where he and his partner own and operate Kaya Aerial Yoga, the city's only aerial yoga studio. A longtime cultural reporter, Eldridge also writes about small business and entrepreneurship, travel, and the publishing industry. Follow him on Twitter at @YoungPioneers.