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The largest publisher of audiobooks in the world Available at home, in the car, and wherever mobile devices go Distributed to millions...
by RBmedia
The largest publisher of audiobooks in the world Available at home, in the car, and wherever mobile devices go Distributed to millions...
by RBmedia
Listen for yourself

The largest publisher of audiobooks in the world Available at home, in the car, and wherever mobile devices go Distributed to millions...
by RBmedia
The largest publisher of audiobooks in the world Available at home, in the car, and wherever mobile devices go Distributed to millions...
by RBmedia
Listen for yourself

Exclusive Digital Content

With nearly 60,000 exclusive titles, our audiobooks continually dominate key literary awards and bestseller lists. The company’s powerful digital retail and library distribution network reaches millions of listeners around the globe—at home, in the car, and everywhere their mobiles devices go.

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The Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings, Book 1
Written by: J.R.R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Andy Serkis

This brand-new unabridged audiobook of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA Award-winning actor, director, and author Andy Serkis.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power—the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion.
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Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
Outlander, Book 9
Written by Diana Gabaldon
Narrated by Davina Porter

#1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series.

The past may seem the safest place to be ... but it is the most dangerous time to be alive. Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1746, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same.
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Music Is History
Written by Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Questlove
Narrated by Questlove

Drummer, DJ, director, producer, culinary entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, and member of The Roots – Questlove, is the unmistakable heartbeat of Philadelphia’s most influential hip-hop group.

In Music Is History, bestselling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and his deep curiosity about history to examine America over the past fifty years.
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Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
Written by Dolly Parton
Narrated by Dolly Parton

Dolly’s words, Dolly’s songs…

An original audiobook production uniquely weaving more than six hours of Dolly Parton's most personal stories around samples of nearly 100 of her most cherished songs. A landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop-culture legend.
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Sankofa
Written by Chibundu Onuzo
Narrated by Sara Powell

Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick

Sankofa is the exhilarating story of a mixed-race woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew. Masterful in its examination of freedom, prejudice, and personal and public inheritance, Sankofa is for anyone who has ever gone looking for a clear identity or home and found something more complex in its place.
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Written by Jessica Bruder
Narrated by Karen White

Academy Award Winner for Best Picture

From the beet fields of North Dakota to the wilderness campgrounds of California to an Amazon warehouse in Texas, people who once might have kicked back to enjoy their sunset years are hard at work. Underwater on mortgages or finding that Social Security comes up short, they're hitting the road in astonishing numbers, forming a new community of nomads: RV and van-dwelling migrant laborers, or 'workampers.' Building on her groundbreaking Harper's cover story, 'The End of Retirement,' which brought attention to these formerly settled members of the middle class, Jessica Bruder follows one such RVer.
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The Viscount Who Loved Me
Bridgerton series, Book 2
Written by Julia Quinn
Narrated by Rosalyn Landor

The inspiration for season two of Netflix’s Bridgerton

Anthony’s Story: #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn tells the story of Anthony Bridgerton in the second of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family.
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The World’s Strongest Audiobook
Written by Eddie ‘The Beast’ Hall
Narrated by Eddie "The Beast" Hall, Ross Edgley, Paddy McGuinness, James Haskell

Eddie 'The Beast' Hall presents The World’s Strongest Audiobook, an Original Audiobook Production by W F Howes.

Go behind the scenes with Eddie as we follow his incredible journey from World's Strongest Man to competing in 'The Heaviest Boxing Match in History’, featuring training diaries, 10 rounds of mental preparation and documentary clips. You’ll hear exclusive podcast style interviews with iconic friends including Ross Edgley, James Haskell, Paddy McGuinness, his family and inner circle. Listen to Eddie as you never heard him before: 100 per cent authentic, honest and raw.
RBmedia

RBmedia is the ONLY audiobook publisher that delivers authors and agents value in three key ways...

We produce top-quality, bestselling spoken audio content

  • Publishing nearly 60,000 exclusive titles from Danielle Steel, Diana Gabaldon, Jeff Kinney, and many other bestselling authors
  • Creating audiobooks for industry standouts—65 NYT bestsellers, three Pulitzer Prize winners, the Academy Award winner for Best Picture, and many others in 2021 alone
  • Using professional narrators, top directors, and award-winning actors
  • Leveraging proprietary technology to discover unique content

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We have the broadest distribution network—reaching millions of consumers everywhere they go

  • Available from every leading digital retail partner, including Amazon’s Audible, Google, Apple, Kobo, Audiobooks.com, and Findaway
  • Accessible on OverDrive, an RBmedia sister company, and all major library platforms and suppliers, including Hoopla, Biblioteca, and Blackstone Audio
  • Playable across devices: smart phones, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, smart watches, and many other systems

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Authors make more money when they work with RBmedia

  • As the largest audiobook publisher, no other company can monetize audiobook rights as well as RBmedia
  • RBmedia ensures authors’ works are available everywhere to everyone
  • New authors will be in great company with thousands of bestselling writers who have chosen RBmedia
  • RBmedia has developed unique approaches and systems to drive title marketing and sales

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How it works

Slide Discover • We seek out authors' works that best translate to audio.
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• We partner with others for additional digital content.
Slide Distribute • We distribute our audiobooks to millions of consumers around the globe.
• We partner with every leading digital retailer to deliver our content.

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No other company can monetize your audiobook rights as well as RBmedia.

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News

Posted on June 20, 2022

RBmedia Signs Audiobook Deal with Award-Winning Author and TikTok Star Alex Aster

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that it has acquired the exclusive audio rights for “Lightlark,” the debut young adult fantasy novel from author and TikTok sensation Alex Aster.

Posted on May 17, 2022

RBmedia Audiobooks Dominate 2022 Pulitzers

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that its audiobooks represent six of this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists—more than the five major trade audio publishing houses combined. “Covered with Night” by Nicole Eustace won the 2022 Pulitzer for history; “Until Justice Be Done” by Kate Masur was a finalist in the history category; “Monkey Boy” by Francisco Goldman…

Posted on January 12, 2022

RBmedia Closes a Record-Breaking 2021

RBmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today announced record-breaking 2021 performance, including entering new markets, publishing more titles than ever before, and producing audiobooks for numerous bestsellers and award winners. RBmedia Expansion Highlights In 2021, RBmedia drove rapid business growth in key strategic business areas…

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RBmedia comprises an ever-expanding group of the best brands in spoken audio content and digital media distribution technology

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Consumer demand will power an ~$8 billion spoken audio market opportunity in 2022, driven by audiobooks

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Who We Are

RBmedia is the largest audiobook publisher in the world. With nearly 60,000 exclusive titles, our audiobooks continually dominate key literary awards and bestseller lists. The company’s powerful digital retail and library distribution network reaches millions of listeners around the globe—at home, in the car, and everywhere their mobile devices go. Our titles are available on leading audio platforms, including Audible, iTunes, Google Play, Audiobooks.com, OverDrive, Hoopla, and many more.

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