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Ascent Audio offers the largest catalog of business audiobooks in the industry

The Business Audiobook Leader

Ascent Audio is the business publishing brand of RBmedia, the number one audiobook publisher in the world. Our business audiobook catalog has deep collections of titles from the brightest minds and best thinkers in all the crucial business categories, including leadership, strategy, IT, finance, negotiation, diversity, marketing, and organizational change. Our titles help companies and individuals capture the latest thinking and put it to work to improve their businesses and professional lives.

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Leadership & Management

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Leadership & Management

Personal Growth & Success

Career Development

Partnerships with Top Business Publishers

RBmedia has steadily expanded its extensive catalog of business titles through audiobook partnerships with leading business publishers.

The number of people who say they like listening to business audiobooks has risen 30% since 2019 according to the Audio Publishers Association.

How We Distribute

We have the broadest distribution network in the business. Our key partnerships with all major
digital distribution outlets mean Ascent Audio’s premier audiobooks reach
everyone… everywhere.

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LIBRARY & SCHOOL PLATFORMS

Top Business Audio News

Leading Audiobook Publisher Launches New Business Audio Brand, Ascent Audio
RBmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today unveiled its new business audio brand, Ascent Audio. The brand offers the world’s largest business audiobook catalog encompassing all of the major categories in business education.…

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McGraw Hill and Ascent Audio

RBmedia Acquires McGraw Hill Professional Audiobook Publishing Business
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Bmedia, the largest audiobook producer in the world, today announced the acquisition of McGraw Hill Professional’s audiobook publishing business, which includes its catalog of previously published titles, as well as a multi-year agreement to become the exclusive audio publisher for all of McGraw Hill Professional’s new titles.…

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Other RBmedia News

Posted on August 8, 2022

RBmedia Expands Audiobook Partnership with Brandon Sanderson and Mainframe, LLC

Company acquires exclusive audio rights to fantasy and sci-fi author’s forthcoming novellas Landover, MD, August 8, 2022—RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced an exclusive agreement with Mainframe, LLC to publish Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive novellas “Dawnshard” and “Edgedancer.” “Dawnshard” will be publicly released for the first time, and Mainframe and RBmedia…

Posted on July 6, 2022

RBmedia Breaks into French-Language Audiobook Market

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced its entry into the French-language audio market through its acquisition of French audiobook publisher Éditions Thélème.

Posted on July 6, 2022

RBmedia Expands Its Industry-Leading Audiobook Catalog with the Acquisition of Upfront Books

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the acquisition of Upfront Books’ audiobook publishing business and its full catalog of bestselling titles.

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Digital Retailers

As an RBmedia audio brand, the Ascent Audio distribution network includes every leading digital retailer in the business and reaches millions of listeners around the globe.

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Library & School Platforms

Our key partnerships with all of the leading library platforms make it easier than ever for libraries to build, manage, and share a collection of popular digital content with their patrons.

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Authors & Agents

We know what it takes to make a great audiobook recording. And you’ll be in great company with thousands of bestselling authors who have chosen RBmedia as their audiobook partner.

  • Jon Gordon
  • Grant Cardone
  • Michael Watkins
  • Jeb Blount
  • W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne
  • Brian Tracy
  • J.R.R Tolkien
  • Danielle Steel
  • Brandon Sanderson
  • Pierce Brown
  • C.J. Box
  • Diana Gabaldon
  • William Kent Krueger
  • Christine Feehan
  • Joanne Fluke
  • Donna Leon
  • Jeff Kinney
  • Dannika Dark
  • Jude Deveraux
  • Jayne Ann Krentz (Amanda Quick)
  • Kristan Higgins
  • Alison Weir
  • Anne Perry
  • James S. A. Corey
  • Alexander McCall Smith
  • Robyn Carr
  • Charlaine Harris
  • Linda Lael Miller
  • Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • Sabrina Jeffries
  • Fern Michaels
  • Laurie R. King
  • Francine Rivers
  • David Ignatius
  • Carl Weber
  • Benedict Jacka
  • And many more
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#1 producer of business audiobooks in the world

Ascent Audio at a Glance

Ascent Audio is the largest publisher of business audiobooks in the world. As the business audiobook leader, the brand specializes in personal development, business training, and education content.

  • The world’s largest business audiobook catalog
  • Broad offerings in professional development, coaching management, entrepreneurship, leadership, investing, and finance
  • Features bestselling business authors Jon Gordon, Grant Cardone, Michael Watkins, Jeb Blount, Brian Tracy, W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne
  • Partnerships with top business publishers: McGraw Hill Professional, Harvard Business Review Press, Princeton University Press, Wiley, Oxford University Press, Mango Publishing Group and Entrepreneur Press

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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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