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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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1. Follow the GET BONUS MATERIALS link below and search for the title
2. In the search results, click the title to visit the audiobook landing page
3. Access the PDF via the Download Bonus Material link under Downloads
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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

RBmedia has the broadest distribution network in the business. Our key partnerships with all major digital distribution outlets mean our premier audiobooks reach
everyone... everywhere.

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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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Posted on May 1, 2025

International Bestselling Author Freida McFadden’s New Thriller to Be Published in Audio by RBmedia

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the upcoming release of its audiobook recording of “The Tenant,” the latest psychological thriller by #1 “New York Times” and international bestselling author Freida McFadden.

Posted on April 22, 2025

Grammy, Emmy and Tony-Award Winner, and 3x Oscar Nominee, Cynthia Erivo to Perform New “Wicked” Audiobook from RBmedia

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that Cynthia Erivo will voice a new audiobook edition of Gregory Maguire’s “Wicked,” the “New York Times” bestseller and basis for the #1 smash hit movie.

Posted on January 30, 2025

RBmedia Brings Viral YouTube Sensation “The Creepy School Bus” to Audio

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the upcoming release of its audio original “The Creepy School Bus,” adapted from the massively popular YouTube horror series of the same name by Paul Hough.

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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.

Apple logo Audiobooks.com logo Google Play B&N audiobooks Kobo logo Findaway logo Storytel Everand Audible logo Spotify
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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 over 90,000 titles, our audiobooks continually top 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, Spotify, Apple, Google Play, Audiobooks.com, Storytel, OverDrive, Hoopla, and many more.

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