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Leading spoken audio company enters 2023 on the heels of significant business and market expansion
RBmedia Publishing Highlights RBmedia remained the undisputed leader in the spoken audio market with a catalog surpassing 60,000 titles in 2022—the largest offering in the industry. The company produced a record number of new titles across its 12 publishing brands—topping bestseller lists and major industry awards. During the year, the company: Released more than 8,000…
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Canelo and W.F. Howes sign publishing deal with million -selling author Nick Louth
Turning the spotlight on DI Jan Talantire and the North Devon countryside, the new series will join the growing list of successes for the author—including his bestselling DCI Craig Gillard series, as well as standalone suspense thrillers like Heartbreaker and Bite. Nick Louth commented: “I am thrilled to be working with Canelo and W.F. Howes on an…
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RBmedia Achieves Another Year of Record-Breaking Growth
RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced record-breaking 2022 performance. The company entered new strategic partnerships, expanded into key international markets, published more titles than ever before, and produced audiobooks for numerous New York Times bestsellers and literary award winners.
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RBmedia Continues Expansion with Acquisition of Ukemi Audiobooks and Dharma Audiobooks
RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the acquisition of Ukemi Audiobooks and Dharma Audiobooks. Through this acquisition, the company will acquire both audiobook publishing businesses and their full catalog of titles.
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RBmedia Continues Its Expansion into International Markets with Acquisition of John Verlag
RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the acquisition of John Verlag’s German-language audiobook catalog. Titles acquired through this deal will be added to the company’s RBmedia Verlag audio brand.
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Ben Miles to narrate Essex Dogs
W.F. Howes, a leading RBmedia international publishing brand, has cast leading screen and stage actor Ben Miles to narrate the audio edition of Essex Dogs, the historical fiction debut from globally bestselling historian Dan Jones. The first book in this action-packed new trilogy from the renowned historian, broadcaster, and award-winning journalist takes us back in time…
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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.
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Caryn Franklin, MBE, and Prof. Keon West tackle identity bias in audio original published by W.F. Howes
Tackling the complex subject of bias head on, Skewed investigates the hidden messages we absorb from birth and explores how our inner worlds are shaped by false information, media trends, and our brains’ preferences for patterns and stereotypes. Featuring guest interviews with a range of visionaries representing diverse identities and areas of expertise—from Forensic Psychology professor…
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Ear and Now
Ear And Now – A Look (and Listen) At Binaural Sounds Binaural recording is a method of recording which allows for immersive ‘3D audio’ to be produced. Binaural audio itself has quite a long history, but with the more recent proliferation of mobile devices which allow us to listen to audiobooks on the go, we…
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