Recorded Books Premium Subscription Collections

OCLC in partnership with Recorded Books, the world's largest independent publisher and distributor of unabridged audiobooks, offers a premium eAudiobook subscription program that brings a vast selection of contemporary and classic eAudiobook titles to your library. By subscribing to one of our premium collections, you can provide your users with unlimited, simultaneous access to a growing collection of titles that can be downloaded to their desktops or transferred to portable devices for eAudio on the go. Recorded Books subscription collections also include hundreds of new MP3 titles that play on iPod, iPhone and many other portable devices.

Convenient prepackaged collections

With four premium collections to choose from, you'll find something for every library and every library budget. Available collections include:

• Core Adult Collection
  This growing collection includes the latest audio best-sellers, book club favorites, award-winning authors, timeless classics and more.
  
  View title lists: Core US | Core Canada | Core Worldwide
• Children & Young Adult Collection
  Ideal for public libraries, the Children & Young Adult Collection includes Newbery, Caldecott and other award winners as well as time-tested classics, multicultural titles, popular themes and bestselling children's and young adult author series.
  
  View title lists: C&YA US | C&YA Canada | C&YA Worldwide
• Academic Collection
  Best-selling fiction, history, business, non-fiction, biography and classic titles— for academic libraries with new titles arriving monthly.
  
  View title lists: Academic US | Academic Canada | Academic Worldwide
• Audiolibros Spanish-language Titles
  Audiolibros are perfect for users who speak Spanish as a native language and for those who are students of Spanish.
  
  View title lists: Audiolibros US & Canada | Audiolibros Worldwide

High-quality audio

With Recorded Books' eAudiobooks, you receive exceptional unabridged recordings. Every element of the production process is checked and rechecked for quality in digital sound studios, fully staffed with technicians, researchers and producers. You also will hear the best performances by talented professional actors with years of stage and screen experience. These performances are recorded in Recorded Books' state-of-the-art studios and have earned prizes including Audiofile magazine "Earphone" awards for excellence and Audie Awards from the Audio Publishers Association.

How to order

With pricing based on FTEs or annual circulation, you pay once for an annual subscription to these always-available eAudiobooks. For ordering assistance or additional product information, contact OCLC.

Ordering

For more information, or to request a quote, please contact OCLC or your local distributor.

Once your library has an annual subscription, you'll be able to expand your collection by purchasing individual Recorded Books titles.

• View titles available for purchase