Blackstone Audio
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| Private | |
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Craig Black, Michelle Black |
| Headquarters | Ashland, Oregon |
| Products | Audiobooks |
| Website | www |
Blackstone Audio is one of the largest independent audiobook publishers in the United States, offering over 10,000 audiobooks.[1] The company is based in Ashland, Oregon with five in-house recording studios. Blackstone distributes directly to consumers on their e-commerce site, as well as to the library market with titles from Blackstone, Hachette, HarperCollins, BBC and Disney Press.[1][2]
Corporate history
Blackstone was founded in 1987 by Craig and Michelle Black of Oregon.
In August 2012, Blackstone launched an audiobook e-commerce website, Downpour.com, providing Blackstone audio titles as well as other publisher's titles to the retail market.[3][4][5] In January 2013 the company was acquired by AudioGO for an undisclosed sum.[6] Ten months later, in October of that year, AudioGO sold Blackstone back to the Black family, with the UK arm of AudioGO ceasing business operations as it sought a buyer or investor.[7][8]
Awards
In December 2011, Blackstone Audio's production of Hamlet at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival was nominated for a Grammy Award.[9] In 2014 the company won two Audie Awards.[10]
See also
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