Company type | Private |
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Industry | Publishing |
Founded | 1987 |
Founder | Craig & Michelle Black |
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Products | Audiobooks, Print Books, and eBooks |
Number of employees | 250–300 (2019) |
Website | www |
Blackstone Audio is an independent audiobook publisher in the United States, offering over 25,000 audiobooks.[1] The company is based in Ashland, Oregon, with five in-house recording studios. Blackstone distributes directly to consumers via their subscription e-commerce site, Downpour.com, and to the library market with titles from Blackstone, Macmillan, Hachette, HarperCollins, Brilliance, BBC, and Disney Press.[1][2]
Blackstone has made deals with other audiobook companies where Blackstone manufactures physical CD & MP3 CD format media and distributes them to retail and library locations. Labels under this program include Naxos AudioBooks and Recorded Books.