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| Predecessor | Recorded Books |
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| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Shamrock Advisors |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Landover, Maryland |
| Publication types | Audiobooks, Books |
| Imprints | Recorded Books HighBridge Tantor Media Kalorama Audio Christian Audio Ascent Audio W.F. Howes WaveSound BookaVivo GraphicAudio |
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| Official website | https://rbmediaglobal.com/ |
RBMedia is an audiobook publishing company with sales globally. Headquartered in Landover, Maryland, it claims to be the largest audiobook publisher in the world.[1]
The company was founded in 2017 through the acquisition of independent audiobook companies, which now operate as imprints of RBMedia. Among them are: Recorded Books, Tantor Media, HighBridge Audio, ChristianAudio, Gildan Media, W.F. Howes, Wavesound, GraphicAudio.
With studios in New York and elsewhere, it is based near the former Recorded Books headquarters. After being assembled by Shamrock Advisors and controlled by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, it was acquired in September 2023 by H.I.G. Capital and Francisco Partners.
- ^ RBMedia (February 10, 2020). "At the Center of It All: RBmedia Spreads Its Wings". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 18, 2020.