Blackstone Audio Subscription Collections

Through an expanded partnership with Blackstone Audio, the third largest producer of unabridged audiobooks in the U.S., OCLC NetLibrary now offers libraries an extensive subscription collection of more than 2,000 eAudiobook titles. This growing collections features contemporary and classic fiction, mysteries, movie tie-ins, science fiction, children’s literature, the latest best-sellers, plus award winning titles.

Subject Coverage

The Blackstone Audio Subscription collection spans more than 30 categories and includes popular titles that have earned awards and acclaim such as The National Book Award and have been named to the Publishers Weekly best titles list and the New York Times Bestseller list. Selected tiles include:

Atlas Shrugged by Rand, Ayn. Narrator Hurt, Christopher Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2008 From the Publisher: "This is the story of a man who says that he will stop the motor of the world—and does. Is he a destroyer or a lib... Show More

Boys Adrift : the Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men by Sax, Leonard. Narrator Hillgartner, Malcolm. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2008 From the Publisher: "Fully one-third of men ages 22-34 are still living at home with their parents--about a 100 percent increase in the past... Show More

Brooklyn : a Novel by Tóibín, Colm. Narrator Potter, Kirsten. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "In the southeast of Ireland in the early 1950s, Eilis Lacey is one among many of her generation who cannot find work at... Show More

Columbine by Cullen, David. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "Over the course of this gripping narrative, Dave Cullen approaches his subjects with unrivaled care and insight. What e... Show More

Housing Boom and Bust by Sowell, Thomas. Narrator Dean, Robertson. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "There was no single, dramatic event that set the current financial crisis off. A whole series of very questionable deci... Show More

Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism {Politically Incorrect Guide} by Horner, Christopher C. Narrator Riggenbach, Jeff. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2007 From the Publisher: "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism) exposes the shoddy science, plain dishonesty, ... Show More

Pygmy by Palahniuk, Chuck. Narrator Garcia, Paul Michael. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2009 From the Publisher: "“Begins here first account of operative me, agent number 67, on arrival Midwestern American airport….Code name: Operati... Show More

Smartest 401(k) Book You'll Ever Read : Maximize Your Retirement Savings-- the Smart Way! : (Smartest 403(b) and 457(b), Too!) by Solin, Daniel R. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2008 From the Publisher: "If you are one of the seventy million Americans counting on your 401(k) plan to usher you into a comfortable old age, y... Show More

Soloist : A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Lopez, Steve. Publication: Blackstone Audio, 2008 From the Publisher: "When journalist Steve Lopez sees Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles’ skid row,... Show More

All titles are available under a simultaneous, multiuser access model and users can check out and download up to 10 titles for a period of 21 days.

How to Order 

With pricing based on FTEs or annual circulation, you pay once for an annual subscription to this collection of always-available eAudiobooks. Annual subscription includes OCLC-MARC records, marketing support, training and support services, and automatic updates of 15-25 new titles per month at no additional costs. For ordering assistance or additional product information, e-mail us at libservices@oclc.org or call +1-614-764-6000 or 1-800-898-6252 (US). Or click below for the OCLC representative in your area.

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