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 hundreds of titles that can be downloaded to their desktops or transferred to portable devices for eAudio on the go.

Convenient Prepackaged Collections

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

• Core Adult Collection
  A growing collection of the latest audio best-sellers, book club favorites, award-winning authors, timeless classics and more.
• Children's & Young Adult Collection
  Ideal for public libraries, the Children's & 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.
• Academic Collection
  This new eAudiobook subscription collection includes more than 500 best-selling fiction, history, business, non-fiction, biography and classic titles—with new titles arriving monthly.

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. Once your library has an annual subscription, you'll be able to enhance your collection by purchasing individual Recorded Books titles. Contact your OCLC or Recorded Books Sales Representative for detailed pricing or collection information.