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Spoken Word Recorded
Short verses able to be recorded on cylinders -
Talking Book program established
The American Foundation for the Blind and the Library of Congress Book for the Blind Project created the talking book program for blind and disabled readers. -
Books recorded and released for the Blind
Edgar Allan Poe, The Bible, and Hellen Kellen Works included -
Caedmon Audio Founded
Barbara Holdridge and Marianne Mantell establish Caedmon Records -
Dylan Thomas Records
Poet Dylan Thomas records two sided disc of his personal writings -
Famous Authors Record Works
Sylvia Platt, Robert Frost, T.S. Elliot and Ernest Hemingway record their voices reading their works under Caedmon label -
Cassette Tape Invented
new recording device made avalible for consumers -
Library Of Congress Distribution of Spoken Word
Spoken word recorded and released on cassettes. -
Caedmon Becomes Million-Dollar Company
As the sole supply of audiobooks to schools, Caedmon became million dollar company -
Publishing Companies Record Books
Caedmon, HarperRow and RandomHouse publish audiobooks on tape. New genres avaliable for consumption. -
CD become main medium of Audiobooks
Quality of sound and portable friendly for consumers -
Apple releases audiobook on ITunes
The popularity of Apple products increased consumer awareness of audiobooks. -
Digital Downloads become top medium for aquiring Audio Books
Digital technology became user friendly, allowing users to multitask while listening to books. -
Audiobook Sales Surpass 1 Billon
Over 500,000 books recorded each year. Offers new genres of books.
