Books on Tape (company) explained

Books on Tape
Parent:	Penguin Random House
Founded:	1975
Founder:	Duvall Hecht
Country:	United States
Headquarters:	New York City, New York
Publications:	Audiobooks

Books on Tape (sometimes abbreviated BoT) is an audiobook publishing imprint of Random House which emphasizes unabridged audiobook recordings for schools and libraries.^[1] It was previously an independent California-based company before its acquisition by Random House, in 2001.^[2]

The company was founded by Olympic gold medalist Duvall Hecht in 1975 as a direct to consumer mail order rental service for unabridged audiobooks on cassette tape.^[3] It was one of the pioneering companies in the fledgling audiobook business along with Recorded Books.^[3]

See also

• David Frederick Case
• Grover Gardner

Notes and References

1. Web site: The New Explosion in Audio Books . . Alexandra Alter . August 1, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220144155/https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323854904578637850049098298 . 2014-12-20 . dead.
2. Web site: Random Buys Books on Tape . . Jim Milliot . October 22, 2001 . June 2, 2014.
3. Book: Information Literacies for the Twenty-First Century . Something New Has Been Added: Aural Literacy and Libraries . G. K. Hall & Co. . Virgil L. P. Blake . 1990 . 203–218 . March 5, 2014.