[Michlib-l] Vendors of Books on CD Results

[Meg Converse]

 Amended to add Blackstone & Books on Tape also offer replacement discs.
*MicroMarketing* is a favorite, 4 votes with a couple of libraries having
used their services before.  Advantages: offer replacement discs, use
replaceable sleeves & containers, can be ordered with cataloguing & labels.
*Midwest Tapes* - 3  Also can ship with barcodes & labels.  Complicated
website.
*Blackstone* - 4  Library editions last slightly longer.  Also offer
replacement discs.  Primary distributor for Recorded Books now.
*Brilliance Audio* - 2  Damage easily, can't repair by buffing.
*Books on Tape* - 1 Also offer replacement discs
*Ingram* - 1
*Recorded Books *- expensive, but durable ($65-110 each)

On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 2:55 PM Meg Converse <megc at alpenalibrary.org> wrote:

> The results of my query about vendors of audiobooks on CD -- and thank you
> very much to all who replied!  I've included some relevant comments with
> each.
>
> *MicroMarketing* is a favorite, 4 votes with a couple of libraries having
> used their services before.  Advantages: offer replacement discs, use
> replaceable sleeves & containers, can be ordered with cataloguing & labels.
> *Midwest Tapes* - 3  Also can ship with barcodes & labels.  Complicated
> website.
> *Blackstone* - 4  Library editions last slightly longer.
> *Brilliance Audio* - 2  Damage easily, can't repair by buffing.
> *Books on Tape* - 1
> *Ingram* - 1
> *Recorded Books *- expensive, but durable ($65-110 each)
>
> --
> Margaret (Meg) Converse
> Head Cataloguer, Technical Processing
> Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
> 211 North First Street
> Alpena, Michigan 49707
> megc at alpenalibrary.org
> 989-356-6188, ext. 19
>


-- 
Margaret (Meg) Converse
Head Cataloguer, Technical Processing
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
211 North First Street
Alpena, Michigan 49707
megc at alpenalibrary.org
989-356-6188, ext. 19
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