Blackstone Audio Announces Premium enhancedAudio™ Audiobook Apps For The iTunes® Application Program And The App Store℠ Online Store

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These new audiobook apps combine cutting-edge technology and refreshing editorial insight with great audiobook productions,” said Josh Stanton, President, Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ashland, OR (PRWEB) December 13, 2010

Blackstone Audio, Inc., the nation's largest independent audiobook publisher, today unveiled its Premium enhancedAudio™ apps, setting a new standard in audiobook listening. The new apps, which have been developed in partnership with Folium Partners and digital education resource publisher Shmoop University, feature a variety of interactive features and additional content for owners of iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad™ mobile devices.

The novels “1984” by George Orwell, “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville, and “Tell-All” by Chuck Palahniuk are featured in the newest wave of intelligent audiobook apps for today’s active listener. In addition to the award-winning audiobook, each Premium enhancedAudio™ app includes graphics, interactive content, and study guides provided by digital educational resource publisher Shmoop University. These apps represent a new product class, an audiobook bundled with exceptional educational and informative content into a user-friendly “grab-and-go” app experience.

“These new audiobook apps combine cutting-edge technology and refreshing editorial insight with great audiobook productions,” said Josh Stanton, President, Blackstone Audio, Inc. “Audiobook apps have the potential to reach listeners on their mobile digital devices with no membership strings attached.”

Blackstone Audio’s self-contained audiobook apps are ideal for students, commuters, road warriors, and anyone who wants to enjoy great storytelling when they can’t look at a page or screen. They are also convenient for the listener on a budget, with prices starting at just $9.99. Once downloaded, the audiobook apps are always available—there are no files to load or CDs to change. Listeners can recommend titles to friends and join the social web. Students can check titles off their reading list in 21st century style, while adults can rediscover classic novels through the most advanced audiobook listening experience developed to date.

These Premium enhancedAudio™ audiobook apps join over 775 other Blackstone Audio titles at the Apple App Store. Titles range from contemporary bestsellers to classic works of literature, all professionally produced and read by leading audiobook narrators. The complete list of available titles is available at BlackstoneAudio.com. The design of these apps is intuitive and elegant; just press play, then listen. Other audiobook-friendly features include offline listening, automatic book-marking, chapter completion times, sleep timers, and more.

“We at Folium Partners are pleased to collaborate with our valued partner, Blackstone Audio, on this new standard for audiobook experiences,” added Ben Bellinson, Folium Partners, LLC. “We are committed to redefining the audiobook for a new generation of mobile listeners.”

“We’re excited to participate in Blackstone Audio’s Premium enhancedAudio titles. By providing Blackstone Audio and Folium Partners the ability to leverage Shmoop University content, framed in iPhone and iPad apps, we’re integrating exceptionally produced audiobook works with fun, educational and informative content in a well-designed, functional app. It’s a terrific customer experience,” said Brady Wood, vice president, Shmoop.

About Blackstone Audio, Inc.:
Blackstone Audio is the largest independent audiobook publisher in the United States, and remains family owned and operated in Ashland, OR. Blackstone Audio is dedicated to providing quality audiobooks at affordable prices, publishing more than 400 titles a year. The company markets its audiobooks across a number of distribution channels and formats including libraries, retail outlets, solid-state audiobook players and digital download services. Blackstone Audio manufactures everything in-house, from narration to cover production, which allows the company to keep standards high while controlling costs.

About Folium Partners, LLC:
Folium Partners designs, builds and markets cutting-edge products that consumers love. Our audiobook apps are feature rich, easy to use, known for high quality narration and superior sound quality, and include additional content to complement the listening experience. Our software framework scales for small and large projects through flexible apps that include audio, video, text, images and other media.

enhancedAudio is a trademark of Folium Partners, LLC
iTunes, iPhone and iPod touch, are all registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.
iPad is a trademark of Apple, Inc.
App Store is a service mark of Apple, Inc.

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