BBC Audiobooks America Enters Partnership as Exclusive Library Distributor for Hachette Audio

Books by Patterson, Baldacci, Sparks, and More
Top Authors Will Be Available to Libraries

North Kingstown, RI - July 16, 2009 - BBC Audiobooks America, publisher and distributor of unabridged audiobooks and radio dramatizations, is partnering with Hachette Audio beginning in September 2009, to distribute today's bestselling fiction and nonfiction titles to libraries.

Hachette Audio publishes a variety of unabridged and original audio, including multiple Grammy award-winning programs. They pair rich source material, primarily based on books published by Grand Central Publishing and Little, Brown & Company, with talented actors, composers and producers to find its fullest expression. Some of their most recognizable authors include David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Nelson DeMille, Malcolm Gladwell, Brad Meltzer, Stephenie Meyer, James Patterson, Alice Sebold, David Sedaris, Anita Shreve, and Nicholas Sparks.

More information about Hachette can be found at www.HachetteAudio.com. Hachette Audio is a division of Hachette Book Group, a leading trade publisher based in New York and a subsidiary of Hachette Livre, the second largest publisher in the world.

"BBC Audiobooks America is thrilled to bring such exciting titles by notable names like James Patterson and Ted Kennedy to libraries," said Michele Cobb, Director of Library Marketing. "The quality of Hachette's recordings and the depth of their title list offers a wealth of great audio listening for library patrons." Anthony Goff, Publisher Director of Hachette Audio, added "We are very excited to be partnering with the talented staff at BBC Audiobooks America to bring the breadth of our audio list direct to the library community."

Titles will be available from BBC Audiobooks America on multiple formats including compact disc and MP3CD (released in packaging specifically for use in libraries) and as digital downloads. Titles can be ordered from BBC Audiobooks America via standing order plans and regular orders online at www.BBCAudiobooksAmerica.com/Library.

About BBC Audiobooks America
BBC Audiobooks America is a leading publisher of bestselling single-voice and full-cast dramatized audiobooks. BBC Audiobooks America has a library of more than 3,000 audio titles available under its Sound Library, BBC Radio Collection, and Chivers Audio Books institutional imprints and has won multiple Audie Awards, including Audiobook of the Year in 2006, for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Tertiary Phase. BBC Audiobooks America distributes product to libraries across North America and to consumers via Perseus Distribution. For more information about BBC Audiobooks America, visit our website: www.BBCAudiobooksAmerica.com.

For more information:
Tara Gelsomino, Editorial Marketing Manager, BBC Audiobooks America
(401) 295-3831, Tara.Gelsomino@BBCAudiobooksAmerica.com