043: The History of Audiobooks: From Vinyl, to Cassette, to CD, to Digital

Hello! In this Episode of It's a History Podcast, I take a look at the History of Audiobooks. We start all the way back in the 1930's and work our way up to the current state of audiobooks. 

Mentioned in this episode are two fellow podcasts hosted by some wonderful Librarians. Make sure to Listen to @drinksinthelibrary and @vulgarhistory.

Sources for Todays Episode Include:

An article from PBS titled A Short History of the Audionok, 20 years after the first portable digital audio device by Allison Thoet 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/a-short-history-of-the-audiobook-20-years-after-the-first-portable-digital-audio-device

An Article from Smithsonian Magazine titles The first LP’s Were'nt for music-they were audiobooks for the blind by Rose Eveleth

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-lps-werent-for-musicthey-were-audiobooks-for-the-blind-44381690/

An article from publishers weekli titles Audiobooks: a Revolution in Format by Shannon Maughan.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/88986-audiobooks-a-revolution-in-format.html

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