The Untold Story of the Talking Book

Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out is nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Matthew Rubery uncovers this story, from Edison to today’s billion-dollar audiobook industry, and breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctive art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read.

• | Author: Matthew Rubery
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: November 14, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0674545443
• | ISBN-13: 9780674545441