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Tantor Media is an independent publisher of unabridged fiction and nonfiction audiobooks. It is located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Tantor Audio include notable titles, such as National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and Pulitzer Prize winners and numerous ''New York Times'' Best Sellers. Tantor offers its audiobook titles as both physical discs and as downloads for the retail and library markets; Tantor's print and ebook line launched in 2012. In January 2015, Tantor was sold to Recorded Books but would continue to operate with its own imprint and offices. == History == 2000: Tantor Media was founded by brothers Kevin and Allen Colebank and Kevin’s wife, Laura, above a San Clemente, California garage. Tantor is Tarzan's elephant friend in Edgar Rice Burroughs' book ''Tarzan of the Apes'', the first audiobook the company published. 2003: Tantor begins to license exclusive rights from publishers. 2004: Tantor relocates to Old Saybrook, Connecticut. 2007: Tantor experiences a sales growth of 628% since 2005 and its staff expands from 15 to 50 employees. 2008: Tantor introduces their Audio&eBook classics line, which includes an ebook in PDF format with all classic audiobooks. The PDF allows the listener to search the text for reference or read along with the audio. 2009: Tantor Media begins publishing as Tantor Audio. 2010: Tantor Media launches Tantor Studios, which will offer full audio production and distribution services for publishers and authors. 2012: Tantor Media begins publishing print and ebooks. 2013: ''Behind the Candelabra'' makes the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list. 2014: Recorded Books acquires Tantor Media. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tantor Media」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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