Audiobook publisher picks two thirds of the shortlist
Publisher has already produced four of the six shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize
19 September 2011
Independent audiobook company W F Howes, in Leicestershire, Is gearing up for high demand after finding it has already produced four of the six shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize.
W F Howes Limited is fast-tracking download and CD unabridged audio editions for library and retail markets. They have exclusive unabridged audio rights to Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan, Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch, The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt and Snowdrops by A D Miller.
Success in identifying Man Booker nominated titles is not new to the business; W F Howes hope to make it a hat-trick by publishing the winner for the third consecutive year, but it remains confident that the shortlist itself will boost demand for the audiobooks.
"We are gearing up for Audio sales to significantly increase as a result of the Short List announcement", comments Dominic White, Publisher for W F Howes, "these are exceptional books and the audio format has become an important alternative for readers."
For more information about the books please visit www.wholestoryaudiobooks.co.uk
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