Ascent Audio offers the largest catalog of business audiobooks in the industry

The Business Audiobook Leader

Ascent Audio is the business publishing brand of RBmedia, the number one audiobook publisher in the world. Our business audiobook catalog has deep collections of titles from the brightest minds and best thinkers in all the crucial business categories, including leadership, strategy, IT, finance, negotiation, diversity, marketing, and organizational change. Our titles help companies and individuals capture the latest thinking and put it to work to improve their businesses and professional lives.

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Partnerships with Top Business Publishers

RBmedia has steadily expanded its extensive catalog of business titles through audiobook partnerships with leading business publishers.

How We Distribute

RBmedia has the broadest distribution network in the business. Our key partnerships with all major digital distribution outlets mean our premier audiobooks reach everyone... everywhere.

News

Four RBmedia Titles Earn 2026 Pulitzer Honors

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that it’s the audiobook home for four of this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists.

18 RBmedia Titles Named Audible’s Biggest Audiobooks of Spring 2026

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that 18 of its titles have been named among Audible’s most anticipated listens of the season. Audible’s Spring Preview highlights the most exciting new releases from emerging writers to established authors and voices across all genres.

Sarah J. Maas’ ACOTAR from RBmedia Unveiled as Spotify's Most Streamed Audiobook of All Time

RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that its title “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas is Spotify’s most streamed audiobook of all time in Premium. In total, eight RBmedia titles appear on Spotify’s list of the 20 most streamed audiobooks, with 7 in the top 10.

Digital Retailers

As an RBmedia audio brand, the Ascent Audio distribution network includes every leading digital retailer in the business and reaches millions of listeners around the globe.

Library & School Platforms

Our key partnerships with all of the leading library platforms make it easier than ever for libraries to build, manage, and share a collection of popular digital content with their patrons.

Authors & Agents

We know what it takes to make a great audiobook recording. And you’ll be in great company with thousands of bestselling authors who have chosen RBmedia as their audiobook partner.

  • Jon Gordon
  • Grant Cardone
  • Michael Watkins
  • Jeb Blount
  • W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne
  • Brian Tracy
  • J.R.R Tolkien
  • Danielle Steel
  • Brandon Sanderson
  • Pierce Brown
  • C.J. Box
  • Diana Gabaldon
  • William Kent Krueger
  • Christine Feehan
  • Joanne Fluke
  • Donna Leon
  • Jeff Kinney
  • Dannika Dark
  • Jude Deveraux
  • Jayne Ann Krentz (Amanda Quick)
  • Kristan Higgins
  • Alison Weir
  • Anne Perry
  • James S. A. Corey
  • Alexander McCall Smith
  • Robyn Carr
  • Charlaine Harris
  • Linda Lael Miller
  • Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • Sabrina Jeffries
  • Fern Michaels
  • Laurie R. King
  • Francine Rivers
  • David Ignatius
  • Carl Weber
  • Benedict Jacka
  • And many more

 producer of business audiobooks in the world

Ascent Audio at a Glance

Ascent Audio is the largest publisher of business audiobooks in the world. As the business audiobook leader, the brand specializes in personal development, business training, and education content.

  • The world’s largest business audiobook catalog

  • Broad offerings in professional development, coaching management, entrepreneurship, leadership, investing, and finance

  • Features bestselling business authors Jon Gordon, Grant Cardone, Michael Watkins, Jeb Blount, Brian Tracy, W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne

  • Partnerships with top business publishers: McGraw Hill Professional, Harvard Business Review Press, Princeton University Press, Wiley, Oxford University Press, Mango Publishing Group and Entrepreneur Press