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In The News

April 2012 - The Digital Shift: Baker & Taylor Partners with Findaway World to Offer Library Audiobooks
April 2012 - SYS-CON Media: Baker & Taylor and Findaway World Partner to Provide Audio Content in Retail and Public Library Markets
April 2012 - PR Newswire: Baker & Taylor and Findaway World Partner to Provide Audio Content in Retail and Public Library Markets
April 2012 - Publishers Weekly: Baker & Taylor Partners with Findaway World for Audio Content
April 2012 - MarketWatch: Baker & Taylor and Findaway World Partner to Provide Audio Content in Retail and Public Library Markets
March 2012 - AugustaFreePress.com: WPL adds new all-in-one video player
March 2012 - NJ.com: Westfield Library adds Playaway Views to children's collection
February 2012 - Middletown Journal: New technology being offered to fans of audio book
February 2012 - Hillsborough Patch: Digital Audiobooks Bring New Media to Library Collection
January 2012 - The Chatham Daily News: ABCs keep holidays bright
January 2012 - Cleveland.com: Library Playaways prove popular for young, old in North Royalton
January 2012 - Ventura County Star: Portable video device popular at Thousand Oaks library
December 2011 - The State: Library offers portable video players for small hands
November 2011 - Rainy River Record: RR, Emo libraries get $3,850 for digital video players
October 2011 - Galesburg.com: Galesburg Public Library showcases digital wares
September 2011 - Times Record News: Turning the page on books
September 2011 - Avenue News: Playaway View devices now offered at County library branches
August 2011 - Carroll County Times: Playaway View debuts; new manager at Reisterstown branch
August 2011 - Mentor Patch: Mentor Public Library Premiering Playaway Views
August 2011 - Towson Patch: Baltimore County Libraries Launch Playaway Views With Super Why!
August 2011 - Essex-Middle River Patch: Baltimore County Libraries Launch Playaway Views With Super Why!
August 2011 - Perryhall Patch: Parents React to Library's New Video Storybooks
August 2011 - Baltimore Sun: Portable video players debut for circulation in county libraries
August 2011 - Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch: Fun Family Summer: Time Well-Spent at the Library
August 2011 - Peters Patch: Peters Library Launches 'Listen While You Walk'
August 2011 - SLJ.com: SLJ.com Looks at the Playaway View
August 2011 - WHIZ News: New Way for Kids to Play and Learn
July 2011 - Family Friendly Cincinnati: Check out some fun at Kenton County Public Library with the new Playaway View!
July 2011 - Library Journal: Playaway View: All Too Cool
July 2011 - WTOL West Toledo: Toledo Lucas County Public Library to offer 'Playaway View' beginning July 18
June 2011 - Tahlequah Daily Press: Audio books a boon for all ages
June 2011 - ALA: Poundstone, Borowitz among the featured authors at ALTAFF's "The Laugh's On Us!", sponsored by Playaway, at ALA Annual Conference
June 2011 - Perryhall Patch: Technology Can Help Libraries Remain Relevant
June 2011 - Smart Business: How Findaway World specialists lend a helpful ear to customer requests
May 2011 - Business Video: Children's TV Series Wisharoo Park Now Available on Playaway View®, the Latest Innovation from Findaway World
May 2011 - Your Monroeville: Monroeville Public Library Writes New Chapter In Convenience, Offers Pre-loaded "Playaway" Digital Audio Books To Patrons
May 2011 - Mackin Educational Resources: New Playaway View Product Available Through Mackin
May 2011 - Mommylok Blog: Sesame Street enters the Technology Storybook Playground
May 2011 - The Mommy Factor Blog: Sesame Street Technology Products Event
May 2011 - Traveling Mom Blog: Great Apps For Kids On The Road This Summer
April 2011 - Boston.com: In this quirky contest, librarians have a freewheeling time
February 2011 - TC Palm: St. Lucie library system rolls out 'next evolution of audio books,' finds it popular
January 2011 - Library Journal: ALA Midwinter 2011: Louisiana Library Wins $10,000 for Best Playaway Display
January 2011 - Morton Grove Champion: Playaway Picture This Photo Project: Third Place Finish Celebrated After Stiff Library Competition
January 2011 - The Town Talk: Rapides Parish Library Wins $10,000 in Nationwide Playaway Contest
January 2011 - Stow Sentry: Library Takes Second in National Contest
January 2011 - HeraldNet: Everett Library Wins $1,000 Worth of Audiobooks
January 2011 - Sun-Times Media: Library Awaits Word on Contest Results
November 2010 - The Town Talk: We Need Your Vote!
November 2010 - Stow Sentry: Library recognized as finalist in 'Playaway Picture This' contest with a chance to win $10,000
November 2010 - Ohio.com: Bookworms are duking for dollars
November 2010 - South Shore Now: South Shore Public Libraries introduce new electronic formats
November 2010 - TribLocal: Vote NOW! $10,000
November 2010 - Deerfield Library Teen Blog: Deerfield Public Library Finalist in the Playaway Contest!
November 2010 - SLK News: State Library of Kansas Monthly Report
November 2010 - The Corner Office: Help Us Win $10,000
November 2010 - Tame The Web: Morton Grove Public Library, IL, in Top Ten for Playaway Contest!
November 2010 - The Town Talk: Vote for your local library
November 2010 - Pegasus News: Carrollton Public Library up for $10,000 prize if community votes online
November 2010 - HeraldNet: Around the County
September 2010 - Livingston Daily: For libraries, it's no longer business by the book
September 2010 - Peninsula Daily News: Time to curl up and listen to a good book: Digital devices now at public libraries across North Olympic Peninsula
September 2010 - News Blaze: The USO and Pimsleur^® Launch OPERATION SPEAK EASY
August 2010 - U.S. Army: Library Offers Digital 'Reading' Options
July 2010 - New Britain Herald: Berlin Library Offers Books That 'Playaway'
June 2010 - The Plain Dealer: Northeast Ohio's Top 75 Workplaces pdf
June 2010 - Ernst & Young: Entrepreneur Of The Year - 2010 Northeast Ohio pdf
March, 2010 - Public Libraries Online: Playaway Adds HD Audio
January 2010 - The Wall Street Journal: World's Factories Rebound
November 2009 - Cleveland.com: Solon Firm's "Playaway" a Runaway Hit at Libraries
November 2009 - Boston Herald: Audiobooks As Easy As 'MP3'
October 2009 - Cleveland.com: Popularity of Electronic Books on the Rise at Cuyahoga County Branch Libraries
October 2009 - Ohio Entrepreneur: Just Press Play pdf
October 2009 - WKYC: What Works: Solon Company 'Finds a Way'
September 2009 - Smart Business: Sweet Sounds: How Findaway World LLC Has Everyone's Ears
September 2009 - Crain's Cleveland Business: Solon Company Builds Off Audiobook's Good Reviews pdf
September 2009 - NorthCoast 99: Findaway World wins Northcoast 99 Award; Receives special honor with Passion Award
September 2009 - Orlando Sentinel: Yay! Playaways at the Orange County Public Library!
August 2009 - Inc. Magazine: The Fastest-Growing Private Companies 2009
July 2009 - Bradenton Herald: Tiny Playaway audio books arrive in Manatee libraries
June 2009 - Publishers Weekly: Spoken-Word Audio Market Holds On pdf
June 2009 - Toledo Blade: Not Surprisingly, Kids Like Reading pdf
June 2009 - Baltimore Sun: Playaways Offer a Way to Read on the Go pdf
May 2009 - Government Recreation & Fitness: New Facilities Rise Up to Meet Challenge pdf
March 2009 - Searcher: Findaway to Offer Playaway: A New Kind of Audio Book pdf
February 2009 - Government Recreation & Fitness: Playaway Language Programs Provide Learning On the Go pdf
February 2009 - Government Recreation & Fitness: MWR Provides Vital Respite for Warriors Downrage pdf
January 2009 - Booklist: Playaway: Grab-and-Go Audio pdf
November 18, 2008 - U.S. Army MWR: Nurturing the Mind on the Battlefield pdf
September 9, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal: High Technology for Low Vision pdf
September 1, 2008 - Publisher's Weekly: Playaway's Military Victory pdf
June 6, 2008 - USA Today: Army Goes by the Book for Boosting Morale pdf
December 2007 - Shape: The Gift of Fitness pdf
Winter 2007 - Heart Healthy Living: Heartfelt Gifts pdf
October 2007 - Health: Essential Mammogram Kit pdf
October 2007 - Scholastic Parent + Child Magazine: Full Speed Ahead pdf
September 2007 - Reader's Digest: 25 Products That Will Change Your Life pdf
April 26, 2007 - Financial Times: Press Play for the Latest Page Turner pdf
February 2007 - People: 5 Ways to Keep Your Fitness Resolutions pdf
February 6, 2007 - Business Week: Companies Mine Growth of MP3 Homework pdf
January/February 2007 - Arrive: First Class pdf
January 4, 2007 - The New York Times: Not an iPod, but it's Child-Friendly and Uses one AAA Battery pdf
December 15, 2006 - The Today Show: Holiday Gifts for Travelers
December 2006 - The Oprah Magazine: The O List pdf
December 2006 - Vanity Fair: Hot Gifts pdf
December 4, 2006 - People: Tis the Season For the Man in Your Life pdf
November 24, 2006 - USA Today: Down-to-Earth Gifts that Give Fliers a Lift pdf
November 19, 2006 - Parade: Great Gadgets pdf
November 13, 2006 - Time: Cool Gifts pdf
November 5, 2006 - Washington Post: It Came in the Mail pdf
September 2006 - Travel + Leisure Golf: Clubhouse: News, Stats and Style pdf
June 2006 - InStyle: 33 Summer Must-Haves pdf
December 26, 2005 - Forbes: Speed: The New X Factor pdf

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Press Releases

April 10, 2012: Baker & Taylor and Findaway World Partner to Provide Audio Content in Retail and Public Library Markets pdf
March 30, 2012: U.S. Army Family & Morale Welfare and Recreation Command extends 4th option year of Playaway contract^™ pdf
January 19, 2012: Findaway World Launches Catalist Digital^™ pdf
December 2, 2011: Findaway World recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in North East Ohio pdf
August 23, 2011: Findaway World Recognized by Inc.'s 2011 500|5000 Listing of the Fastest Growing Private Companies for the 3rd Consecutive Year pdf
May 16, 2011: Launching in Libraries, the New Playaway View® all-in-one Video Player Thrills Kids, Parents, and Librarians Alike pdf
May 5, 2011: Findaway World Gives Back to a 'Noble' Cause with Local Library pdf
May 1, 2011: U.s. Army Family & Morale Welfare And Recreation Command Extends 3rd Option Year Of Playaway Contract pdf
January 10, 2011: Rapides Parish Library - Westside Regional Branch - Awarded $10,000 As The Grand Prize Winner of The Playaway Picture This! Contest pdf
August 25, 2010: Findaway World Recognized As One Of The Fastest Growing Companies In The Country For 2nd Consecutive Year pdf
June 20, 2010: Findaway World Recognized As One Of Northeast Ohio's Best Places To Work pdf
May 10, 2010: U.S. Army Family & Morale Welfare and Recreation Command Extends 2nd Option Year of Playaway Contract pdf
March 3, 2010: Playaway Never Looked and Sounded So Good - New Packaging and HD Audio Launch Today pdf
September 8, 2009: Findaway World Named One Of The Best Places To Work In Northeast Ohio - NorthCoast 99 Highlights Company's Passionate People and Environment pdf
August 12, 2009: Solon-based Findaway World Recognized As One Of The Fastest Growing Companies In The Country pdf
July 23, 2009: Findaway World Awarded Two U.S. Patents for Playaway® pdf
June 3, 2009: Playaway and Simply Audiobooks Partner to Offer All-in-One Format to Avid Audiobook Listeners pdf
May 20, 2009: United States Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command Extends Playaway Contract pdf
April 28, 2009: Playaway Announces $100,000 Giveaway pdf
September 12, 2008: Great Naxos Music Titles Now Available on the Playaway format pdf
August 7, 2008: Playaway® Celebrates 1,000,000th Unit pdf
May 27, 2008: Department of Defense Provides Audiobooks for Soldiers on the Front Lines pdf
April 2, 2008: Playaway Had Everyone Listening at PLA pdf
November 13, 2007: Playaway Makes $10,000 Donation to U.S. Military Library Programs pdf
August 22, 2007: Playaway Reformats Audiobook Industry pdf
June 1, 2007: Playaway's "Simple & Immediate" Digital Format Reinvents the Delivery of Spoken Word Content pdf
May 31, 2007: Playaway Enlists the U.S. Army in Simple, Portable Audio Format pdf
May 22, 2007: Findaway World Acquires Soundroom Publishers pdf
May 2, 2007: Education Publisher Announces Partnership to Launch New Audiobook Format for Struggling Teens pdf
May 1, 2007: Playaway® Digital Audiobooks Debut in the UK pdf
April 15, 2007: Random House's Rabbit Ears Collection Now Available on Playaway
April 1, 2007: Playaway Attracts Over Forty Major Publishing Partners pdf
January 8, 2007 Follett and Findaway World Sign Playaway® Distribution Agreement Covering the Public Library and K-12 School Markets: Agreement Names Follett Library Resources Exclusive Distributor of Playaway® Preloaded Digital Audiobooks to K-12 Schools pdf
Agreement Names BWI and Findaway Exclusive Distributors of Playaway® Preloaded Digital Audiobooks to Public Libraries pdf
January 7, 2007: Playaway® Digital Audiobooks Now Available Nationwide pdf
September 11, 2006: Palm-Sized Playaway® Digital Audio Books Speak Volumes This
Holiday Season pdf