A record number of downloads keeps the beat going at eMusic.com

EMusic.com Inc. keeps on climbing up the digital entertainment charts.

In June eMusic.com added several major publishers to its DRM-free audio books catalog. The company also expanded into Canada and surpassed 200 million digital downloads.

EMusic.com, No. 294 in the , has added 10 new publishers, including Simon & Schuster Audio, BBC Audiobooks UK, Reagent Press, Hay House, L.A. Theatre Works, Tantor Media, Phoenix Books Inc., Listen and Live, Brainsync and Audio Evolution, to its expanding audio books roster of more than 2,500 titles. “Our customers are buying nearly 13,000 audio books a month,” says eMusic.com CEO David Pakman.

In May, eMusic.com also launched in Canada with a music catalog that features 3.5 million tracks. EMusic.com now is selling more than 7 million tracks each month in the U.S. and overseas, the company says. “As more choices emerge for consumers in the digital music space, eMusic.com continues to grow, attract new customers and sell more music every day,” Pakman says.
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