Midwest Tape
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| Company type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Industry | eBooks, Library Services, Software and App Development, Digital Content Management, Publishing |
| Founder | John Eldred Jr. |
| Headquarters | Holland, OH, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Eldred Jr. (President and CEO), Jeff Jankowski (VP) |
| Products | physical and digital fulfillment services for libraries and publishers |
Number of employees | 350 |
| Website | www |
Midwest Tape LLC is a full-service distributor serving the public library sector. The company specializes in shelf-ready DVDs, Blu-rays, physical audiobooks, and similar merchandise that libraries can purchase "pre-processed" with the needed bar codes, labels, RFID, and other tags necessary for libraries. The Midwest Tape catalog includes more than 13 million titles.[1]
History
[edit]Midwest Tape LLC was founded in 1989 and is located in Holland, Ohio.[2] Its origins trace back to 1983 in which, John Eldred, the owner of a video rental store "Sights and Sounds" in Toledo, Ohio, was encouraged by a customer to sell used VHS tapes to public libraries.[citation needed] Subsequently, selling VHS tapes to public libraries became a significant part of the "Sights and Sounds" business.[1][3] Then, in 1989, John Eldred founded Midwest Tape to specifically serve the public library market.[1][3]
Subsidiaries
[edit]Dreamscape:[4] an audiobook and video production company.
Hoopla digital:[5] a web and mobile platform for accessing digital content through public libraries.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chengery, Elyse. "Midwest Tape expands global HQ in Holland". WNWO. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Midwest Tape, LLC: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ a b "Midwest Tape grows with new HQ, warehouse". The Blade. 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Welcome to Dreamscape". www.dreamscapeab.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Midwest Tape Launches Hoopla Pilot for Pay-Per-Circ Streaming Media". www.thedigitalshift.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.