Obituary: Duvall Hecht, 91- Publishers Weekly

He started Books on Tape?

According to a post at the Publishers Weekly site by Shannon Maughan, Duvall Hecht passed away on February 10. In 1975 he became a pioneer in the audio book field when he started Books on Tape. The company recorded books on cassette tapes and rented them to be played on cassette players in cars.
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