Rattling Books Rattling Books is a Canadian Audio Book publisher based in Newfoundland and Labrador. Rattling Books is the audiobook world's equivalent of the small literary press, paying special attention to the selection of titles for their literary merit. Great pains are taken to select appropriate voices and to produce an elegantly simple product. "So small, we're fine.'" Rattling Books is an imprint of Alca Productions Inc. with a mandate to produce new media and traditional audio translations of literature. We focus on Canadian literary fiction and poetry and outdoor adventure based and historical non-fiction. Alca Productions Inc. was incorporated in Canada on September 30, 2003 by its current publisher, Janet Russell. Rattling Books, the audio book publishing imprint of Alca Productions, was launched in December of 2003.
Rattling Books produces works of literary and historical merit as either audio CD or MP3-CDs and digitally downloadable file formats,. Shorter works are presented as Audio CDs while longer unabridged fiction and nonfiction are presented using the MP3 format. All works are available as digital download files. Rattling Books has a fondness for work with links, however tenuous, to Newfoundland and Labrador. This is reflected by our logo, a Razorbill (Alca torda). The centre of this seabird’s North American breeding distribution is Labrador. Razorbills also breed on islands off the coast from Tors Cove, the home of Rattling Books. Also known in Newfoundland as Tinkers the Razorbill’s vocalization is a rattling sound.
Submissions
We are not accepting unsolicited submissions.
Digital Distribution Digital Downloads of Rattling Books for Libraries are now available through OverDrive.com. Trade Distribution In Canada
In the U.S.A
In addition to being available directly from Rattling Books our titles are available in the U.S. from the following wholesalers: BWI Overdrive For the consumer In St. John's, Newfoundland St. John's is the fabulously cultured capital of Newfoundland and Labrador and the closest shopping metropolis to Tors Cove, the home of Rattling Books. The best stores to pick up your Rattling Books from include the following (in alphabetical order):
The Bookery, 42 Powers Court (off Signal Hill Rd.) 739-4223
Tors Cove before the arrival of Rattling Books (circa 1900):