Midwest Tape


Midwest Tape LLC is a full-service distributor serving the public library sector. It specializes in shelf-ready DVDs, Blu-rays, physical Audiobooks, and similar merchandise which libraries can purchase "pre-processed" with the needed bar codes, labels, RFID, and other tags which are needed by public libraries. The Midwest Tape catalog includes more than 13 million titles.

History

Midwest Tape LLC was founded in 1989 and is located in Holland, Ohio. Its origins trace back to 1983 in which, John Eldred, owner of a video rental store "Sights and Sounds" in Toledo, OH, was encouraged by a customer to sell used VHS tapes to public libraries. That became a significant part of the "Sights and Sounds" business, and in 1989, John Eldred founded Midwest Tape to specifically serve the public library market.

Subsidiaries

Dreamscape: audiobook and video production company
hoopla digital: web and mobile platform for accessing digital content through public libraries