Article: Solon company builds offaudiobook's good reviews; Findaway focuses on institutional clients, such as libraries and the military, that are attracted to device's convenience.(Findawayworld L.L.C.)(The Playaway)

Byline: AMY ANN STOESSEL

It's all about listening for Solon-based Findaway World. Not only does the company's flagship product a preloaded, compact audiobook device depend on people wanting to hear a good book, it was the company's ability to recognize the sound of a changing market that helped shape the next chapter in the firm's story.

In 2004, Findaway World was founded by five entrepreneurs in search of a new venture. While the group consisting of Northeast Ohio natives Mitch Kroll, Blake Squires, Christopher Celeste, Lauren Spilman and Steve Spilman had decided to explore the digital audio space, they had not yet decided how to do so.

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