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On March 11 2020, OTOBANK Inc announced that it would enter into a business alliance agreement with Himalaya Inc and begin linking content.

Through this alliance, OTOBANK Inc, as its main partner in Japan, began providing himalaya with 26 thousand out of its 30 thousand items currently being distributed through audiobook.jp, which is operated by the Company.

The company says it will be able to buy and listen to the titles it offers, even in himalaya.

OTOBANK Inc has in-house production functions and is involved in content production, and since 2007 it has operated audiobook.jp platform.

Aiming for further expansion of the audio market, the company aims to increase recognition of its audiobooks and further return profits to content makers through this business alliance.

Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/03/11/otobank-2/