Originally a Pennsylvanian company, later known as AVL Digital Group. Currently based in Portland, Oregon.
In 2006 it acquired Disc Makers
On August 4, 2008 it acquired CD Baby for $22 million
In 2010 Bookbaby was launched to service the independent author market
In 2017 it expanded into printed T-shirts and other custom garments with Merchly
In 2017 AdRev, a YouTube monetization platform, and DashGo were acquired
On April 3, 2019 the digital divisions (CD Baby, AdRev, Soundrop Distribution, DashGo, and HostBaby) were sold to Downtown Music Holding.
The physical media businesses Disc Makers, Bookbaby and Merchly continued together as an independant/privately owned company after a management buyout of the physical media related assets from AVL Digital Group