Audible.com's 26,000 Hours of Internet-Delivered Spoken Audio are Fully Accessible and Easily Searchable At Amazon.com.Business/Technology Editors WAYNE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2000 Amazon.com Customers Can Download Digital Audiobooks, Audio Digests of Newspapers and Magazines, and Original Content for Desktop or Mobile Playback on AudibleReady(TM) Portable Digital Audio Players Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADBL ADBL Agricultural Development Bank Limited (Nepal) ) announced today full accessibility of audible.com's industry-leading Internet audio See RealAudio. service at Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ). Audible(R) is the leading provider of Internet-delivered spoken audio (www.audible.com(TM)) for PC-based listening or mobile playback on AudibleReady(TM) portable digital audio players and the exclusive provider of digital spoken audio products for Amazon.com. Audible.com titles are now fully searchable at Amazon.com. When Amazon.com customers enter the title of a book in the search function, they will receive links to all the formats available for that title-- hardback and paperback editions, audiobooks on cassette tape or CD, and now the audio download version from Audible. In addition to the vast collection of audiobook titles now available, Audible also offers something never before available at Amazon.com--digital audio versions of leading newspapers and magazines. "We are always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to make it easier for customers to find, discover and buy from Amazon.com," said Erick Goss, group product manager at Amazon.com Books. "By integrating Audible.com into our search results, we make it much easier for customers to find all the Audible titles that are available while also addressing their desire to utilize the Internet not only for the ease of ordering but for the convenience of online delivery as well." Downloadable audiobook titles from Audible via Amazon.com cost approximately 50% less than the same audio title purchased as a conventional audiocassette or CD. Amazon.com customers can enjoy even greater savings by signing up for any of the four "AudibleListener(TM)" monthly membership plans offered by Audible. "The ability for any Amazon customer to find Audible content in an integrated way at Amazon.com is a watershed event in the continued growth of Audible and our position as the leading provider of spoken audio over the Internet," added Thomas Baxter, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Audible, Inc. "Audible is now ready and able to market to an additional group of 25 million customers through our exclusive relationship with Amazon.com, and this serves to significantly increase the customer base and our business." Audible is providing Amazon.com's customers with access to daily selected audio content from The Wall Street Journal and audio digests of The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, San Jose Mercury News The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily newspaper in San Jose, California and Silicon Valley. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group. Its headquarters and printing plant are located in North San Jose next to the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880). , Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , and Slate, as well as The Economist, The Industry Standard, Forbes and Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership and . Amazon.com now also offers a powerful collection of downloadable audiobook best sellers and classics by authors such as Stephen King, John Grisham, Frank McCourt, Jon Krakauer, Scott Adams, Mary Higgins Clark Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney, best known as Mary Higgins Clark, (b December 24, 1927 in the Bronx, New York) is an American author of suspense novels. , James Redfield, James Patterson, William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and Jane Austen. There are also speeches, lectures and on-demand radio programs including This American Life This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio. It is distributed by Public Radio International and is also available as a free weekly podcast. , Marketplace, Car Talk, Fresh Air and All Things Considered All Things Considered (ATC) is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. It was the first news program on the network, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets. . Audible.com provides content from more than 160 leading providers organized into more than 100 subject categories and has a growing collection of more than 15,000 digital audio titles. About Audible, Inc.: Audible(R) is the Internet's largest, most diverse provider of premium spoken audio services for content download or playback on personal computers or AudibleReady(TM) mobile devices. Audible allows customers to take advantage of their commuting, travel and desktop computer time by delivering premium entertainment and information audio while their eyes are busy but their minds are free. Audible's content partners include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, magazine and newspaper publishers, business information providers, and educational and cultural institutions. Visitors to www.audible.com(TM) can browse, sample, purchase and subscribe to more than 26,000 hours of audio programs. Audible.com is Amazon.com's (www.amazon.com) exclusive provider of spoken word products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Additionally, the Company is strategically aligned with Random House, Inc., to pioneer the first-ever imprint to produce spoken word content specifically suited for digital distribution, Random House Audible. Among the Company's key business partners are Casio Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , SONICblue Incorporated's Rio Audio Group, Microsoft Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, RealNetworks, Inc., Texas Instruments and VoiceAge Corp. Audible is a registered trademark of Audible, Inc.; AudibleReady and www.audible.com are trademarks of Audible, Inc. This press release contains information that is not historical fact and may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, Audible's limited operating history, history of losses, uncertain market for its services, and its inability to license or produce compelling audio content and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. |
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