Audible.com Partners With XM, Laura Bush and the National Endowment for the Arts for "The Big Read On XM".NEWARK, N.J. -- Audible A protected MP3 file format from the Audible.com audio download service. See Audible.com. , 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) , www.audible.com), the leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information on the Internet, today announced the launch of www.audible.com/thebigread , the digital home of the NEA's national reading initiative The Big Read, which encourages communities to come together to read and discuss a single book. In addition, Mrs. Laura Bush, honorary chair of The Big Read initiative, will appear on the premiere episode of the XM Satellite Radio series "The Big Read on XM" on September 10 to discuss books, the importance of encouraging children and adults to read, and the upcoming National Book Festival. XM and Audible are producing "The Big Read on XM" radio series in cooperation with the NEA NEA abbr. 1. National Education Association 2. National Endowment for the Arts NEA (US) n abbr (= National Education Association) → Verband für das Erziehungswesen . Audible is providing audio editions of the NEA's selections. Among the books featured will be Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, and Carson McCuller's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. The complete selection is available at www.audible.com/thebigread . "Audible is pleased to be a partner with both XM and The NEA, and we remain committed to fostering literacy as we assist communities coming together in support of the written word in any form," said Beth Anderson Beth Anderson is an American neo-romantic composer. She studied with John Cage, Terry Riley, Robert Ashley, and Larry Austin, among others. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky and grew up in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. , SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul and Publisher of Audible, Inc. About Audible, Inc. Audible (www.audible.com) is the leader in spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Audible has 140,000 hours of audio programs from more than 470 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible is the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple's iTunes Store The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc. which sells media files that are accessed through its iTunes application. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28 2003, it proved the viability of online music sales. . Among Audible's key business relationships are Apple, Inc., Amazon.com, Palm, Inc., Creative Labs Inc., SanDisk, and XM Satellite Radio. Audible has approximately 170 employees with headquarters in Newark, NJ, and an office in London, England. Audible, audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc. trademarks. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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