Audible.com and Crutchfield Corp. Announce Retail Promotion Agreement.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WAYNE, N.J. & CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2003 Ongoing Promotion Kicks Off With Holiday Shopping Program: Buy an AudibleListener(R) Membership and Receive Merchandise Certificate Good Toward Apple iPods or other Consumer Electronics from Crutchfield Audible A protected MP3 file format from the Audible.com audio download service. See Audible.com. , Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : ADBL ADBL Agricultural Development Bank Limited (Nepal) ) and Crutchfield Corp., the nation's largest direct integrated marketer of consumer electronics products, today announced a retail partnership that will provide a merchandise certificate to consumers who purchase an AudibleListener(R) membership plan and the Apple iPod or other AudibleReady(R) device from Crutchfield. The offer is valued at $100 for each purchase through the end of 2003. Other offers will be promoted throughout 2004. Audible is the leading provider of digitally delivered spoken word audio, featuring downloads of best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best audiobooks, newspapers, magazines, radio programs, and original shows. The promotion is available through the Crutchfield Web store, www.crutchfield.com/audible, where the Apple iPod and other AudibleReady devices are featured. Crutchfield will also communicate the promotion to several hundred thousand customers via email. In addition, Audible will communicate this offer to its base of individual title purchasers and direct them to the Crutchfield Web store to purchase an AudibleReady device using the merchandise certificate received upon purchase an AudibleListener plan. The partnership is scheduled to expand early next year to include other AudibleReady devices sold by Crutchfield and to become part of product offers in the more than 36 million catalogs mailed by Crutchfield each year. "Crutchfield's customer base is a great match for Audible's content. The combination of iPod and AudibleListener plan truly revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. a person's mobile listening experience and Crutchfield is offering its customers a significant incentive when purchasing both," said Matthew Fine, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Development, Audible, Inc. "We are pleased to enter into a promotion that will expand the reach of Audible's retail availability while also increasing our brand awareness among Crutchfield's 7.5 million shoppers." "Our merchandise certificate offer makes Audible's exclusive subscription service even more appealing. By working together, Crutchfield and Audible are delivering a unique value to our customers," said Dan Hodgson Dan Hodgson (born August 29, 1965 in Fort Vermilion, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey player who played 114 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks. He won the Memorial Cup as a member of the Prince Albert Raiders in 1985. , Senior Vice President, Business Development for Crutchfield Corp. About Audible, Inc. Audible(R) (www.audible.com) is the Internet's largest, most diverse provider of premium spoken audio services for content download and playback on personal computers, CD or AudibleReady(R) computer-based mobile devices. Audible has more than 34,000 hours of audio programs and 135 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers and business information providers. 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 im·print tr.v. im·print·ed, im·print·ing, im·prints 1. To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure. 2. To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure. 3. to produce spoken word content specifically suited for digital distribution, Random House Audible. Among the Company's key business partners are Apple Corp., Casio Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, , palmOne, Inc., Royal Philips Electronics, RealNetworks, Inc., Sony Electronics Sony Electronics Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony's U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. , Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. and VoiceAge Corp. About Crutchfield Corp.: Founded in 1974, Crutchfield Corporation is the nation's largest direct integrated marketer (catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , call center, and Internet) of consumer electronics products. It offers a convenient, full-service shopping destination to buyers of car and home audio/video products. Providing an unprecedented level of customer service, Crutchfield is noted for its high integrity, product expertise, and technical support. Mailed to approximately 7.5 million households, Crutchfield's catalogs include comprehensive explanations of product and technology intended to help consumers make informed buying decisions. Crutchfield was the first authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: audio/video retailer on the Internet, launching its website www.crutchfield.com) in the summer of 1995. Audible, www.audible.com, Audible Otis, 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. This press release contains information about Audible, Inc. that is not historical fact and may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. about the company. 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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