Audible.com to Launch Affiliate Program; Sites to Earn Commissions on Sales of Audible's 28,000 Hours of Downloadable Spoken Audio.Business & Technolgy Editors WAYNE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2001 Register to Participate at http://www.audible.com/affiliate or Send Email to affiliate@audible.com In response to consistent interest from potential partners, 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 that the company will launch an affiliate program on March 1, 2001. Audible(R) is the leading provider of Internet-delivered spoken audio (www.audible.com(R)) for computer-based listening or mobile playback on AudibleReady(TM) PC-based portable digital audio players. The program will empower Web partners to earn significant new customer bounties by offering Audible's industry-leading range of spoken audio content for purchase within the context of their own sites. Using a turnkey Web-based solution from Commission Junction Commission Junction is an online advertising company owned by ValueClick. They are specifically in the affiliate marketing industry. Commission Junction is the largest affiliate network in north America, powering almost 50% of the top 500 web retailers affiliate marketing (www.cj.com), the affiliate program provides the ability to monitor click-through, sales, and commission earnings in real time. Affiliate sites will be able to tailor promotional offerings and choose audio titles from an extensive online inventory at audible.com. "Partnerships create the key to success on the Internet. We are delighted to respond to the demand we've had from prospective affiliate partners to promote the sale of Audible's broad selection of premium spoken audio," said 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. "The increasing comfort and familiarity consumers now demonstrate with downloading audio content coincides with a marked industry-wide increase in online sales from affiliate marketing Affiliate marketing is a method of promoting web businesses (merchants/advertisers) in which an affiliate (publisher) is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber, customer, and/or sale provided through his/her efforts. . The launch of our program addresses our intention to extend the Audible brand across the Internet." "Powered by Commission Junction, Audible's affiliate program offers partner sites the opportunity to earn incremental revenue through the sale of audio customized to a site's audience, while allowing Audible to extend its customer reach," added Foy Sperring, vice president and general manager of audible.com. "Audible has been receiving dozens of inquiries per week about our affiliate distribution plans, and we are pleased to respond to this demand for our service." About Audible.com: Audible.com features daily selected audio content from The Wall Street Journal and daily 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--all available on subscription basis in time for the morning drive to work each day--as well as The Economist, The Industry Standard, Forbes, 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 , Scientific American and C-SPAN. The site also offers a powerful collection of 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 Marketplace, 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. , Car Talk, Fresh Air and 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. . All of the audio editions from audible.com can be accessed for computer-based download or streaming, or for rapid transfer from a PC to any AudibleReady portable digital audio player. Current portable listening options include the Diamond Rio 500, Franklin's eBookMan, any of the Pocket PCs manufactured by Casio, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard or the Digisette Duo-Aria, a digital audio player that operates as a stand-alone device or can playback using virtually any standard audiocassette tape player. About Audible, Inc.: Audible(R) (www.audible.com(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) PC-based mobile devices. Audible has more than 28,000 hours of audio programs and 160 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, 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 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/. , Microsoft Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, RealNetworks, Inc., SONICblue Incorporated's Rio Audio Group, Texas Instruments and VoiceAge Corp. Audible www.audible.com are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc.; AudibleReady is a trademark 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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