Audible.fr Internet Audio Service Launched and Available for French Language Spoken Audio Downloads.WAYNE, N.J. -- Audible.fr Now Offers Thousands of Hours of Downloadable Audiobooks, Information, and Entertainment for French Listeners via Subscription-Based Online Service 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) ), the leading provider of digitally delivered spoken word audio, today announced the commercial availability of Audible.fr. Audible.fr is the Internet audio See RealAudio. service created by Audible and France Loisirs, a wholly-owned division of Direct Group Bertelsmann, focused on the creation, aggregation, and distribution of French-language spoken word audio for digital download  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. . "The launch of Audible.fr signals another step forward for our global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. ," said Donald Katz, Chairman 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. , Audible, Inc. "Audible.fr combines our digital media expertise and technology infrastructure with France Loisirs' incomparable direct marketing franchise--which includes relationships with over four million club members and a national network of over 220 retail stores." "France Loisirs has integrated Audible's core components of compelling content, strong distribution, and cutting edge technology into the Audible.fr customer experience," added Mark Olivier Sommer Sommer is a surname, from the German and Danish word for the season "summer". It may refer to:
Audible.fr offers to the French-speaking world the first subscription-based online service for downloading thousands of hours of audiobooks, information, and selected radio programs in French. In addition to the French language content, a selection of Audible's English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. content is available at Audible.fr. About Audible, Inc.: Audible(R) (www.audible.com(R)) is the Internet's leading premium spoken audio source. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady(R) computer-based mobile devices. Audible has more than 70,000 hours of audio programs from more than 200 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible.com is Amazon.com's and the Apple iTunes Music Store's pre-eminent provider of spoken word products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Additionally, the Company is strategically aligned with Random House, Inc. in the first-ever imprint to produce spoken word content specifically suited for digital distribution, Random House Audible. Among the Company's key business relationships are Apple Corp., Creative Labs, 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., PhatNoise Inc., Rio Audio, 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. Inc., and VoiceAge Corporation. About France Loisirs: France Loisirs is the French book club division of DirectGroup Bertelsmann, and a retailer of books and multimedia in France, French-speaking parts of Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada (Quebec). France Loisirs has four million customer relationships and more than 220 retail outlets. The Company is a cornerstone part of DirectGroup Bertelsmann, which integrates Bertelsmann's global media direct-to-customer businesses. Roughly 35 million customer relationships secure DirectGroup's position among the largest enterprises in media commerce. DirectGroup Bertelsmann is a division of German-based Bertelsmann AG. Audible, www.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. This press release contains information about Audible, Inc. that is not historical fact and may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements 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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