WAYNE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2004--Audible, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ADBL), the provider of digitally delivered spoken word audio,
today announced it has teamed up with Microsoft to provide Windows
Media Player 10 users with easy access to more than 55,000 hours of
entertaining and engaging digital audio programs available for
download and transfer to Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs. Audible
expects to achieve compatibility with other portable devices in the
near future. As part of the launch in Windows Media Player 10, Audible
is offering free streams of best-selling audiobooks as well as a free
month of the AudibleListener(R) membership to users of Windows Media
Player 10.
"Customers come to audible.com for high-quality spoken word audio
that transforms time spent driving, exercising, and commuting into
productive time," said Greg Hohman, Director of Partnership Marketing
at Audible, Inc. "By working with Microsoft, we are able to introduce
millions of Windows Media Player 10 users to our service and offer two
free audio programs as part of a one-month trial membership."
"Incorporating more than 55,000 hours of best-selling content from
Audible, the leading provider of digitally delivered spoken audio,
into Windows Media Player 10's services offering is a unique value-add
for the millions of Windows XP users who are already experiencing the
benefits of our latest media player," said Chad Hodge, group program
manager in the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft Corp. "With
Windows Media Player 10, consumers will be able to conveniently and
easily extend their experience with audible.com from their Windows
XP-based PC to Pocket PC or Smartphone devices."
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 55,000 hours of audio programs from more
than 175 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., Bertelsmann AG, Creative
Labs, holtzbrinck networXs, Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corp.,
palmOne, Inc., PhatNoise Inc., RealNetworks, Inc., Rio Audio, Roxio,
Inc., Sony Electronics, Texas Instruments Inc., and VoiceAge
Corporation.
Audible, www.audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are
registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family
of Audible, Inc. trademarks.
All product and company names herein may be 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.
SOURCE: Audible, Inc
