Audible, Inc. is the leading provider of spoken entertainment and information on the Internet. Audible specializes in the spoken experience, providing digital audio editions of books, newspapers and magazines, original programming, and TV and radio subscriptions. Consumers shop, purchase, and download audio content from www.audible.com , www.audible.co.uk , www.audible.de , or www.audible.fr directly to personal computers for listening in a variety of ways. Most of our customers download audio to their PCs and Macs and then transfer the audio to MP3 players, personal digital assistants , or... to smart mobile devices for listening on the go. Others transfer, or "burn," the content to audio CDs, while some customers simply listen at their computers or through a digital home entertainment network. Audible customers can also have their Audible content wirelessly delivered to their smart mobile devices every day, even while they are asleep, taking the computer out of the equation. In addition to Audible's Web sites, Audible's content is available at the Apple iTunes Music Store, where Audible is the exclusive provider of paid spoken content, and at Amazon.com. In addition to content, Audible offers customers value, convenience and flexibility. Customers have the option to buy Audible content either on a per-program basis or to join any one of AudibleListener plans that offer significant savings from what consumers will find at any other traditional or online retail store. AudibleListener program provides customers with access to 30% discounts on any individual program, exposure to periodic sales, and six free channels of content all for the low price of $9.95 per year. For even greater savings, customers can join the AudibleListener Gold or Platinum programs for a fixed monthly or annual fee that provides them with a predetermined number of credits to be used for downloading Audible content. These credits may be rolled over month to month, should members elect to do so. Gold and Platinum members have the option of receiving complimentary daily audio editions of either The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal. Audible customers may also subscribe to any one of close to 50 daily, weekly, or monthly subscription products. At audible.com, customers can select from nearly 100,000 hours of audio content, or more than 30,000 different programs. The selection of audio in our stores ranges from more than 12,000 audiobooks and performances, to audio editions of national periodicals such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly and Scientific American; to radio and TV programming such as Fresh Air, Charlie Rose, Car Talk, Marketplace, The Bob Edwards Show, Opie & Anthony, This American Life, and The Ricky Gervais Show. Language instruction, personal development, stand-up comedy, children's audio, study guides, historic speeches and readings, fiction, business, mystery, and romance are also categories of listening available to our customers. Consumers are able to enjoy Audible's digital content on more than 200 different mobile devices made by more than 40 manufacturers. These devices include MP3 players, PDAs, smart mobile devices, and entertainment systems made by leaders in technology such as Apple Computer, Creative Labs, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Palm, Philips, Samsung, Sandisk, and Sonos. Our device-manufacturing partners support us by including our AudibleReady software on their devices and may also include audio samples on the device, as well as insert marketing brochures in the device box. They may also provide point-of-purchase sales support, after-market promotions, and web-based and e-mail customer outreach. Audible also works with original equipment manufacturers of mobile audio devices, original design manufacturers, and integrated circuit vendor partners to simply and rapidly adopt Audible's technology for use in manufactured devices.
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