Audible
Audiobooks
Amazon's audiobook and podcast service, selling titles and a membership plan, and producing its own original audio.
AudiobooksSince 1995Newark, USA
How it started
Amazon buys spoken-word leader.
$300Mpaid by Amazon in 2008
Amazon agreed in January 2008 to buy Audible for $11.50 a share, adding the leading online seller of digital audiobooks to its digital media push.
Its place in Amazon
Amazon's voice in digital books.
Audible extends Amazon's book business into audio and adds a paid membership alongside Kindle and Prime.
Who it competes with
What Amazon does not disclose
- Audible revenue (Amazon reports it inside subscription services and online stores)
- Audible members or listeners
- Audible profit or loss
The group behind itAmazon
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