![]() Jackson, Diane Keaton, Nicole Kidman, and Kate Winslet performing great works of literature. In March 2012, Audible launched the A-List Collection, a series showcasing Hollywood stars including Claire Danes, Colin Firth, Anne Hathaway, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. The platform was so successful that in 2012, Audible reported it had received more titles from ACX than from its top three audio providers combined. In May 2011, the service launched Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX), an online rights marketplace and production platform. In April of that year, Audible began producing exclusive science fiction and fantasy audiobooks under its "Audible Frontiers" imprint. On January 31, 2008, Amazon announced they would purchase Audible for about $300 million. The new headquarters was a high-rise building on One Washington Park. In 2007, CEO Donald Katz moved the company headquarters with 125 employees from suburban Wayne, New Jersey to Newark. One Washington Park headquarters, in Newark, New Jersey In 2006, the company released its A-List collection, which had famous works read by Anne Hathaway and Annette Bening. Its content would update automatically, downloading chapters as required that would then delete themselves after they had been listened to. ![]() Two years later, the service released "Audible Air", which allowed users to download audiobooks directly to PDAs and smartphones. ![]() This agreement ended in 2017 due to antitrust rulings in the European Union. In 2003, Audible reached an agreement with Apple to be the exclusive provider of audiobooks for iTunes Music Store. Development proceeded, however, leading to Audible licensing the ACELP codec for its downloads in 2000, and Amazon bought a 5 percent stake in the then-publicly traded company the same year. On October 24, 1999, Audible suffered a setback when its CEO, Andrew J. On March 11, 1999, Microsoft invested $11 million into the company. To use the player, consumers would download an audiobook from Audible website. The company's first product was an eponymous portable media player known as the Audible MobilePlayer released in 1997, the device contained around four megabytes of on-board flash memory storage, which could hold up to two hours of audio. The service is owned by Audible, a wholly-owned subsidiary of, Inc., headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Audible is the United States' largest audiobook producer and retailer. This content can be purchased individually or under a subscription model where the user receives "credits" that can be redeemed for content monthly and receive access to a curated on-demand library of content. No friends required.Online audiobook and podcast service Audible, Inc.įire OS, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, web browser, Wear OS, WatchOS, Windows PhoneĪudible is an American online audiobook and podcast service that allows users to purchase and stream audiobooks and other forms of spoken word content. If you’ve never used Audible before, you can sign up for a free 30 day trial here and get TWO free audiobooks. Which I always consider an extra bonus in life. Plus, you’ll look like the most thoughtful friend, neighbor, sibling, aunt or book club member on the planet. Tap that and it’ll give you the option to email or text the download link to whatever friend you’d like. One of the options that pops up will be “Send this Book.” Then find the Audible audiobook that you want to share and tap the three dots to the right of the title. To share an Audible book with a friend, just open your Audible app and push the “My Library” button at the bottom of the screen. How to use the “Share Audible Book with Friend” feature (Who is Sue? I have no idea – it was just the name that came to my mind for this example). And she can’t receive a free one from any other friends. So if you send The Boys in the Boat to Sue, she’ll get a free copy of it, but you can’t send her any more free Audible books. Yes – you can only share Audible books with the same friend once. Or if you’re listening to a book club pick, you can share it with a fellow member of your book club who also has more time to listen to audiobooks than to read. ![]() If you’re listening to a book that you’re loving and think that your mom would love it too? Two clicks and she can listen for free too. ![]() It’s totally free and you can easily send the Audible book of your choice right from the app. You know that I’m a huge Audible fan and I’ve been using it for years (if you’re new to Audible, I wrote a whole post about how to use it here).īut like most tool, there are always a bunch of features you’re not really using or don’t even know about, and the “Share Audible Book with Friend” feature is one I just discovered!Įvery book that you own in your Audible Library, you can share with one friend. ![]()
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