Amazon’s Audible expands its original programming with new comedy series

Over the past few years, Amazon -owned Audible has been expanded beyond audiobooks to include more original content, like the short-form audio programming offered through Audible Channels, for example. Today, the company announced a new partnership for original comedy projects, in collaboration with Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. The first production from this effort is “Heads Will […]

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You can now save a massive 50% on the first three months of Audible membership

Reading is one of life’s great joys. Leaving the real world behind and getting lost in a good book is something special. Having a great book read to you is on another level, though. All the best bits of escapism and relaxation without any of the work…

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Amazon has cut the price of Audible by 50% as part of its Black Friday UK sale

Black Friday has officially begun. Well, it has if you subscribe to Amazon.co.uk’s timeline, anyway. No more pre-Black Friday sale teasing. It’s the full on Amazon Black Friday sale, and the deals are flooding in. Time to batten down the hatches and …

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Happy spooky season, friends. Who’s up for the adult version of trick-or-treating? (It’s books instead of candy — time to get lit.)

The PCMag Shop and Amazon Audible have teamed up to bring you a virtual Halloween goody bag in the form of a site-exclusive Audible deal with tons of free extra content. Just follow the steps below and it won’t cost you a cent.

This fall pick-me-up comes at the right time — because how great is October for adults really? We get awkward office costume parties, half-off ciders during happy hour, and if you’re special, your first cold of the season. The real world is way scarier than any slasher film, and I’ll take a distracting audiobook any day. Read more…

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Audible brings its audiobook library to the Apple Watch

Didn’t get your fill of Amazon news among the 70 or so announcements at today’s Alexa event? Good news, Audible’s got something to add to the deluge. The Amazon-owned audiobook site just announced the availability of its Apple Watch app. The offering brings pretty much what you’d expect. You can listen to audiobooks and manage […]

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Apple’s iBooks revamp, Apple Books, is here

Apple’s new and improved iBooks app, now called Apple Books, has popped up on iPhones across the world today with the release of iOS 12, the software update available to download as of this morning. The new app has five tabs: Reading Now, Library, Book Store, Search and, for the first time, a dedicated Audiobooks tab. […]

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Audible gets guided meditation and workouts courtesy of Aaptiv

Audible is getting into the fitness business with a little help from Aaptiv. The Amazon-owned audiobook giant is adding content from the popular audio fitness app. There are only three guided courses to start — all firmly targeted at beginners. There’s audio coaching to run a mile, a 5K and a guided meditation course, all […]

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Save 50% on a 12-month Audible membership until 31 July 2018

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Until July 31 2018, audiobook lovers are able to get a 12-month Audible membership for £3.99 per month instead of £7.99 per month — a deal which sees you save nearly £48 over the course of the membership. 

With Audible it’s easy to tune into audiobooks wherever you are. By streaming or downloading books onto the free Audible app, you will be able to enjoy the world’s largest library of audiobooks on the go, in your car or even at the gymTry Audible membership at a discounted rate, which is reduced by to £3.99 per month, but only for the first twelve months. However, if you feel that it isn’t worth paying the full £7.99 per month after the twelve months are over, users are able to opt-out at any time.  Read more…

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Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine teams with Amazon’s Audible on audiobooks and originals

Reese Witherspoon’s media empire, Hello Sunshine, has teamed up with Audible to work on an audiobook project. The collaboration will initially see the launch of a showcase of Audible audiobooks as selected by Reese’s Book Club, which focus on strong but complex female characters. However, the two companies said that further down the line Hello […]

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Don Katz dishes on Audible.com storytelling with ‘Invisible Man,’ Ralph Ellison

 Though lots of moving parts have to be corralled together in order to found, expand and manage a business as large as Audible.com, founder Donald Katz would argue that the key component to his company’s success is this: People love a good story and they love it even more when it’s delivered conversationally. Read More

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