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Audible.co.uk Recommendation: The Second Coming Of Steve Jobs

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2008-10-07 22:55:00 by 22Hundred.net in 22Hundred.net
...Audible.co.uk every once in a while. Leo Laporte has been making Audible.com recommendations through his TWiT and Windows Weekly podcasts for long time now but for those of us in Europe we can't access the TWiT free book and many times the book recommended does not appear on our version of Audible. So I am going to start making...
 
Tags: excellent book, book, book covers steve, audible, twit free book, steve jobs, twit, apple board, apple
 
 
 
 
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Amazon acquires Audible for $300 million

2008-01-31 14:38:00 by Caroline McCarthy in Webware.com
 
...Audible The deal comes with a price tag of about $300 million in cash and short-term investments, and it is expected to be completed by the second quarter of this year Audible, which was founded in 1997 and operates services in the United States and United Kingdom, as well as operations in Germany and France, sells more than 80,000 audio...
 
Tags: amazon, audible, amazon mp3, audiobook company audible, worldwide digital media, senior vice president, kindle e-book reader, music store, wider audience
 
 
 
 
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Amazon Acquires Audible

2008-01-31 18:08:27 by SolSie in SolSie.com / The Lighter Side of Technology
 
Amazon has announced the acquisition of Audible, one of the biggest online providers of audio content, including audiobooks, radio and TV programme, and audio versions of magazines. With the release of the Kindle, the acquisition makes completely sense. Soon, Kindle user can download not only books, RSS feeds, magazine, they will be able to...
 
Tags: kindle, kindle user, acquisition, tv programme, audible, amazon, audio content, audio versions, online providers
 
 
 
 
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Amazon acquires Audible for $300 million

2008-01-31 18:01:50 by admin in Web 2.0 Portals
 
Amazon.com announced Thursday that it has acquired audiobook company Audible. The deal comes with a price tag of about $300 million in cash and short-term investments, and it is expected to be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more
 
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Amazon (AMZN) Beats Q1 Consensus, But Guidance Mixed

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2008-04-23 19:58:00 by Henry Blodget in Silicon Alley Insider
...Audible acquisition, and a change in currency assumptions, the guidance for the rest of the year was actually down modestly. Stock down 5% in aftermarket on this Issues: Strong overall growth, but US business decelerated significantly, primarily from weakness in Media relative to growth rates of past few quarters. Full-year adjusted...
 
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AudibleKids.com - Reading Is Easy (If You're Listening)

2008-04-01 00:15:00 by Lani in KillerStartups.com - all
 
...AudibleKids. If youre familiar with Audible, the site that provides audible book pleasure for users everywhere, then youll get the idea of AudibleKids. Its the kid-sized version of Audible. Its the Reading Rainbow for the 2000s. Parents can create profiles for their kids and set content controls. Profiles will show what youve downloaded and...
 
Tags: audiblekids, audible, audible book pleasure, audiblekids rekindle, books, kids, kids lists, audio books, free books
 
 
 
 
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Wal*Mart Drops Support For DRM - Honest Users Get To Repurchase Music

2008-09-27 12:00:00 by Ed Hansberry in Pocket PC Thoughts
 
...Audible books, your iTunes DRM songs, your Zune media, your EA games... None of these companies will ever disappear, nor will the third-party DRM suppliers they use. They are as solid and permanent as Commodore, Atari, the Soviet Union, the American credit system and the Roman Empire I don't advocate stealing music from the various services...
 
Tags: music, drm, drm music, companies, drm companies, free, drm free, itunes drm songs, digital music
 
 
 
 
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BigBen UIQ 3 available now!

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2008-05-09 23:04:52 by asri in The UIQ Evangelist
...audible reminders for unattended events, like call or SMS Major features Combined screensaver, key lock and reminder application Large digital and analog clocks easily seen from a distance Selection of various backgrounds and colors Key lock triggered by idle time, flip switch, and other events Visible and audible reminders for missed calls,...
 
Tags: audible reminders, key lock, selectable background images, cellphonesoft, sound, analog clocks easily, famous tower clock, selectable sound, cellphonesoft strikes
 
 
 
 
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AudibleAir: Stream Your Audio Book To Your Mobile

2008-08-17 19:07:50 by SolSie in SolSie.com / The Lighter Side of Technology
 
AudibleAir Audible.com is a DRMed Audio Book service that was recently acquired by Amazon. So far Audible.com has allowed user to download the purchased contents but now a streaming service has just been released. But most users are having the convenience of unlimited data plan why not just stream the contents as you go, instead of ShareThis
 
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