Audible Announces the Launch Of AudibleAir™; Groundbreaking Technology Bypasses the Desktop and Allows for Automated Wireless Downloads of Digital Audio To Smartphones

Business Wire, Sept 27, 2005

WAYNE, N.J. -- Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBL, www.audible.com), the leader in digital spoken audio information and entertainment, today announced the launch of the public beta test of AudibleAir(TM) , an innovative new service that allows the automated wireless download of secure digital audio files to smartphones. Now Audible customers can effortlessly bypass connecting to the desktop and program their Audible premium content to be delivered wirelessly anytime and anywhere. This initial public beta test will begin with the Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones. (1) Audible will also be demonstrating the beta for Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 smartphones today at the CTIA wireless conference in San Francisco.

With wireless access to more than 70,000 hours of audiobooks, periodicals and radio, and original programs, members of AudibleListener(R) can continue to experience the tremendous array of content they have always enjoyed at audible.com, but only now with a new level of mobility and convenience. Customers can now wake up each morning to find a digital audio edition of The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal on their Treo smartphones.

AudibleAir(TM) allows busy individuals to program how and when they want to receive their audio - delivered whether they are on the go or still asleep. Customers can refresh their content automatically as AudibleAir recognizes how much of a downloaded audio program they have heard. The application retains the portion they haven't listened to, while refreshing the device with new audio. Any content in the Audible My Library can be accessed by Audible customers and downloaded at any time, from any wireless connection.

"Wireless access to audible.com content has been a strategic goal since the company's inception," said Donald Katz, Chairman and CEO, Audible, Inc. "AudibleAir is a major step and instrumental element of our extension of the Audible service into next generation mobile devices that will become standard issue for consumers during the years to come."

The public beta will be available to the general public at www.audible.com/audibleair

About Audible, Inc.

Audible(R) (www.audible.com(R)) is the Internet's leading provider of premium spoken audio. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady(R) computer-based mobile devices. Audible has 70,000 hours of audio programs from more than 250 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters and magazine and newspaper publishers. Audible.com is Amazon.com's and the Apple iTunes Music Store's pre-eminent provider of spoken products for downloading via the Web. Additionally, the Company is strategically aligned with Random House, Inc. in the first-ever imprint to produce spoken word content specifically suited for digital distribution, Random House Audible. Among the Company's key business relationships are Apple Corp., Creative Labs, Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation, palmOne, Inc., PhatNoise Inc., XM Satellite Radio, Texas Instruments Inc., and VoiceAge Corporation.

Audible, www.audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc. trademarks.

Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

This press release contains information about Audible, Inc. that is not historical fact and may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements about the company. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, Audible's limited operating history, history of losses, uncertain market for its services, and its inability to license or produce compelling audio content and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

(1) Within wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming agreements. Email, messaging and web access requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. ISP may also be required.

Palm and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc.