Audible and Sonos Announce Alliance in Home Networking Entertainment

Business Wire, Jan 4, 2006

WAYNE, N.J. -- Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBL, www.audible.com), the Internet's leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming, and Sonos, the developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home, today announced a strategic partnership that will allow homeowners around the world to conveniently enjoy Audible's vast selection of digital content wirelessly throughout the home.

As of today, the popular Sonos(TM) Digital Music System is AudibleReady(R), further extending Audible's reach into the home, while expanding the Sonos entertainment experience beyond music. The Sonos platform now has the ability to wirelessly deliver Audible's more than 26,000 digital audiobooks, audio editions of popular magazines and newspapers, and digital radio and TV programming to every room in the home, or up to 32 different rooms. The Sonos Digital Music System frees AudibleListeners in their homes from being tethered to computers or portable devices and allows them to instantly access their entire Audible Library from anywhere in the home, controlling it all from the wireless Sonos(TM) Controller.

"Integrating the Audible service with home networking is a natural step for our company," said Foy Sperring, Senior Vice President, Audible Platforms at Audible, Inc. "We believe Sonos already has an incredibly innovative product. But making their platform AudibleReady, now exposes Sonos costumers to a world of on-demand audio information and entertainment in their very own home, making the product even more valuable than before."

"Sonos is focused on providing an unmatched listening experience for the digital home," said John MacFarlane, chief executive officer, Sonos. "The partnership with Audible provides Sonos customers with a vast selection of content that furthers the value of their Sonos experience."

More information is available at www.audible.com or www.sonos.com.

About Audible, Inc.

Audible (www.audible.com) is the Internet's leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady(R) computer-based mobile devices. Audible has 80,000 hours of audio programs from 270 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible.com is the Apple iTunes Music Store's preeminent provider of spoken-word products for downloading or streaming 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 Amazon.com, Apple Corp., Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation, palmOne, Inc., XM Satellite Radio, PhatNoise Inc., Rio Audio, Creative Labs, Texas Instruments Inc., and VoiceAge Corporation.

About Sonos, Inc.

Sonos is the developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home. The award-winning Sonos(TM) Digital Music System is available direct from Sonos or at more than 500 retailers and custom integrators in North America. Sonos is a privately-held company, headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA with offices in Cambridge, MA and Hilversum, Netherlands. To find out more about the company or the Sonos Digital Music System, please visit: www.sonos.com.

Audible, 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.