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Audible Makes Free Audio Downloads of Former President Ronald Reagan's Funeral Service Available

WAYNE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2004--Audible(R), Inc. (OTCBB:ADBL), the leading provider of digitally delivered spoken word audio, today announced that through content partner C-SPAN, the complete funeral service of former President Ronald Reagan is accessible at www.audible.com as a free audio download.
"Audible is quickly developing a reputation as a destination for free audio of historic public events and ceremonies in their entirety," said Kerry Donahue, Producer of Original Programming, Audible, Inc. "Today's funeral ceremony for Ronald Reagan was a stirring piece of 'living history' that introduces new listeners to the bounty of both historic and timely audio at Audible."

To obtain this free audio and the many premium audiobooks and speeches by and about Ronald Reagan, log on to www.audible.com and enter Ronald Reagan in the search field.

Former President Ronald Reagan's funeral service, testimony before the 9-11 Commission, Supreme Court arguments and many more free audio downloads of historic events, legal decisions and speeches are among Audible's 47,000 hours of spoken word audio. Best selling and classic audiobooks, public radio programs, audio subscriptions to leading periodicals, and original programs round out the 22,000 premium audio titles sold at audible.com(R).

About Audible.com:

Audible.com, recently named the best consumer Web service by CNet.com, and one of the "Best of Today's Web" by PC World features daily audio editions of The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times -- available on a subscription basis in time for the morning drive to work each day -- as well as Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Scientific American, and Fast Company. The site offers a powerful collection of audiobook best sellers and classics by authors such as Tom Clancy, Stephen King, John Grisham, Janet Evanovich, James Patterson, the Dalai Lama, David McCullough, Stephen Hawking, William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, and Jane Austen. There are also speeches, lectures, and on-demand radio programs including Marketplace, All Things Considered, Car Talk, Fresh Air, and This American Life, and original shows such as RobinWilliams@audible.com. All of the programs at audible.com are available for computer-based playback, burning to audio CD, and on-the-go listening using numerous AudibleReady(R) portable digital audio players offered by leading consumer electronics and computer manufacturers.

About Audible, Inc.:

Audible (www.audible.com) is the Internet's leading premium spoken audio source. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based mobile devices. Audible has 47,000 hours of audio programs from more than 165 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers and business information providers. Audible is Amazon.com's(R) and the Apple(R) iTunes(R) Music Store's pre-eminent 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 Apple Corp., Creative Labs, Gateway, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation, palmOne, Inc., PhatNoise Inc., RealNetworks, Inc., Rio Audio, Roxio, Inc., Sony Electronics, Texas Instruments Inc., and VoiceAge Corp.

Audible, www.audible.com, 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.

Contacts


Audible, Inc., Wayne
Press Contact:
Jonathan Korzen, 973-698-8045
jkorzen@audible.com

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