Audible - Ownership and Business Overview

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Audible Ownership

Who owns Audible?

Audible is owned by Amazon.com. It was acquired on January 31, 2008.

Audible Business Overview

Where is Audible headquartered?

Audible is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

How many employees does Audible have?

Audible has 160 employees.

What sector is Audible in?

Audible is a digital media company.

When was Audible founded?

Audible was founded in 1995.

Digital Media M&A Summary in 2008

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, digital media ranked 56 in number of deals in 2008. The largest digital media acquisition in 2008 was Getty Images - which was acquired by Hellman & Friedman for $2.4B.

Join Mergr to view all 13 acquisitions of digital media companies in 2008, including 3 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 10 by strategics.

Audible, Inc.

One Washington Park,
Newark, New Jersey 07102
United States,
(973) 820-0400
www.audible.com

Audible, Inc. is a provider of premium digital spoken audio information and entertainment on the internet, offering customers a new way to enhance and enrich their lives every day. Audible content, which includes more than 100,000 audio programs from more than 1,800 content providers that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers, is digitally downloaded and played back on over 500 popular devices. Audible is also the preeminent provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple’s iTunes® Store.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Digital Media

Employees

160

Established

1995

Subsidiary of

Amazon

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