M&A Deal Summary

Amazon Acquires Audible

On January 31, 2008, Amazon acquired digital media company Audible for 300M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amazon’s 3rd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Amazon’s 12th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amazon’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amazon’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-31
Target Audible
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Amazon
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 300M USD

Target

Audible

Newark, New Jersey, United States
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.

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Buyer

Amazon

Seattle, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector E-Commerce
Employees1,525,000
Revenue 574.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Amazon office building in downtown Seattle, Washington.

Amazon is an e-commerce retailer and provider of web services. Amazon enables millions of products to be sold through its website and by third parties across a variety of product categories. Customers access Amazon directly and through mobile websites and apps. Amazon also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo. Amazon also offers Amazon Prime, an annual membership program that includes free shipping and access to streaming of movies and TV episodes. Amazon was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 76
Sector (Digital Media) 3 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 67
State (New Jersey) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 11 of 54
Year (2008) 2 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 LOVEFiLM International

London, United Kingdom

LOVEFiLM International Limited is an home entertainment companies. It is one of the most respected entertainment and film sites in Europe. It was the first company to deliver online-DVD to the mass market in the UK and other key markets in Europe.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-25 Fabric.com

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Fabric.com is an online retailer of fabric and other supplies. Fabric.com offers custom measured and cut fabrics, as well as patterns, sewing tools and accessories. Fabric.com was founded in 1999 and is based in Marietta, Georgia.

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