How Amazon Makes Money

7. Audible

Audible was one of the first audiobook services, and is an online audiobook and podcast store. The service was established in 1995 and was bought by Amazon in 2008 for $300 million. There are more than 200,000 audio programs available. This includes all sorts of books from various genres, radio shows, speeches, podcasts, interviews, comedy and a lot more as well as audio versions of periodicals. It is said to be the largest employer of actors within New York City.

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