Audible Begins Commercial Podcasting

"We've been delivering digitally downloadable spoken audio to hundreds of thousands of listeners for many years now. During this time, we have continually looked for advancements in digital audio technology that would improve our listeners' experience," said Donald Katz, CEO and chairman of Audible Inc. "We believe podcasting is an advancement that will make digital spoken audio more accessible and manageable for content creators and listeners around the world."

"There are three companies that have the potential to be huge in podcasting and in creating this new medium," said Adam Curry, creator of iPodder and host of Daily Source Code. "Apple, Microsoft and definitely Audible."

"We've only just begun the process of enabling content partners of all sizes to podcast on the Audible platform," Mr. Katz added. "Over the coming months, podcasters will have increased access to new infrastructure, tools and proprietary technologies that Audible has developed over the years to empower content creators to turn their digital audio into sustainable revenue streams."

"NewsGator Online and FeedDemon now support advanced podcatching capabilities through 'FeedStation,' announced today at Gnomedex," said J.B. Holston, president and CEO of NewsGator. "We welcome Audible's members who are interested in receiving their content through our online system and FeedDemon using 'FeedStation', and we're looking forward to offering NewsGator customers unique Audible offers too."