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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Amazon is taking over Audible.com

Amazon says it is buying Audible.com, "the leading online provider of premium digital spoken word audio content, specializing in digital audio editions of books, newspapers and magazines, television and radio programs and original programming."

It's not a big sum -- around $300 million -- but Audible fits Amazon's move into digital content with its MP3 and movie download services and Kindle e-book reader.

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