Audible announced the launch of the new Audible.com Mobile Store for the iPhone and Android smartphones. Available immediately through a free app update from the Apple App Store or Android Market, Audible's new Mobile Store allows users to browse, sample, and purchase from over 85,000 downloadable digital spoken-audio titles, including bestsellers, timeless classics, and everything in between.
The Audible apps for iPhone, iPod touch and Android have a wide array of features optimized for long-form listening, including:
- Audio bookmarking for remembering playback position.
- Advanced navigation tools including chapter skip, jump back 30 seconds, fast rewind and fast-forward, and precise audio scrubbing.
- Button-free mode for easy title navigation.
- Sharing bookmarks and favorite titles with friends via Facebook and Twitter.
- Tracking of stats and listening badges for die-hard listeners.
Audible for iPhone and iPod touch is compatible with all devices running iPhone OS 3.0 and higher. Audible for Android is compatible with all Android devices running Android OS 1.5 and higher.
Mobile Media Ad Campaign
Audible will launch a major mobile media campaign to support the next step in its wireless evolution, including a unique campaign on Apple's iAd advertising platform featuring Jon Stewart.
The Audible iAd campaign features audio samples, video, and the ability to shake The Daily Show's Jon Stewart to hear audio clips from his new book. As an added bonus, the first chapter of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) will be made available for all users who download Audible's free iPhone application for a limited time.
"Hachette is thrilled to be part of this innovative campaign that expands the reach of audiobooks further into the mobile marketplace," said David Young, Chairman & CEO of Hachette Book Group USA. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) provides a fantastic, laugh-out-loud listening experience and it is the perfect fit for Audible's iAd."