Comments on: Why Amazon’s Audible Move Is Laudable http://gigaom.com/2008/01/31/why-amazons-audible-move-is-laudable/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:03:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: johnswords.com » Blog Archive » Amazon and digital delivery http://gigaom.com/2008/01/31/why-amazons-audible-move-is-laudable/#comment-860015 johnswords.com » Blog Archive » Amazon and digital delivery Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:54:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11354#comment-860015 <p>[...] Malik has a good write up on the acquisition if you happened to miss it. This entry was written by John and posted on [...]</p> [...] Malik has a good write up on the acquisition if you happened to miss it. This entry was written by John and posted on [...]

]]> By: Parul Bindra http://gigaom.com/2008/01/31/why-amazons-audible-move-is-laudable/#comment-859193 Parul Bindra Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:30:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11354#comment-859193 <p>Looks like another blow to Apple and Audio books on iTMS. Apple is loosing left and right first the GoogleDell phone then Garmin GPS phone w/email, web etc and now Audio is bought by Amazon, a competitor to iTMS. I don't see Amazon shaking up the Audible models already in place. Also, the Kindle is for READING, Audible is for LISTENING. One doesn't have anything to do with the other. Im sure Amazon knows that Audibles most valuable customers are iPod owners using iTunes. If anything they will make the experience better, not pare it back or do anything to alienate iPod owners.</p> <p>Parul Bindra www.bhopu.com- Web 2.0 Blogs</p> Looks like another blow to Apple and Audio books on iTMS. Apple is loosing left and right first the GoogleDell phone then Garmin GPS phone w/email, web etc and now Audio is bought by Amazon, a competitor to iTMS.
I don’t see Amazon shaking up the Audible models already in place. Also, the Kindle is for READING, Audible is for LISTENING. One doesn’t have anything to do with the other. Im sure Amazon knows that Audibles most valuable customers are iPod owners using iTunes. If anything they will make the experience better, not pare it back or do anything to alienate iPod owners.

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]]> By: Q dub http://gigaom.com/2008/01/31/why-amazons-audible-move-is-laudable/#comment-859169 Q dub Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:28:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11354#comment-859169 <p>Switch to digital media is vital to recapturing slipping margins in physical goods. Amazon will surely bump heads with Apple again as movies is the logical next step. Thankfully I'm sure the record and movie industry are happy to place their digital distribution bets on more than one horse (iTunes). I could also see Amazon going in the direction of what Steam is to games. Providing a distribution and "DRM" platform for software distribution (no more buy next year's Turbotax at Costco)</p> Switch to digital media is vital to recapturing slipping margins in physical goods. Amazon will surely bump heads with Apple again as movies is the logical next step. Thankfully I’m sure the record and movie industry are happy to place their digital distribution bets on more than one horse (iTunes). I could also see Amazon going in the direction of what Steam is to games. Providing a distribution and “DRM” platform for software distribution (no more buy next year’s Turbotax at Costco)

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/01/31/why-amazons-audible-move-is-laudable/#comment-859142 Om Malik Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:03:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11354#comment-859142 <p>i think so - this is a smart move. it is positioning the company for the future and doing it the right way.</p> i think so - this is a smart move. it is positioning the company for the future and doing it the right way.

]]> By: Amazon.com Is Buying Audible.com « Evan Brown’s Links of Interest http://gigaom.com/2008/01/31/why-amazons-audible-move-is-laudable/#comment-859140 Amazon.com Is Buying Audible.com « Evan Brown’s Links of Interest Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:56:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11354#comment-859140 <p>[...] 2008 January 31 at 15:56 · Filed under Uncategorized Link: GigaOM [...]</p> [...] 2008 January 31 at 15:56 · Filed under Uncategorized Link: GigaOM [...]

]]> By: free market research company http://gigaom.com/2008/01/31/why-amazons-audible-move-is-laudable/#comment-859134 free market research company Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:08:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11354#comment-859134 <p>Om - basically Amazon is sticking to core concept, which is disintermediation and then reintermediation -- first was books and electronics and now digital products -- has strong potential?</p> Om - basically Amazon is sticking to core concept, which is disintermediation and then reintermediation — first was books and electronics and now digital products — has strong potential?

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