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|Description=An audiobook and podcast service

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}}'''Audible''' is an audiobook and podcast service company owned by [[Amazon]]. The service platform has a dual content model that allows for individual purchases and downloads as well as streaming content available through a monthly subscription.

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==Consumer-impact summary==

===Audiobook monopoly===

As a subsidiary of Amazon, a company that started as an online bookstore that now owns roughly 90% or more of the ebook industry {{Citation needed}}, Audible holds about 60% of audiobooks, leading to widespread criticism of monopoly behavior{{Citation needed}}.

=== DRM ===

Audible has their own file format for audiobooks which is called AAX file format and it contains DRM. This creates an ecosystem lock-in, causing users to use third-party software to break the DRM in order to listen to the audiobooks they've purchased outside of the Audible platform {{Citation needed}}.

=== Geo-blocking ===

Audible engages in geo-blocking, restricting certain content based upon the geographic location of the user.

===~~Audiobook monopoly~~===

=== Exploitative contracts ===

~~Affects consumers~~, authors, and publishers

Like [[Kindle]] publishing, Audibe requests exclusive publishing to their platform; otherwise, rightsholders like authors and publishers are subjected to Audible's 75% cut of royalties{{Citation needed}}. Digital media like ebooks and audiobooks tend to be the most lucrative medium for rightsholders as they cost the least to produce, so it is greatly exploitative when a digital platform demands a 75% cut to host the content.

==Incidents==

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Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).

===Alleged enrollment ~~of Amazon customers~~===

===Alleged non-consensual enrollment===

{{Main|Amazon sued for enrolling and charging customers into Audible without consent}}

Amazon, and Audible by extension, is currently under a pending class-action lawsuit due to allegedly enrolling Amazon customers into the Audible subscription without permission. This is possible due to Amazon's [[forced retention of payment methods]] in which the company holds customers' card information for "faster checkout."

=== Encouraging AI use ===

===Encouraging AI use===

Audible openly encourages AI use with the understanding ding that indie authors who self-publish may rely heavily on AI for content generation and book quantity. This ~~leads some~~ to ~~speculate~~ that Audible is diluting the pool of author royalties.

Audible openly encourages AI use with the understanding ding that indie authors who self-publish may rely heavily on AI for content generation and book quantity{{Citation needed}}. This has led to speculation that Audible is diluting the pool of author royalties{{Citation needed}}.

==Products==

Since 2015, Audible has attempted to create original content throughout the years, but few have proven successful, including short-form content{{Citation needed}}. Now, they seek creator exclusivity by providing attractive deals to podcasters and other creators to publish exclusively on Audible{{Citation needed}}.

==See also==

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+}}'''Audible''' is an audiobook and podcast service company owned by [[Amazon]]. The service platform has a dual content model that allows for individual purchases and downloads as well as streaming content available through a monthly subscription.
-{{Ph-C-Int}}
 ==Consumer-impact summary==
-{{Ph-C-CIS}}
+===Audiobook monopoly===
+As a subsidiary of Amazon, a company that started as an online bookstore that now owns roughly 90% or more of the ebook industry {{Citation needed}}, Audible holds about 60% of audiobooks, leading to widespread criticism of monopoly behavior{{Citation needed}}.
+=== DRM ===
+Audible has their own file format for audiobooks which is called AAX file format and it contains DRM. This creates an ecosystem lock-in, causing users to use third-party software to break the DRM in order to listen to the audiobooks they've purchased outside of the Audible platform {{Citation needed}}.
+=== Geo-blocking ===
+Audible engages in geo-blocking, restricting certain content based upon the geographic location of the user.
-===Audiobook monopoly===
+=== Exploitative contracts ===
-Affects consumers, authors, and publishers
+Like [[Kindle]] publishing, Audibe requests exclusive publishing to their platform; otherwise, rightsholders like authors and publishers are subjected to Audible's 75% cut of royalties{{Citation needed}}. Digital media like ebooks and audiobooks tend to be the most lucrative medium for rightsholders as they cost the least to produce, so it is greatly exploitative when a digital platform demands a 75% cut to host the content.
 ==Incidents==
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 Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
-===Alleged enrollment of Amazon customers===
+===Alleged non-consensual enrollment===
 {{Main|Amazon sued for enrolling and charging customers into Audible without consent}}
 Amazon, and Audible by extension, is currently under a pending class-action lawsuit due to allegedly enrolling Amazon customers into the Audible subscription without permission. This is possible due to Amazon's [[forced retention of payment methods]] in which the company holds customers' card information for "faster checkout."
-=== Encouraging AI use ===
+===Encouraging AI use===
-Audible openly encourages AI use with the understanding ding that indie authors who self-publish may rely heavily on AI for content generation and book quantity. This leads some to speculate that Audible is diluting the pool of author royalties.
+Audible openly encourages AI use with the understanding ding that indie authors who self-publish may rely heavily on AI for content generation and book quantity{{Citation needed}}. This has led to speculation that Audible is diluting the pool of author royalties{{Citation needed}}.
 ==Products==
-{{Ph-C-P}}
+Since 2015, Audible has attempted to create original content throughout the years, but few have proven successful, including short-form content{{Citation needed}}. Now, they seek creator exclusivity by providing attractive deals to podcasters and other creators to publish exclusively on Audible{{Citation needed}}.
 ==See also==