Audible and Kindle news

Thought you'd be interested to see the two articles about Amazon:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6527413


http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6527374


The acquisition of Audible is breaking news though a surprise to few. The profitability of Amazon, partly due to the Kindle, isn't either, I suppose. However, as many have wondered, does the next generation Kindle have an audio player so customers can download both electronic text AND audio?

Too, Audible has had an exclusive deal w/ I-Tunes so now it's easier to download an audiobook right to your I-phone or through Amazon's mp3 service. Technologies are merging, lines are blurring. Stay tuned.