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Last year, Amazon began offering US-based, self-published authors who make their books available on the Kindle Store the option of having their works narrated by a generic "virtual voice"

Pocket FM is awash with funds and listeners, but this is the result of a long and iterative process of finding great stories, finding ways to market them, and finding people who would pay for them

The lender, which currently has 239,000 employees worldwide, will reduce that headcount by 20,000 as part of a sweeping reorganisation, Mason told reporters

Audible has now launched an 'all-you-can-listen Plus catalogue' for members and a free experience with thousands of titles for users in India

The Amazon subsidiary will offer special trials to Amazon Prime users