EXHIBIT 8
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, each of Bertelsmann, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Bertelsmann, Inc."), Bertelsmann Multimedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Bertelsmann, Inc. ("Bertelsmann
Multimedia"), Bertelsmann Publishing Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Bertelsmann, Inc. ("Bertelsmann Publishing"),
Random House, Inc., a New York corporation and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary
of Bertelsmann Publishing ("Random House, Inc.") and Random House Ventures LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of
Random House, Inc. ("RH Ventures"), agrees to the joint filing of a Statement on
Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share of Audible, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and further
agrees that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an exhibit to such
filing. Each of Bertelsmann, Inc., Bertelsmann Multimedia, Bertelsmann
Publishing, Random House, Inc. and RH Ventures acknowledges that it is
responsible for the timely filing of its own Statement on Schedule 13D and any
amendments thereto and for the completeness and accuracy of the information
concerning itself contained therein and that, as contemplated by Rule
13d-1(k)(1)(ii), no other person shall be responsible for the completeness or
accuracy of the information concerning itself, unless such person knows or has
reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. The parties to this Joint
Filing Agreement expressly authorize each party to file on each other party's
behalf any and all amendments to such Statement on Schedule 13D. This Joint
Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Date: December 3, 2004
RANDOM HOUSE, INC.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President and Controller
RANDOM HOUSE VENTURES LLC
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Treasurer
BERTELSMANN, INC.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Operating Officer
BERTELSMANN MULTIMEDIA, INC.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President
BERTELSMANN PUBLISHING GROUP, INC.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President