[Brian]

As an Audible.com "Basic Listener", I don't know if I'd really be interested in Paperback Digital audiobooks, but the competition is welcome. Will the titles being offered be exclusive to Paperback Digital, or will they be available elsewhere like Audible.com? Will they offer a membership/subscription service along the lines of Audible's "Basic Listener" and Premium Listener" packages?

Content like ebooks and audiobooks are best distributed via a download service IMO. It's almost instantaneous and is easily (often automatically) transferred to your portable device. Selling them on CD will add shipping costs and take a few days to get your content delivered, after which you'll have to manually copy the MP3 files to your device. The pricing mentioned doesn't make these inconveniences worth it as there isn't much if any savings at all over the competition.

I'm not knocking this new service, competition and options for consumers are a good thing. Hopefully this will lead to lower prices all around for audiobook fans.