Even though Amazon would be paying $11.50 a share, a 23 percent premium to Audible’s Wednesday Nasdaq close of $9.33 a share, the price is still something of a bargain since Audible traded as high as $14.22 only about two months ago, he said. One analyst speculated that Apple might want to counter-bid for Audible. REUTERS/Tim ShafferĪmazon has been building a digital music store to compete with Apple Inc’s iTunes, and has signed deals with major music companies like Vivendi’s Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group Corp. Inc said on Thursday that it reached an agreement to buy Audible Inc, a provider of digital audiobooks, for $11.50 a share, in a deal that bolsters the online retailer's offerings of audio downloads.

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