Audible® is an audiobook company owned by Amazon. Their mission is to “unleash the power of the spoken word” and they do this well through offering over 200,000 best-selling digital Audiobooks, radio and TV programs, and audio subscriptions to popular magazines and newspapers. 5 Reasons why Audible® is freaking awesome: 1  You have access to thousands of books on the device you carry around with you everywhere, your phone! 2  You know that voice you do inside of your head (or maybe some of you do out loud) when you are reading? 3  Listening to a book gives you a whole different perspective on the story.