[blindipod] Fw: BlindNews: Now Hear This ... MediaBay Launches SoundsGood.com,a New Consumer Shopping Service for Audio Entertainment

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Subject: Fw: BlindNews: Now Hear This ... MediaBay Launches SoundsGood.com,a 
New Consumer Shopping Service for Audio Entertainment


> Subject: BlindNews: Now Hear This ... MediaBay Launches SoundsGood.com,a 
> New
> Consumer Shopping Service for Audio Entertainment
>
>
> PR Newswire
> Wednesday, October 05, 2005
>
> Now Hear This ... MediaBay Launches SoundsGood.com, a New Consumer 
> Shopping
> Service for Audio Entertainment
>
> Powered by a leading playback technology and supported on Windows Media
> capable devices
>
> New online spoken word retail site will offer thousands of audiobooks,
> newspapers, magazines, lectures and other audio media for traditional
> purchase
> or download
>
>    CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MediaBay, Inc.
> (Nasdaq: MBAY), a leading digital media and publishing company 
> specializing
> in
> spoken word and premium audio entertainment, announced today that it has
> launched SoundsGood.com (http://www.soundsgood.com), a premier audio
> download
> and traditional media service providing consumers with an easy way to 
> access
> thousands of best selling audio books, classic radio shows, theatre
> performances, and a growing collection of audio newspapers, magazines,
> lectures, self help and wellness courses, modern day radio shows and other
> spoken word entertainment.
>    SoundsGood.com is a unique one-stop shop that provides customers with
> both
> digital downloads for immediate listening as well as the ability to 
> purchase
> CDs and audio cassettes for those more comfortable with traditional media.
> SoundsGood supports digital downloads that are compatible with MP3 
> players,
> CD
> players, PCs and some high-end smart phones that support the Windows Media
> audio format. (For a complete list of devices visit
> http://www.playsforsure.com/FindPortableDevices.aspx)
>    SoundsGood offers a wide range of audiobook titles ranging from New 
> York
> Times best-sellers to the obscure. There is a $19.95 monthly subscription
> for
> two downloads, or individual purchases of CDs, cassettes and digital
> downloads
> are available at everyday low prices, up to 80 percent off retail.
>    "While digital downloads are the fastest growing segment of the
> publishing
> industry, we recognize that traditional media is still a very popular 
> format
> for audio consumption. Therefore, Soundsgood was built to cater to our 2.5
> million traditional media buyers, while enticing them to try digital
> downloads
> for the savings, convenience, and ease of use," said Jeff Dittus, CEO of
> MediaBay. "We hope to quickly build a loyal customer base for SoundsGood 
> by
> marketing to our 2.5 million prior members of the Audio Book Club and
> through
> our partnerships with MSN Music, Loudeye, and others in the future."
>    SoundsGood.com incorporates software designed by OverDrive, an audio
> playback technology designed for enhanced audiobook listening in 
> combination
> with the Windows Media Player. Benefits of the OverDrive system include 
> the
> ability to bookmark audio points, utilize visual chapter marks to more
> easily
> jump between chapters, and to audibly slow down or speed up the reader's
> pace
> of the story playback. Such features will allow the consumer to very 
> simply
> mark where they are in an audiobook, find their way back to the point, and
> skip ahead or back if necessary.  The system is also fully enabled to
> provide
> ease of use for the visually impaired and blind community.
>    In addition to the unique playback features, SoundsGood.com will 
> support
> several tiers of consumer payment including a download subscription plan
> that
> gives significant discounts for audio content. Special promotional offers
> for
> devices and content will also be exclusive to the site, including an
> introductory offer for two free additional audiobooks upon sign-up at the
> regular rate of $19.95 per month.
>
>    About MediaBay, Inc.
>
>    MediaBay Inc. (Nasdaq: MBAY) is a leading digital media and publishing
> company specializing in spoken word and premium audio entertainment. The
> company maintains a library consisting of more than 75,000 hours of 
> content,
> including audio books from best-selling authors and the history of 
> American
> Radio. Some of MediaBay's digital content partners include BBC, 
> Blackstone,
> Brilliance Audio, CBS Radio, Harper Collins, Hay House, Oasis, Penguin 
> Group
> USA Audio, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Sound Room Publishers, Time
> Warner
> Audio and Zondervan. In addition to its popular Audio Book Club, MediaBay
> distributes its content through proprietary web sites including
> audiobookclub.com and radiospirits.com as well as through partner channels
> including Loudeye, MSN Music, Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite 
> Radio.
> For more information on MediaBay, please visit http://www.mediabay.com,
> http://www.audiobookclub.com, http://www.radiospirits.com.
>
>    Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking"
> statements that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties
> and
> other factors which may cause MediaBay's actual results, performance or
> achievements to be materially different from any results, performances or
> achievements express or implied by such forward-looking statements. All
> statements other than statements of historical facts included in this 
> press
> release including, without limitation, statements regarding our future
> financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans
> and
> objectives of our management for future operations are forward-looking
> statements. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be
> identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," 
> "will,"
> "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," or "continue" or
> the
> negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology.  Important
> factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our
> expectations, include, without limitation, our history of losses; the
> success
> of our new digital media distribution strategy and new Larry King
> initiatives,
> our ability to anticipate and respond to changing customer preferences,
> license and produce desirable content, protect our databases and other
> intellectual property from unauthorized access, collect receivables;
> dependence on third-party providers, suppliers and distribution channels;
> competition; the costs and success of our marketing strategies; product
> returns; member attrition and other risks detailed in our Annual Report on
> Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Undue reference should not
> be
> placed on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the 
> date
> hereof. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking 
> statements.
>
> Contacts:
> Michael Hope
> mPRm Public Relations
> (323) 933-3399
> mhope@xxxxxxxx
>
> Tim Clemensen
> Rubenstein Investor Relations
> (212) 843-9337
> tclemensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> SOURCE MediaBay, Inc.
> Web Site:
>
> http://www.mediabay.com
>
> http://www.soundsgood.com/

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