Kindle audio books

Kindle audiobooks
If you pay much attention to the technology industry or consumer electronics, you may be aware of a new “e-book” reader from Amazon.com, called the Amazon Kindle. The Amazon Kindle has a bunch of innovative features that are new in an ebook device, the two most important being an always-on wireless connection to the Internet, and the services provided by the (always connected) Amazon Kindle Store. You can learn more about the device’s specific features at the Kindle Store. Disclosure: If you buy a Kindle through the links above, I’ll get a kickback from Amazon.
How to Download Audio Books to Kindle

An Amazon Kindle owner can easily download audio books to the device through Audible, which is an Amazon company. An Audible connection will permit transfers of existing audio books or download new audio books to the Kindle.
A user can also manually move audible files onto Kindle by placing the files in the Kindle's "audible" directory.
Kindle Owners Can Now Download Audible Audio Books Directly Over Wifi
Why pay attention to the Kindle for it, then?
Today, Amazon wants to remind everyone about their Kindle’s speakers… they’ve just announced that Kindle users can now browse, buy and download Audible audio books, directly through their Kindle device.
It’s as easy as heading over to the Kindle Store on your Kindle. There, you can download them or just listen to a sample; when downloaded, audio books pop up in your main book list, just as if they were real ebooks.
If you’re already an Audible subscriber, you don’t even have to pay through Amazon: you can spend your Kindle credits.
Pretty cool.
Listening to Audio Books on Kindle 1st Generation
Kindle 1st Generation supports thousands of audiobooks through Audible.com. Purchasing Compatible Audiobook Formats
Audible offers four versions of its audiobook format. Kindle 1st Generation is compatible with formats 2, 3, and 4. To purchase compatible audio books, visit Audible.com.
Downloading and Transferring Audiobooks
To download and transfer audiobooks:
Visit http://www.audible.com/kindle on the Audible.com Web site.
Connect your Kindle 1st Generation to your PC using the USB connection.
Activate your Kindle using the "Activate . . ." command under Devices in AudibleManager. This will authorize your Kindle 1st Generation to play the audiobooks you purchase at Audible.com.
Use AudibleManager to transfer your audiobook to your Kindle.
Listening to Audiobooks
A small speaker icon appears next to the title of audiobooks on your Kindle Home screen. Kindle 1st Generation is compatible with audio books purchased from Audible.com and transferred to your Kindle via the USB connection.
Previous Section: Begins playback from the previous section/chapter.
Play/Pause: Plays or Pauses the audio playback. Kindle 1st Generation comes with built-in volume controls and a headphone jack on the bottom of the unit. If you wish, you can use headphones for private listening. When headphones are connected to Kindle, the external speaker is disabled.