Hi all,

On the geographical ban that has been mentioned frequently by those commenting, while it definitely frustrates me quite regularly (one of my best friends is from the UK and frequently we recommend books to each other), I understand its necessity. Audio publishers, like Blackstone and Recorded Books, hold the copyright to their recordings and can restrict to which regions they wish their products to be available. The EU's Single Market is, in most practices, a wonderful thing, but opening up a market does not necessarily mean that businesses will be forced to sell to all countries or territories in that market.

On Audible.co.uk in general, I have to agree with many others who have written previously. I am thoroughly hooked on Audible, and as a fully fledged premium listener member, the credits I receive every month are certainly lifesavers, otherwise my bill would be much higher than it is.

Further, as I am visually impaired, it is harder for me to access printed books. I love to read and Audible (although not perfect) allows me to at least get my hands on most of the popular titles that are out there at the moment, amongst others. It has afforded me hours and hours of enjoyment during my leisure time.

One thing I would like to go back to is to remark that it certainly is strange that the Harry Potter audiobooks (I am presuming the ones read by Stephen Fry) on iTunes are produced by Audible if they are not going to be available on their own site. To be honest, I am not surprised that JK Rowling's masterpieces are not on Audible. Such successful titles can sell well enough without being converted into a number of other formats above and beyond casette (the format in which I still treasure Fry's recordings), CD or other digital formats.

Long live Audible!!