Voice assistant: Audible: Alexa is now in charge of Sonos – Digital

Alexa makes it easy for Sonos users to access their Audible audio archive. Prerequisite is integrated Alexa or an echo device or Amazon echo point.

Alexa opens the next chapter on Sonos devices: owners of Sonos home audio systems now have access to audible audiobook archives via Amazon's voice badistants.

Enjoy the Alexa Practice Service All Digital Book enthusiasts who have connected a Sonos speaker with an integrated Alexa voice badistant (such as the One and Beam models) or their speaker to an echo Amazon or an echo device. Modern library rats allow Alexa to flip through the pages. Just set up intelligent digital help on audiobook Fundus Audible and navigate through the chapters.

Sonos informs users of the new Audible feature via Twitter

The Sonos sound system maker itself announces the happy news for its loyal customers via the instant messenger service Twitter: "Alexa, chapter following". They said here and there: "You can start the story at bedtime and interrupt when the phone rings, it's easy, just ask."

"Alexa, next chapter." Yup, it's here: You can now access your Audible audiobook on Sonos using the Amazon Alexa voice control. Learn more about Alexa on Sonos here: https://t.co/RFQmr2Viv2

– Sonos (@Sonos)
. July 6, 2018

Sonos launches its first connected speaker in 2005. Since then, about 19 million speakers have found their place in about 6.9 million homes. This means that these households have on average almost three devices. Despite the considerable amount of body sold, the company does not make a profit.

According to recent figures, Sonos made a loss of $ 14 million in 2017, with sales of $ 993 million. In the previous year, the loss amounted to 38 million, 2015 to 69 million.

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