Like with Prime Video, Amazon is letting members access exclusive, Audible-produced audio content such as Ponzi Supernova, a podcast detailing the crimes of financial criminal Bernie Madoff, which includes jailhouse interviews with Madoff himself.
In addition to podcasts, Channels also includes access to audio versions of articles from major publications, comedy shows, short fiction, and more. Get Data Sheet, Fortune’s technology newsletter. Audible released the service in July, and is charging non-Prime members $4.95 each month to access the selection of podcasts. Prime members will also have free access to Amazon’s newly launched on-demand audio service from Audible, Channels, which provides ad-free podcasts and other audio content. With Tuesday’s news, Prime members will now able to stream a rotating selection of more than 50 audiobooks. Amazon has historically declined to reveal how many Prime members it has in the U.S., but has said publicly that it is in the “tens of millions.” Furthermore, 38% of American households are members, according to research from investment bank Cowen. According to a recent Consumer Intelligence Research Partners report, Prime has 54 million U.S. For $99 per year, Amazon Prime members can access and stream digital movies, TV shows, and Amazon’s original productions in addition to receiving free two-day shipping and one-hour delivery on certain orders.
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