Academex Digital Publishing, a world leader in geographically referenced historical information, announced today a marketing and content distribution agreement with Audible, Inc. (www.audible.com), the leading provider of spoken entertainment, information, and education on the Internet. Under the agreement, Audible®will distribute the Academex brand of audio tours, TekTrek™, online through www.audible.com and Audible’s distribution partners, including the Apple® iTunes® Music Store. Any individual with an Internet connection will be able to TekTrek titles and others by easily downloading audio to PCs, Macs, and any one of more than 220 AudibleReady® portable audio players, personal digital assistants and Smartphones.

This agreement between Academex and Audible will bring audio tours from some of the most interesting cultural tourism destinations around the world to diverse new audiences.

Tours currently available for download on Audible.com include some of the most popular destinations for travelers to Cancun and the Riviera Maya. They include:

Chichen Itza – The Maya Quest for Meaning
Ek Balam – Digging for Answers
Isla Mujeres – Pirates in the Caribbean
Tulum – Ancient Civilizations in Mesoamerica
El Rey – A Glimpse into Maya Life
San Miguel – Colonial Legends
Cozumel Coast – An Ecological Wonder
San Gervasio – First Contact

"Working with Audible gives us an enormous opportunity to offer audio tour content from some of the world’s most amazing places to travelers around the world” said Jeff Cozart, CEO of Academex Digital Publishing. “TekTrek™ audio tours give travelers a rich and educational travel experience.”

"We are pleased to add TekTrek Tours to the Audible service,” stated Steve Feldberg, Programming Director at Audible. “People who travel to historical and cultural locations will thoroughly enjoy these entertaining, interpretive programs. It's like having a historical figure act as a tour guide.”

About Academex Digital Publishing
Academex Digital Publishing is a leading provider of geographically referenced historical information and makers of TekTrek™ digital audio tours. The company provides photography, video, research, and 3-D animations for use in a broad range of interpretive media products.

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