[3] Audible operates digital storefronts in the US, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Italy, Japan, Canada, India and Spain.

Named one of NJ.com's "25 Most Influential People in New Jersey" in 2016,[4] Katz has also been recognized as one of America's Top 25 Disruptive Leaders by Living Cities for his work on behalf of urban transformation in Newark.

[7] The fund is housed in Audible's headquarters and provides capital, company-building services and residence to innovative tech startups.

[8] Katz served as Audible's CEO until January 2020, after which he held the title of founder and executive chairman until 2022.

[1] He graduated from New York University in 1974, where he studied with Ralph Ellison, who had been made Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities.

[12] The Big Store: Inside the Crisis and Revolution at Sears (1987) won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Nonfiction.

[13] Today, Audible is the fastest-growing private employer in the city, with more than 1,900 employees in its Newark offices and hundreds more globally.

[18] Under Katz, Audible's programs have included: Newark Working Kitchens: The Audible-led COVID-19 response has activated dozens of local restaurants to cook and serve meals for low-income seniors and families and people without homes.