Now, you don't have to carry a backpack to take Stephen King's latest brick with you on the bus. Rio (part of SonicBlue) and Audible have reached an agreement whereby Rio 600 and Rio 800 digital audio players can now store and play back audiobooks, audio editions of newspapers and magazines, and other spoken word performances from Audible . Rio says the new Rio 800 128MB model can store as much as 36 hours of spoken audio, while the Rio 800 and Rio 600 64MB models can store as much as 18 hours of talk. All models of the Rio 600 and Rio 800 can become "AudibleReady" upon activation at audible.com. A $70.00 rebate is currently being offered to Rio 600 and Rio 800 users who sign up for one year of the AudibleListener flat-rate monthly membership plan, which provides any two downloadable audiobooks from Audible's selection for $12.95 per month.