The Audible team let us know that they’ve just released an upgrade (version 1.4.2) to their popular audio book BlackBerry application.  I just downloaded the new version last night, and want to put it through its paces a few days — so expect a full review later this week.  I wasn’t too excited about the first attempt, but I’m looking forward to using the new version and seeing the improvements first-hand.

Here’s what has been updated in the Audible 1.4.2 BlackBerry App:

* All screens have been optimized for faster loading.

* No more waiting to get back to your audio. You are immediately taken to the player screen upon loading the application, if your last action within the app was listening to audio.

* Performance of user-interface elements has been improved. (scrolling through lists, audio playback buttons, etc.)

* My Library is now stored directly on your device for faster loading of your purchased titles.

* Support for the Curve 8900

* Audio playback bug while Audible for BlackBerry is minimized has been fixed

* Improved support for BlackBerry Enterprise Servers

* Landscape typing for the BlackBerry Storm now supported

The app is still free!  You can try it out by going to http://audible.com/bb right from your BlackBerry’s browser.n 1.4.2