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Author: Jenna Vasquez

LAST UPDATED: February 26th, 2022
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The Good

  • Huge selection
  • Free returns
  • Easy to use website and app

With over 425,000+ books to choose from, Audible has one of the largest selections of audiobooks out there. When new members sign up for Audible, they get a free book during their first month. After that, they can sign up to download one audiobook a month for $14.95, or two for $22.95. If members want to download additional material to listen to, they get 30% off a book's price. Other benefits of joining Audible:

  • Free returns if you do not like a book
  • Recommendations based on previous purchases
  • Discounted books each month
  • You can purchase more credits for even cheaper
  • Automatic bookmarks, so you can listen between you computer, mobile, tablet, and other devices without losing your place
  • Detailed descriptions of each audiobook
  • User reviews that let you know what your peers think

Because Audible is so large, they have the money and time to make their website and apps easy to use. Audible offers apps for all smart phones and some reading tablets. It's easy to download or stream their content. You can even easily download books to a CD. People who use Audible's app for Android and iOS both gave the app 4.5 out of 5 stars and said it was very easy to use. We recommend using Audible for the following reasons:

  • Low membership prices
  • Continual member perks
  • Large selection of audiobooks
  • Recommended audiobooks
  • High-rated mobile app
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The Bad

  • Can be expensive
  • Membership could be more valuable
While Audible's prices are good if you are a member, they're more expensive if you're not. If you're the kind of person who listens to a few audiobooks a year, you may not realize you'll end up paying more for those three books than it would have cost you to sign up for a year-long membership. On the other hand, if you're the type of listener who devours books and wants to listen to three or more a month, Audible can be expensive. Members who want to listen to more than two books a month pay 70% of an audio book's full price.
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The Bottom Line

Audible has the best selection of audiobooks (over 425,000) and they offer them at an amazing price for their members. While most audiobooks are around $30 a piece, you can get them for less than half the price when you sign up with Audible. When you sign up for Audible, they don't lock you in for a set amount of time. Customers can cancel their membership anytime they want. We also love that Audible offers a 30-day trial, so potential customers can see what it's like and determine if they want to invest in audiobooks. Overall, we think Audible is one of the best companies that sells audiobooks and we highly recommend them.

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Vanessa Call Lehi, UT

Overall I love the ability to listen to audiobooks and the selection. I've never searched for a book, and come up empty. My one complaint is that I would like to listen to more than one or two books a month. I would be much more likely to pay a higher monthly (or even annual) fee so that I had unlimited access to the audiobooks each month. As an Amazon Prime member, I would love to see these combined, so that I can select one option such as 'Amazon Prime + Audible' and pay a higher annual fee than merely pay the fee for one book each month.

8 years ago

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Alicia Richardson Salt Lake City, UT

I use audible with my amazon account. Their service is good and you can find pretty much any book you want. They are kind of expensive and i think you could probably find a cheaper service somewhere else. Audible does offer free service for a few weeks.

9 years ago

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Ava Rasmussen South Jordan, UT

Great selection of titles but not the most user friendly. I don’t know why I can’t order audiobooks through their app. I have to get on my laptop to purchase and then it shows up in my library on my app.

7 years ago

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Hunter Kasprzyk Gilbert, AZ

Although the books are very expensive the product it worth the payment. Audible opens up many opportunities to absorb knowledge at times that would normally be wasted.

8 years ago

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Dee Farquharson Washington, DC

Had audible on a trial. There was not a large selection of titles that I was interested in. Also, when I went to cancel the trial, they kept charging me for over 6 months. They were very pleasant and apologetic, though.

7 years ago

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Jani Crawley New York, NY

Love the first free audio book, but dont feel like the price is worth it to keep going. I can rent audio books from my library for free. Would be nice to see something like that integrated into the platform.

8 years ago

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david jones

by far the best bang for your buck. $15 audio books. it doesn't get much better than that. It is a great way to consume books on the go.

9 years ago

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Anoushka Ahuja Orlando, FL

It has a great selection of books but I did not use it as much I thought I would and it was very easy to cancel

4 years ago

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Danielle Powell Long Beach, MS

Felt like I could never catch up on the amount of books with the subscription. Liked the ability to sync across devices

6 years ago

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AlisaD Salt Lake City, UT

Very pricey and not user friendly. They do have a huge selections of books.

4 years ago

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Carolee AhPing Heber, UT

I like audible but it's too expensive. If it was more affordable I would subscribe again.

8 years ago

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Spencer Hodgson Salt Lake City, UT

They have an awesome selection of books and the narrators always sound good.

8 years ago