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Audible subscription - worth it?

39,439 5,562 October 2, 2020 at 07:28 AM
I have about 40 min commute each way, each day - news sucks, music is old, so I thought about getting an audible sub. Looks like $8/mo for some catalog of books; the premium sub is $15/mo which gives you that same catalog plus an additional 1 book/mo credit for books not in the catalog. Sounds pricey to me, and I am wondering if it, too, gets old. Anyone in the same boat? [I am not a fiction person at all btw]
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ProfessorChaos
10-02-2020 at 08:11 AM.
10-02-2020 at 08:11 AM.
How's your data plan on your phone? Tmobile has free streaming of a lot of audio content and I'm sure some other plans have something.

I get Sirius XM for $5 a month, and that's really worth it to me not to have to mess around with hooking up the phone to the car stereo.
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10-02-2020 at 10:30 AM.
10-02-2020 at 10:30 AM.
Quote from ProfessorChaos :
How's your data plan on your phone? Tmobile has free streaming of a lot of audio content and I'm sure some other plans have something.

I get Sirius XM for $5 a month, and that's really worth it to me not to have to mess around with hooking up the phone to the car stereo.
unlimited AT&T. BT connection to car is automatic, so not really difficult to do.

I'm wondering if the included library is shit because the cost to upgrade for JUST ONE BOOK a month is about the cost just to "buy" the books outright and not worry about a sub.
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10-02-2020 at 10:31 AM.
10-02-2020 at 10:31 AM.
Listen to your conscious
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10-02-2020 at 11:14 AM.
10-02-2020 at 11:14 AM.
New music exists, FYI, and there's a decent amount you can still listen to with Prime Music (if you have Prime). I'll bet there's good "old" music that you probably haven't heard yet too.
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ProfessorChaos
10-02-2020 at 01:32 PM.
10-02-2020 at 01:32 PM.
Quote from Dr. J :
unlimited AT&T. BT connection to car is automatic, so not really difficult to do.

I'm wondering if the included library is shit because the cost to upgrade for JUST ONE BOOK a month is about the cost just to "buy" the books outright and not worry about a sub.
There are free streaming apps. I listen to comedy fairly frequently. You can download podcasts and series.

I haven't seen the value in the rather expensive Audible subscription myself.
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ccdeviney
10-03-2020 at 07:32 AM.
10-03-2020 at 07:32 AM.
Quote from Dr. J :
I have about 40 min commute each way, each day - news sucks, music is old, so I thought about getting an audible sub. Looks like $8/mo for some catalog of books; the premium sub is $15/mo which gives you that same catalog plus an additional 1 book/mo credit for books not in the catalog. Sounds pricey to me, and I am wondering if it, too, gets old. Anyone in the same boat? [I am not a fiction person at all btw]
Download audiobooks from your library for FREE!
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FlashX83
10-05-2020 at 10:23 AM.
10-05-2020 at 10:23 AM.
I had an Audible sub for about 6 months. Got it for the free trial, kept it to pick up a few books I wanted.

But I started to realize I wanted both the ebook and audiobook, not just audio, because I prefer to read unless I'm in the car.

Then I noticed that for a lot of books, you could actually by the Kindle + Audible version for less than just the Audible. Sometimes like less than half, which seems insane to me and makes the Audible sub kinda pointless IMO.
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10-05-2020 at 09:03 PM.
10-05-2020 at 09:03 PM.
Quote from ccdeviney :
Download audiobooks from your library for FREE!
Iagree

i find it's a great way to make use of time that's otherwise dead, and because they were free from the library i'm much more adventurous than i would be if i were paying.
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Ms.arteest
10-08-2020 at 10:57 PM.
10-08-2020 at 10:57 PM.
I find that I'm always late to get things back to the library, but most flea markets and thrift stores have audio books fir around $3, if you have a cd player. Also, I have a Kindle subscription and some books come with audio for free. The I Heart radio app has lots of podcasts too.
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cruizerfish
10-09-2020 at 07:48 AM.
10-09-2020 at 07:48 AM.
Quote from Dr. J :
unlimited AT&T. BT connection to car is automatic, so not really difficult to do.

I'm wondering if the included library is shit because the cost to upgrade for JUST ONE BOOK a month is about the cost just to "buy" the books outright and not worry about a sub.
Listen UP, AudioBooks on Kodi. Assuming you're on Android, otherwise buy a cheap tablet and tether to iPhone.
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