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PSA: Amazon Music Unlimited Now Includes 1 Audible Audiobook Monthly — But You Don’t Own It

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(Offer started 11/19/2024) - I am apparently NOT in the loop! I am not sure if this has been posted, and I do not remember seeing it before. I tried to search to make sure this was not a re-post, but the search terms are rather generic and I could not get a good hit. Fingers crossed this is original !

I recently activated a free month of Amazon Music Unlimited after purchasing an Echo device and discovered it now includes one audiobook per month via Audible. Important: this is a listening benefit, not permanent ownership of the title.


What's Included & When It Started:
Important Limitations:
  • The audiobook is not permanently owned; access ends when the Music Unlimited subscription is canceled or paused.
    > "If the Amazon Music subscription is canceled or paused, access to the audiobooks ends at the billing cycle's conclusion." (The Verge article [theverge.com])
  • Only the primary account holder on the plan is eligible to choose the monthly audiobook.
  • Choice unlocks based on your subscription renewal date, not the calendar month. From Amazon's page:
    > "If your subscription renews on the 15th of the month, you will be able to select a new audiobook on the 15th of each subsequent month."

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How does the audiobooks benefit work on Amazon Music Unlimited?
Subscribers can listen to one audiobook at a time and can select a new one each month, starting on their subscription renewal date. The audiobook is not a purchase and cannot be kept.
(Amazon Music Unlimited — Audible Is Now Included (U.S.) [amazon.com])

What is the difference between Amazon Music Unlimited and Audible Premium Plus?
Amazon Music Unlimited includes one audiobook per month to listen to. Audible Premium Plus provides one credit each month to purchase and own an audiobook permanently, plus access to the Audible Plus Catalog.
(The Verge article [theverge.com])

Can I purchase audiobooks in the Amazon Music app?
No — audiobooks must be purchased on Audible or Amazon.com and listened to in the Audible app.

Where can I get more support?
You can get more support via the Amazon Music Unlimited Help pages.
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OrangeChannel844
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Why!! Just walking to your nearest public library and getting a membership would give you access to 100+ audio books for no cost. Man! Have a life, just walk a mile!
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Quote from OrangeChannel844 :
Why!! Just walking to your nearest public library and getting a membership would give you access to 100+ audio books for no cost. Man! Have a life, just walk a mile!
Because this is the only (more or less) AudioBook app that will play natively on an Alexa and not on a mobile phone linked to alexa. We are trying to get our kid to listen to books at night to help them relax, and wanted a few new ones. We have a copy of the Diary of a Wimpy Kids series on MP3 and they have literally listened to that nightly for the past few years!

It is time to move to something else!

TLDR, Libby, Hoopla etc.. do not work on Alexa (PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG! ). Parenting is hard.
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Today at 05:58 PM.
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I guess the book would still be able to be downloaded? If so, there are ways to own it permanently.
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Today at 06:27 PM.
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Would go for it if amazon music unlimited was included with prime but $10.99 per month, no
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Quote from OrangeChannel844 :
Why!! Just walking to your nearest public library and getting a membership would give you access to 100+ audio books for no cost. Man! Have a life, just walk a mile!
Have you used the library benefit. I m waiting for books sometimes for months 😭
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polymorphicdeal
Today at 08:32 PM.
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Quote from ejvyas :
Have you used the library benefit. I m waiting for books sometimes for months 😭
There is always someone who thinks no one else has ever heard of a library.
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Today at 08:35 PM.
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Quote from polymorphicdeal :
There is always someone who thinks no one else has ever heard of a library.
The point is not about the library but rather the time to get an audiobook from the library
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