well, it's only $5/mo more than you are spending now or only an extra $60/yr and odds are even with buying on the good sales you'll likely spend more on your method.
I've looked at is several times and always come out at worst even and most years I easily benefit from the full $100 savings. PLUS it's a way to get a nice device for $100 less upfront.
So to each their own but it's actually a good deal for someone who already likes audiobooks and Audible for sure.
And I think you are intentionally being misleading by highlighting the $4.95 specials as the selections are typically marginal for me at best. PLUS I still get the option of them on my annual plans, yes we have several plans annual plans we buy a year at a time. Even buying an Audible book at the normal member price is often only a couple bucks more than the current ebook price. Which kinda makes "The Agency" look very silly as overhead to produce an audiobook far exceeds that of an ebook.
