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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
So you pay $14.95 for one month, and then cancel, is the idea?
I might have to go that route on an audiobook that Audible has priced at $43 and some pocket change, because I don't think that I'm eligible for any more trial memberships. It's an audiobook that I really, really want. It's just one credit, so a month's membership would take care of it . . . . Of course, if someone wanted to gift it to me with one of their excess credits, I would graciously accept that, also. 
On a different, but slightly related subject, I was thrilled to notice, a couple of days ago, that one of the libraries with which I have borrowing privileges now subscribes to an audiobook service called "OneClickDigital." It's like OverDrive audiobooks, but the audiobooks have a noticeably different character to them from OverDrive. Our library, at least, has 1,500 audiobooks from it to loan out. Several of them cost quite a bit of money (some that I've seen: $40-45). I'd rather own them, but I'll borrow if I have to. |
You could do that. Not sure how that would affect your LL membership ($10/year). Would you forfeit the remaining portion of your membership?, etc.
If you're considering buying non-WS audiobooks at credit prices, check out Downpour before going with Audible. Downpour only charges $12.99 per credit and lets you buy additional credits whenever you want. Books are DRM-Free MP3/M4B. Unfortunately, Audible has 5x as many titles as Downpour.
As to trial memberships, always try for them. You never know when you'll get lucky. I've had somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 trial memberships, even though the terms clearly state "new members only".
Glad you have another option for library books. A couple of my libraries have OneClick, but I don't use it. OverDrive is far superior and I have access to multiple OD libraries.