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Originally Posted by issybird
We lost this perk once before and got it back, so I'm hopeful although not optimistic.
There are two ironies for me:
The first is that I'd use this option mostly for books that didn't seem worth a credit. I'll choose to read them instead, now, so those will be purchases not made.
The bigger irony is that for the last nine months, my credits (free or nearly so) have cost less than the Whispersync price on the books I purchased after borrowing them from OverDrive. 
In fact, I can understand Audible's (Amazon) wanting to rationalize its price structure. But I've got an ample library of unheard Audible books and what with free audiobooks at OverDrive, it could be a very long time before my pent-up demand translates into my becoming a full-price for credits customer again. This will mostly affect impulse purchases and impulses don't last. |
I have the grandfathered membership, where I get the discount price without getting a monthly credit. It use to be there were a lot more special discounts for audiobooks when I bought the ebook, but I don't see those offers nearly as often as I once did. Deals like that can't go on for ever. Loss leaders are a short term thing.
For the most part, I'm satisfied paying the normal discount price with my membership. Over the space of a year, it pays for itself. I've always been a big believer in the idea that one should spend the money to make sure authors get paid enough to keep writing rather than being forced into a day job.