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I got a bit curious, so I went back and looked at my orders since 2015. Since 2015, I've purchased some 228 audiobooks and the average cost has been $10.58. Looking at the trend lines, my purchases have dropped each year going from 64 in 2015 down to 35 last year, though since I'm already at 33 books this year, I suspect I will end up somewhere between 40 and 50 this year. However, the average cost has been fairly steady each year ranging from $9.90 to $11.87.
Interesting. Why is it trailing off? Most likely because I've caught up on most of the backlist authors and now I'm just buying new books coming out, along with some authors that I've just found and the occasional back list book coming out. For example, David Gemmel's Dreynai series was released over the space of a several months last year and I've bought those. There are a few Gemmel books that aren't out yet. Same with Tamora Pierce, most are out with just a few missing. Same with Mercedes Lackey. Just a handful that I don't have yet.
I have noticed that a few early adaptors have re-released their audiobooks with new readers, Mercedes Lackey's Arrows series is an example. The first book was released years ago, now the trilogy has been released with a new reader.
In addition, a number of my favorite authors finished off series last year and haven't really started anything new so the new books have trailed off a bit as well.
But from that stand point, it's really a bit of a wash going with the yearly subscription with credits. I wouldn't lose money since I have at least 12 books that are $12.50, but I really wouldn't save much money either since I only have a handful of books noticeably over $12.50. Fry's Sherlock Holmes was the most expensive book that I bought last year.
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