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I feel as if I've maxed out the number of audiobook apps I want to use, at four: Audible, Downpour, OverDrive and Hoopla. The first two are because I have sizable holdings at each; the latter two because free listens. Enough. My eyes glaze over when I see promotions for Google, Kobo, Audiobooks and so forth; it's an app too far. I can't even be bothered with another freebie source, RBDigital. I admit I flirted with Tantor, but the app was so very terrible that it was an easy decision to delete it
So, that said, I think my attitude toward Chirp, given its short list of current deals and short track record would be to view any purchase there as a rental, a la Downpour, for immediate consumption, thus no need to future-proof. But when I can't even look at the deals without signing up? You're wasting my time, Chirp. Hook me with a deal, and then I'll sign up! But I'm not going to open myself to an inundation of promotional emails before I even know if I'm going to bite.
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