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sun surfer · 09-17-2020, 11:47 PM

I was leery of Audible Plus at first, but it's starting to look better than I was expecting. The next book I am going to read, the lit club's monthly selection which is In a Free State by V.S. Naipaul, is included in the Plus, and it looks like many of Naipaul's books are included. Then, from a cursory browse at Plus titles in genres I like, there are more than a few I'd like to read and that are on my tbr. And I love that I can listen to as many as I want without spending for each individual one since I listen to a lot of audiobooks.

To browse Plus titles, you can go here: https://www.audible.com/ep/audible-plus-member-benefit

Then scroll down to where it says Audiobooks and Learn More (it's on the left, followed by Podcasts in the middle and Originals on the right). Click on the Audiobooks and it will take you to a page with only Plus titles and you can sort by genre.

I see five Audible Plus plans offered. There is Plus for $7.95 per month and then four other options that seem to all include all Plus titles, plus extra credits for other non-Plus titles:
-Premium Plus for $14.95 per month (one credit per month)
-Premium Plus 2 Credits for $22.95 per month (two credits per month)
-Premium Plus Annual 12 Credits for $149.50 per year (12 credits per year)
-Premium Plus Annual 24 Credits for $229.50 per year (24 credits per year).

So with the yearly plans you are basically paying for 10 months worth and getting 12 months worth, so two months free. Although I know from experience that you can re-buy the yearly credits whenever you want so whenever you run out of credits if it's sooner than a year (if it's longer than a year you'll need to pause your membership or let it auto-renew for another year). So before Plus when you did an Annual plan you were basically just buying a lump sum of credits to use but now there's also factoring in the 12 months of free Plus titles too.

Honestly looking at the prices and features it's a no-brainer for me; it's about like getting Plus for free on top of the credits, and I know I'll definitely be using the Plus now that I've browsed through the titles.

09-17-2020, 11:47 PM	#44
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