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Originally Posted by issybird
I think that’s the likeliest explanation, although I also think that you’ll see the same offer on the next Kindle book you buy, if there’s an associated audiobook. It’s the standard come-on for Audible; the first month, i.e., the first book, is free.
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Thanks. I think that's it. So there wasn't really ever any "free" Audible Narration.
They are variously (on different days) either offering 30 days free, or 99p for a month and then two months free. Then about £8, which would be a waste considering I only listen to audiobooks for research. I'm not doing anything ever that would let me listen to Audiobooks at the same time. If I can concentrate on a book, I'll read one.
I've found Musicolet on Android good for audiobooks in mp3 as it can "remember" location and play folders.
I find cassette tapes far better than CDs as not so many are needed, they are more portable, they "remember" location even if moved to a different player and good enough quality for speech.
I gave away my nearly complete Narnia Cassette Audiobooks because the narration was too much mixed with effects and music. I discovered in 1980s recording narration that that doesn't work. At most you can have a few bars of music between chapters. Almost nothing at a scene break.
I'm really more interested in non-exclusive distribution by Audible than consumption and know two people with subs that use phone apps. One listens on his 50min drive to office, but I can only have music or stuff I'm not concentrating on when driving, certainly not BBC R4 radio play, book at bed-time or audio books.