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I’m not at all familiar with subscription services, but I know I’ve seen with Netflix, for example, articles that say, “Shows to watch this month before they leave Netflix” or something along those lines. However, I admit I’m ascribing to Audible some measures of forethought and customer care that I don’t really think they have; they don’t seem to mind figuring it out as they go along. |
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09-22-2020, 01:41 PM | #63 |
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The Audible Plus plan is sounding to me like Scribd. Wonder if it's Audible's attempt to undercut them.
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But of course it’s all sheer guesswork at this point. |
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My gut feeling is it's more likely that they might send out emails to members: "These books currently in your library will be removed on (the new expiration date)."
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How did Audible Escape handle these issues that are being discussed? Wouldn't it be likely that Audible would follow the same protocols for Audible Plus?
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It's a somewhat different thing, but I never get any notice when an audiobook in my wishlist is removed. One would think they would send an email saying "hey, in another month this book in your wishlist will no longer be available, so if you want to buy it, you need to go ahead". |
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09-23-2020, 05:30 PM | #71 |
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I just cancelled the free trial of Premium Plus with too expensive for the reason and they gave me 2 options to stick around. Just Plus for $7.95 (which is the regular price) or a discounted Premium Plus with one credit per month for $7.95 for the first 3 months and $14.95 thereafter.
Since I'm happy to pay $7.95 per audiobook and still have access to the sales I'll stick around another 3 months. |
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10-22-2020, 09:12 PM | #73 |
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One of the Prime Day deals (it might even still be available) for Prime members was the Premium subscription for $99. I had taken a break, and not listening to a lot of audiobooks but it was too good to pass up.
I have to admit, the selection of Included audiobooks is very impressive, I’m guessing around 5,000. It is not just Audible Originals, but many ‘regular’ audiobooks (a few of which I previously purchased). These alone would probably keep me occupied if I had the time for it (part of this is just taking the time to browse the selection). I don’t know if it is a rotating selection or if new titles show up over time. It seems they only exist in the Audible app, i.e. you cannot use a Kindle or combine with ebook for immersion reading in the Kindle app, apparently, or at least I have not gotten that to work yet. |
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I picked up the $99 deal too (and participated in the still-ongoing 2 for 1 sale by buying 4 books with my new credits).
I'm still figuring out the details on the Plus audiobooks, like how to search. But I've found a few with a laptop browser, added them to my library, and then use the Audible app on my phone to play them through a speaker, while I cross stitch. I search for my favorite author, (Agatha Christie for starters), look for the INCLUDED phrase, and jump on those books. It's been hit and miss, but I'm getting the hang of it. |
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I fell for the current sign up for $4.95/month, get a $10 Amazon credit deal, intending to quit at month’s end. I figure I’ll binge on Plus listens for the month (although I won’t have much time, I can already tell), but I don’t think the value is there in Plus for me. At least for the kinds of books I like, there seems to be a lot of overlap with Hoopla. I prefer the Audible app to the Hoopla app, but the Hoopla app is good enough; certainly it’s not worth paying $5 month for the sake of the Audible app.
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