Current Audiobook Specials

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I'm waiting for my offer to arrive - "use 0 credits, get $10"

I think Audible doesn't like us banking our credits and this is how they try to get us to use them. I like saving up my credits till there is something I actually want.

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by CRussel

My offer is "use 3 credits by February 24th, get $10". And it just so happens, I have 3 credits available. Hmmm.

And I have exactly 4. And I had just called them to suspend my account because I wasn't finishing the books fast enough.

[odiakkoh]

I want a use 3, get $10 offer . I'd use up my credits and cancel my light membership.

[KenFisher]

Hi, There is a Bernard Cornwell special at Downpour. There are 14 books from his Sharpe series on for $5.95.

http://www.downpour.com/catalogsearc...nard-cornwell/ - US only.


Just noticed the deal and will be picking up some of the ones I do not have.

Ken

[tamborine]

I had 3 credits, and got the "use 3, get $10" offer. So I bought 3 books, which I had wanted anyway. Then I immediately got a "limited time" offer on the site to buy 3 extra credits! But I'm not biting - I'm getting my 2 monthly credits in a week.

[MeSue]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I think Audible doesn't like us banking our credits and this is how they try to get us to use them. I like saving up my credits till there is something I actually want.

Well it's having the opposite effect on me. I only have 1 credit and got no offer. Now wish I had banked mine.

[soondai]

Originally Posted by tamborine

I had 3 credits, and got the "use 3, get $10" offer. So I bought 3 books, which I had wanted anyway. Then I immediately got a "limited time" offer on the site to buy 3 extra credits! But I'm not biting - I'm getting my 2 monthly credits in a week.

were the 3 extra credits discounted??

If they're half price or something I'd be happy to work out something mutually beneficial

[tlaine]

I purchased the extra 3 credits also, they were discounted to 20% off.

[soondai]

ah, thanks. I was thinking I might pay for them and ask for 2 "gifted" books, but not enough of a discount to make that work.

[tamborine]

Originally Posted by tlaine

I purchased the extra 3 credits also, they were discounted to 20% off.

Mine weren't discounted! My offer was "3 extra credits $34.41 - only $11.47 per credit". My regular platinum membership price is $22.95/month.

[tlaine]

I have the gold membership, so one credit per month @ 14.95, it looks like the platinum is 20% off that. Having just come off a little spree (ugh, where's the addicts thread) I grabbed that special for $35.88. I never got the other special offer about the $10.00.

[Catlady]

Why should there be such variation in the promotions Audible is offering?

[ApK]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Why should there be such variation in the promotions Audible is offering?

If I were to guess, I'd say one of two possibilities:

1. They test various offers with various groups of users to see which ones work best.
2. They micro-target individual users based on collected data to make what they have determined to be the most effective offer, a la the recommendation and targeted advertising systems.

ApK

[sakura-panda]

My offer is the Use 4, Get 1 deal. I wasn't going to use it -- I like to save them for the 3 for 2 sales -- but I just realized have 10 (out of 12) credits and it wouldn't hurt to use a few now.

[Shane R]

Now I'm wondering if I should wait for a 3 for 2 too. If had four credits, would they let me buy 6 for 4?

This offer is effectively a 5 for 4.

I also think I'm going to cancel my membership for a while after the next bulk purchase. I'll have enough listening material either way to keep me occupied for a long while.

Edit: Instead of canceling, I may move to the light plan mentioned above and here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...postcount=1322