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The Themis files by Sylvain Neuval, multicast and the story is told as a series of interviews. A series of 3 books and if you like science fiction [and even if you don't] you should give them a try. Excellent imo and thought provoking!
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I was a member of Audible last year for about 6 months and enjoyed it, but I can't afford a lot of the new audiobook prices. I've switched to Scribd and have been enjoying it; have some Audiobooks from sales to listen to still that will last me for awhile, hopefully a few years. I do wish I could still use the Audible sales, but it wasn't working with me to stay a member with the credit system long-term. |
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06-18-2020, 09:48 AM | #35 |
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Yes, it got to where it was almost giving me anxiety. I was so uncertain which book (out of the large wishlist to use) for each credit. There were also plenty I'd want but didn't consider credit worthy due to length or age. I made everything overcomplicated
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I would use credits for audiobooks I cannot get from the library.
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I’ll confess that I tend to withhold my credits for “worthy” books, in terms of either or both heft or subject matter, which means I scrounge through OverDrive/Hoopla/RB Digital every time I want something mindless to listen to. Which is often. I try to cajole myself into blowing my credits on books I want to listen to, instead of books I think I’d like to listen to, someday, but I’m not all the way there yet. In any case, my backlog of unheard books is so large that I’m on the verge of quitting Audible again and will rejoin the next time there’s a good offer. $14.95 per credit as the base price is way, way more than I’ll spend, and all the better value plans are a bigger outlay - and especially when there are so many options for free listens out there anyway. |
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Audible's Silver plan has been perfect for me. One credit every two months, for $14, gets me the member pricing and access to all the sales and perks, and I can buy extra credits as needed.
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A friend gifted me the Dracula all-cast and I second that it is very well-done. I was enraptured. Good cast, although the voice for Lucy got on my nerves a bit, everything else was great. As a rare thing, I enjoyed the audio version more than I did physically reading the book.
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Plan Cost # of Credits Gold Monthly $14.95 per month 1 per month Platinum Monthly $22.95 per month 2 per month Gold Annual $149.50 per year 12 per year Platinum Annual $229.50 per year 24 per year Audible Escape Subscription $12.95/month for standalone customers $6.95/month for Audible Members or Kindle Unlimited Members No credits I see the Escape is 6.95 but they have no credits. |
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I had an annual plan and was going to switch to monthly since I still had credits. One of the options offered was the Silver plan, which I'd never heard of. I guess if you don't see it offered, you would need to call.
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