FREE/BARGAIN — Audiobooks

[tubemonkey]

Daily Deals -- exp 19 Mar @ 11:59 pm PT

• Audible US ---> TBA ---- Other People's Things -- Kerry Anne King -- literary
  
• Audible CA ---> $4.95 -- The One That Got Away -- Lucy Dawson -- suspense
  
• Downpour ----> $3.95 -- The Socratic Method -- Ward Farnsworth -- NF philosophy

[tubemonkey]

Audible AU -- Daily Deal -- exp 20 Mar @ 11:59 pm AEDT (5:59 am PST)

• TBA -- Good Vibes, Good Life -- Vex King -- NF self-help

* Good Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love Is the Key to Unlocking Your Greatness

[ngrant]

I am very happy to report that my "special offer" for Audible Plus subscription @ $1.95 per month has actually proved to be real! I checked my renewal payment today and it is indeed $2.09 (inc tax). WOW! Two bucks a month for unlimited listening is a steal. According to the email I received from Customer Service (see spoiler), this offer is targeted and may be $1.95 or $4.95/month and the offer will end in April or May. Once signed up, you stay on that special price forever.

So if you are not currently a member of Audible - on any of their plans - log out of your account and you may see this offer banner on the home page. Obviously this offer is not to everybody's taste as you get no credits and access to sales is hit or miss. I assume Audible's objective is to get you to upgrade to Premium Plus. But it suits me perfectly! I have a ton of books in my Library already and can now take my own sweet time to listen every now and then...

Originally Posted by ngrant

More on Audible Plus US "special offers":

Okay, the plot thickens! After my contentious chat with Audible Customer Service, I received this very confusing email, details below. Non-members at random will be selected to receive an offer of a free trial month, followed by renewals at $1.95, $4.95 or $7.95. You won't know which until you click the link in the email. When I am logged out of my account, the offer says renew at $4.95 per month. So I will not cancel my account, and see what I am charged on March 19 renewal date.

Save those screenshots, people! And prepare for a bumpy ride. Sad Sidenote: I must be really bored during this pandemic-induced isolation to be engaging in such a frivolous to-and-fro about this...

Read the entire email here.

Spoiler:

Thank you for contacting Audible!

Audible is offering select customers the ability to sign up for the Plus Membership free trial and then pay either $4.95 per month or $1.95 per month. Each customer who is eligible will only see one of the prices, either $4.95 per month or $1.95 per month. Customers will be selected at random and put into either the $4.95 price or $1.95 price automatically.

Note: Some customers will still be offered the membership at the regular price of $7.95 per month.

Eligibility: Non-members are eligible for this offer.

Launch Date: February 7, 2022

End Date: The promo will end in April or May of 2022. Agents will be alerted when the $4.95 and $1.95 options are no longer available.

Landing Page: https://www.audible.com/ep/freetrial-plus

Redemption Flow:

You can sign up for this via a social media ad or the Plans and Pricing page.

Social Media Ad Flow

You need to click on the ad that is promoting Audible Plus on Instagram or Facebook and is brought to the landing page. The ad won't mention the price.

You need to click on Try for $0.00.

You review the offer and clicks Start now.

You are enrolled into the 30 Day Plus Free Trial and is brought to the Welcome page. They will either pay $4.95 per month or $1.95 per month.

By starting your free trial, you agree to our Conditions Of Use and Amazon’s Privacy Notice and permit Audible to charge your default card or another card on file. Membership continues until cancelled for $1.95/mo. + taxes. Cancel anytime via Account Details.

If you still have any further query, please feel free to contact us.

Have a nice day.

Sincerely,
Divya

[Loosheesh]

Originally Posted by ngrant

I am very happy to report that my "special offer" for Audible Plus subscription @ $1.95 per month has actually proved to be real! I checked my renewal payment today and it is indeed $2.09 (inc tax). WOW! Two bucks a month for unlimited listening is a steal.

That's great! I hope mine turns out to be $1.95 as well. Oddly, I should've been billed today as well but I haven't seen anything from Audible yet. When I check my account, I'm seeing "Your next bill date is: 04-19-2022 or at the end of your free trial, if any.", but no sign that I was billed for 03-19-2022

ETA: Looks like my billing notice just hasn't come through yet - I just checked my online banking and there is a pending Audible charge on my credit card. And, yes, I got the $1.95 pricing as well!

[ngrant]

I'm so happy for both of us! The reason I knew is that I had Audible billing set up to use a card that notifies me of every transaction (I don't use it much). No, Audible is not at all good about notifications of that kind. My account, like yours, still does NOT say that the monthly fee is $1.95 and not $7.95. Fingers crossed that the rate continues as it's supposed to!

Originally Posted by Loosheesh

ETA: Looks like my billing notice just hasn't come through yet - I just checked my online banking and there is a pending Audible charge on my credit card. And, yes, I got the $1.95 pricing as well!

[tubemonkey]

Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 20 Mar @ 11:59 pm GMT (4:59 pm PDT)

• TBA -- Rich Dad Poor Dad -- Robert T Kiyosaki -- NF finance

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by ngrant

I am very happy to report that my "special offer" for Audible Plus subscription @ $1.95 per month has actually proved to be real! I checked my renewal payment today and it is indeed $2.09 (inc tax). WOW! Two bucks a month for unlimited listening is a steal. According to the email I received from Customer Service (see spoiler), this offer is targeted and may be $1.95 or $4.95/month and the offer will end in April or May. Once signed up, you stay on that special price forever.

So if you are not currently a member of Audible - on any of their plans - log out of your account and you may see this offer banner on the home page. Obviously this offer is not to everybody's taste as you get no credits and access to sales is hit or miss. I assume Audible's objective is to get you to upgrade to Premium Plus. But it suits me perfectly! I have a ton of books in my Library already and can now take my own sweet time to listen every now and then...

OK, so I joined and I don't see where I can actually download an audiobook. If this is only for streaming, then I may just cancel. Below is the item I would like to listen to:

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Shado...FQAK64ZWTQEWV6

When I 'Select with Membership', I am brought to a screen to purchase the item and 'Start Now' - presumably after paying $7.00.

Perhaps I have misunderstood something...I'm new to the 'Audible Game', and much prefer reading than listening. (However, I will sometimes listen to a book being read.)

NOTE: I, too, was billed for the $1.95 per month. I'm using my Oasis (2019).

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Welcome back, tubemonkey!

Thank you

[tubemonkey]

Daily Deals -- exp 20 Mar @ 11:59 pm PT

• Audible US ---> TBA ---- Money -- Jacob Goldstein -- NF history
  
• Audible CA ---> $4.95 -- They Call Me George -- Cecil Foster -- NF history
  
• Downpour ----> $3.95 -- The Reformation (book 6) -- Will Durant -- NF history

* Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing

* They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada

* The Reformation: A History of European Civilization from Wycliffe to Calvin, 1300–1564

[tubemonkey]

Audible AU -- Daily Deal -- exp 21 Mar @ 11:59 pm AEDT (5:59 am PST)

• TBA -- The Gilded Cage (book 1) -- Camilla Läckberg, et al -- suspense

[Loosheesh]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

OK, so I joined and I don't see where I can actually download an audiobook. If this is only for streaming, then I may just cancel. Below is the item I would like to listen to:

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Shado...FQAK64ZWTQEWV6

When I 'Select with Membership', I am brought to a screen to purchase the item and 'Start Now' - presumably after paying $7.00.

Perhaps I have misunderstood something...I'm new to the 'Audible Game', and much prefer reading than listening. (However, I will sometimes listen to a book being read.)

NOTE: I, too, was billed for the $1.95 per month. I'm using my Oasis (2019).

Audible has two subscription models, Plus and Premium Plus. The $1.95 pricing is for Plus; the book you linked to is Premium Plus. The Plus catalog is here, and you can download the audiobooks to your device.

(ETA: when you search for books, look for the INCLUDED tag.)

I find it weird you were billed right away; we got a free month trial first.

[ngrant]

Hi Dr D, Audible Plus is a streaming only service with access to a limited subset of the Audible catalog. That particular title you linked to is not available on the Plus subscription - it must be purchased for the price shown or with a credit if you are an Audible PREMIUM Plus customer. Sorry if I didn't make that clear in my earlier posts, Audible has a very confusing system of categories of customer.

When you are browsing the Audible site, you can filter the results by clicking in the box in the left hand menu "Access - Plus Catalog". On any specific title detail, if you don't see the tag "Included", then it's not. You'll only see purchase options. By being a Plus customer, you do get the "member discount" on the purchase price though, so that may be a worthwhile benefit for you?

As a sidenote, I found that audiobook is available on Scribd.com (another of my favorite websites) here
https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/288...er-in-Darkness
Although this is also a "streaming only" service, you CAN download audio and ebooks from Scribd to their app (Android or iPhone) for listening/reading offline. Scribd access is worldwide. Cost is $10/month, or $100 as an annual gift subscription. Included perks are free subscriptions to Pandora Plus, MUBI and Curiosity Stream; this makes it a great deal for me.

Obviously, this needs a computer, tablet or phone. Oasis will not work for Scribd. Hope that is helpful?

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

OK, so I joined and I don't see where I can actually download an audiobook. If this is only for streaming, then I may just cancel. Below is the item I would like to listen to:

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Shado...FQAK64ZWTQEWV6

When I 'Select with Membership', I am brought to a screen to purchase the item and 'Start Now' - presumably after paying $7.00.

Perhaps I have misunderstood something...I'm new to the 'Audible Game', and much prefer reading than listening. (However, I will sometimes listen to a book being read.)

NOTE: I, too, was billed for the $1.95 per month. I'm using my Oasis (2019).

[ngrant]

Originally Posted by Loosheesh

Audible has two subscription models, Plus and Premium Plus. The $1.95 pricing is for Plus; the book you linked to is Premium Plus. The Plus catalog is here, and you can download the audiobooks to your device.

(ETA: when you search for books, look for the INCLUDED tag.)

I find it weird you were billed right away; we got a free month trial first.

+1 what she said. Yes, I forgot that we had a free month first! Thanks for the reminder, Loosheesh!

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Loosheesh

Audible has two subscription models, Plus and Premium Plus. The $1.95 pricing is for Plus; the book you linked to is Premium Plus. The Plus catalog is here, and you can download the audiobooks to your device.

(ETA: when you search for books, look for the INCLUDED tag.)

I find it weird you were billed right away; we got a free month trial first.

Thank you for the additional info.

My apologies: I misrepresented what I meant to write. I received an email confirming my membership and will not be charged for 30 days.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by ngrant

Hi Dr D, Audible Plus is a streaming only service with access to a limited subset of the Audible catalog. That particular title you linked to is not available on the Plus subscription - it must be purchased for the price shown or with a credit if you are an Audible PREMIUM Plus customer. Sorry if I didn't make that clear in my earlier posts, Audible has a very confusing system of categories of customer.

When you are browsing the Audible site, you can filter the results by clicking in the box in the left hand menu "Access - Plus Catalog". On any specific title detail, if you don't see the tag "Included", then it's not. You'll only see purchase options. By being a Plus customer, you do get the "member discount" on the purchase price though, so that may be a worthwhile benefit for you?

As a sidenote, I found that audiobook is available on Scribd.com (another of my favorite websites) here
https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/288...er-in-Darkness
Although this is also a "streaming only" service, you CAN download audio and ebooks from Scribd to their app (Android or iPhone) for listening/reading offline. Scribd access is worldwide. Cost is $10/month, or $100 as an annual gift subscription. Included perks are free subscriptions to Pandora Plus, MUBI and Curiosity Stream; this makes it a great deal for me.

Obviously, this needs a computer, tablet or phone. Oasis will not work for Scribd. Hope that is helpful?

You were very clear in your earlier post, but I failed to read it carefully. My apologies for not paying closer attention.

Thank you for the information and for letting me know about Scribd.