the horus heresy books are fantastic. Grim dark, gritty, sci-fi books that are 10 to 18 hours long and up to 50 books. It’s the only reason why I got an account and I say it’s worth it.
@@kelly_savage That’s awesome and so do I! I love the books for the mass creativity. So many stories of different events and perspectives happening at once. Characters of unshakable courage and honour. In a dark time of brothers killing brothers. It has the typical sci-fi space ships and Aliens but a strong fantasy element that surprises readers of literal hell demons invading.
Hey thanks for the info. The plans now says “all you can listen” . It didn’t specify one book per month. Is this something changed after your video? Could you please help here?
Took me a ridiculous amount of time to find an accurate helpful description on Audible so thank you so much! Everywhere I looked it seemed to be described as "The Spotify of books" which is clearly not the truth 😅 Been using the app a week now since I watched this video and already got through two books! 👍
@@kelly_savage Sherlock Holmes is one, I'm a fan of the TV series so thought I had to give the books a try! Other is God of War, usually fantasy settings for stories aren't really my thing as I prefer more grounded realistic stories but I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book 😅
Thank you for this - I was wondering how the subscription worked cause I only listen to books on holiday and hadn’t realized that you could buy the books without subscription- so thank you for saving me some money
I’ve had Audible for 3 years. I’ve taken breaks, my books are still available to listen to,I collect Sylvia Browne, Shirley MacLaine, Diane Keaton, and many classics I have been gone over a year, and just got a welcome back price for 3 months Also you can listen to your books on many devices
Kelly you missed a few valuable item 1 you can vary the speed. Many books I find that I enjoy much more when I hear it at 0.9 speed. The distortion is minimal and it helps comprehension. Other books or podcast, for me, are better heard at 1.1 speed. Some platform allow speed variations but at 3/4 or 1.5 speeds. That doesn’t work for me. There a few more positive things I could say but I will pause here. Long time listener my library is 888 books.😊
Audible has a nice platform and I find it reasonably priced. It's great if you like collecting your books and having quick access to them. Many local libraries offer the same service at no cost, you may not find every single book available but you'd be surprised how many new books you'll find.
The first sentence you Said, I was like, yeah I found that out the hard way. Everyone always talks about Audible and says it's so amazing, but no one ever clarified that you can only get 1, or maybe 2 books per month. I did not know this until I joined and had to find out for myself. Audible is basically acting like a middle man for buying the book because the cost of the membership per month is around the cost of 1 discounted book. I'm not mad because I'll at least finish one book before moving on to the next. But I just fear even after sampling, I might end up not liking the book
HI KELLY , I AM NEW WITH THIS AND I WOULD LIKE KNOW HOW THIS ACTUALLY WORK. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HOW CAN I MAKE SOME $$ SIGNING UP LIKE I SAW IN THE AD. THANK YOU
I have been a member 2014, I have 580 books in my Library. Audible has added an “Included” list which are books included in your membership fee. They are a bunch of them and they are for the most part very good.
Haven’t looked into it yet, but it seems there is a « Netflix of books » for Audible, and that’s Kindle Unlimited. From what I read, you can read and/or listen to all the ebooks/audiobooks you want without buying them not keeping them. Basically streaming for books…
@@kelly_savage I heard from recent info that it included audiobooks… but anyway, I then watched two other videos (one being from you) explaining that only a limited selection of books was on offer… which to me kills it, since I want very specific books that are unlikely to be part of the Unlimited offer (would still need to check that fact). I mean come on, music streaming services boast themselves of having virtually everything and not just select titles, so why not the same for books (if not for profit)?
Have subscribed to Audible recently and found it very reasonable once I got my head around it not being like Netflix. What I did find good value was the £3.00 sale where I purchased another 5 books, saving a lot of money on the original price. Maybe not for everyone but it has certainly increased my exposure to books that would have taken me forever to read as a hard copy.
It actually does take a while to get through the books, so I do think it makes sense somewhat that its not completely like netflix. Wow, thats great actually I didn't realise they did sales, I'll have to look out for the next one - thanks! :)
Thank you for this great overview of audible! Gives me an accurate understanding of it, happy that you provided an unbiased review with pros and cons, despite having an affiliate link. And so you know what, I am going to use your link to get audible !
This is a good insight as I was trying to get an understanding of what Audible is about. Want to try it out first for myself and see of it van be a means of making a little side hustle. .
Can the audio books be transferred to a speaker? Or like an MP3 player? My phone's battery runs out pretty quick. And so I keep music in an ipod. So my phone stays charged longer.
As far as I can tell, no. There's no option within the app at least, you might be able to find a workaround online somewhere. You can click download in the app but it only downloads it locally on the app. Hope that helps!
What is the format of the audio books...MP3 ? Plus do you own the audio book, I like to listen in my car and want the ability to put the audio book on a cd or flash drive...is that possible?
Actually you can change your mind you can return your book up to 3 times! I think it's worth it because you get free books and you get to keep one in your library! And keeping one in your library is a big deal for me because I collect them! I occasionally buy and extra book too and the pricing is very fair so that is not a big deal.
PLEASE for the love of God do not abuse the return function. It takes a LOT of money to get an audiobook made as an author and most audiobooks are from authors just like me. Audible gives us a very small cut and the worst part is the return is on US. We take the hit, NOT audible!! I had so many scammers/listeners listen to whole book then return it just to redo that process. Do no be that person! thank you
If you wanted to read the book instead of hearing it is there a way to visually read the book as well. My sister is losing her hearing that's why I asked
Hi Leslie! Yes I think it would because unlike other subscriptions you basically buy the book using your credit meaning you can come back to it anytime even if you discontinue your audible subscription in the future! Let me know how it goes ☺️
Thank you for the great explanation. Amazon doesn't explain this. I think I'll just rip audiobook MP3s from TH-cam and listen to them that way. If Amazon did have an unlimited monthly subscription then I would buy that.
You are so sweet, I could listen to you for hours, my first time in your channel, I was just trying to find out if audible was worth because I'm want to "read" some books on the go, you know, for personal growth and knowledge and also make good use of time. ¿Did you ever consider to do a podcast or something like that? Your voice is really nice and comforting and also your vocalization and pronunciation is very clear even for me that English is not my language. All good wishes for you!
I don’t get it so people pay 16 usd a month to get 1 credit which is basically the same as buying a 16usd book every month and to have some aditional discounts? How is that worth it????
Your video was great and your voice would be perfect for recording audiobooks - very enjoyable to listen to and I feel you would bring the proper emotion.
My primary question with this is: "Do I own a copy of the audiobook? Can I download it DRM free? Is it only streaming? No one seems to answer that. I don't want a Netflix audiobook app. I want to own what I buy and have it so I can listen even with no cell service or internet connection. What is the purpose of a monthly fee if I only get to "buy" one book a month?
I'd say its a bit of a combo of both! So technically you do own it, you can download it and listen to it offline and you do keep it even if you stop your subscription. However, you own it through the app. So it's not technically streaming, you keep it and can listen to it offline but only through the audible app
I dont know if your library has this but my library has a free app called overdrive, its totally free just need library card but you are limited to the library and can only keep the book for 14 days. If you are surching out audio books might want to check it out. I liked your reviews 😊😁 they answered alot of questions I had so thank you for all your efforts. Good job! And you have a great smile 😃 😊.
Better deal is to just purchase the kindle book and use the spoken content features built in on the Iphone (maybe other phones have this also). Then u get the book (ability to highlight etc) as well as the audiobook without paying for them separately or paying extra bc u got both
Thanks Kelly. Great insight. So, as a newby member (on 30 day free trial) having just enthusiastically finished my first book, can't I buy additional credits until I've been a member for a month?
Hey Sean! I think you should be able to buy extra but you might need to go onto the web version to do it as that’s the only place I was able to find the button to buy 3 more credits. Hope that works!
@@kelly_savage Thanks Kelly. I figured it out and already splurged on several additional titles. Now, I'll have to eat less to buy more titles from my wish list and, work less to be able to listen to them all.
@Kelly Turner books that mess with your mind and are hard to predict what will happen next. Also loved the alchemist, 100 years of solitude. Stuff like that.
@@kelly_savage Thanks for the reply. I am just listening to my first audio book, started a trial membership today: "Michael Crichton - Prey". In parallel I try to follow the lines in the real book which I bought a while ago but haven't read so far. I am doing this to improve my listening and pronunciation skills - I am German. Unfortunately the audible version is significantly shortened, sometimes whole paragraphs are even replaced by a totally new summarising sentence. This is not working out as I wanted. I am somehow disappointed now. Are all audible versions shortened? I bought a bunch of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton books in the original English version and actually I planned to "work them through" one after the other.
That’s really strange I don’t know why they would be shortened unless it just depends on the version? I’ve had bits cut out before but only if it’s like a diagram or picture or something that wouldn’t make sense to talk through
I usually listen to books from the public library. However, there are long wait times and I don’t always find the books I want to read in audio format.
I've been considering getting Audible and you answered most of my questions for me. The only question that I still have is do you get to keep the digital books once you end your subscription? (In particular, additional ones that you have purchased.) Thank you for your review.
Hi Dave, thanks so much! Yes you do get to keep them even if you cancel your subscription which is pretty good, but just the ones you have purchased with your monthly credit or outside of that individually. Hope this helps!
I’ve had audible for a year now and haven’t got even one book because it seemed like all books needed a higher subscription. Do the credits I didn’t use all this time accumulate or do you lose them if you don’t use them in any particular month?
If I only wanted a few specific books, is the membership worth it? I would, without a doubt, want to listen to the LoTR trilogy of books along with the Hobbit and Silmarillion, but $15.00 a month seems high for five books?
I would say yes if it’s lord of the rings and similar books because they’re longer so they tend to be pretty pricey to buy outright. I’d recommend getting a free trial which usually gets you a free book and then just put a reminder in your calendar to cancel it, worst that happens is you get to listen to fellowship of the ring for free! You can now also use Spotify for audiobooks if you’re the admin of a premium account so that’s another option
PLEASE for the love of God do not abuse the return function. It takes a LOT of money to get an audiobook made as an author and most audiobooks are from authors just like me. Audible gives us a very small cut and the worst part is the return is on US. We take the hit, NOT audible!! I had so many scammers/listeners listen to whole book then return it just to redo that process. Do no be that person! thank you
I love audible. It's teaching me self-discipline. Lol. You only have to buy the books you really need and not just want. Also, they have loads of free books (from the authors I love, at least). And their originals are okay, plus they have great courses which are also good.
Hmm it’s not compulsory you can leave at any time but it would be quite an awkward process because it just rolls over on a monthly basis and you’d have to rejoin and cancel every month
I have been using audiobook for 6 months. I have been able to return 2 books. The one thing you have to return it within the first or second chapters. You also have to give them a reason. I wanted more books but had no more monthly credits left so I bought 3 credits for $30 dollars Canadian.
That’s helpful to know! Yes they do the same here in the uk to buy 3 extra which is sometimes really helpful and good that they just roll over and you keep them
PLEASE for the love of God do not abuse the return function. It takes a LOT of money to get an audiobook made as an author and most audiobooks are from authors just like me. Audible gives us a very small cut and the worst part is the return is on US. We take the hit, NOT audible!! I had so many scammers/listeners listen to whole book then return it just to redo that process. Do no be that person! thank you
So what happens if you finish a book before the month is up? You gotta wait till the month is up in order for you to get another credit so you may listen to another audio book? I finish audio books in 3 days that means I’ll have another 28 days to wait till they give me another audiobook credit.
The best and cheapest way to do it is to get the years membership upfront for approx £110. you get 24 credits in other words you get 24 books. You can use 5 credits one month to listen to 5 books then just use two credits another month and get two books. If you do it this way it brings the price down to less than £4 a book. And if you use all 24 credits in 7 months it lets you buy another 3 credits for £11 so this way there is no limit to how many books you can buy in a year and all for less than £4 so often cheaper than buying a physical book. Also if you don’t like the book even if you have listened to half of it it will let you return it and refund you your credit. ( again something you can’t do with a physical book.) Finally they have with the latest version of the app changed it so you can choose your book and download it via the app rather than having to go to the website.
First off want to say, I really like Amazon. Been paying for this service for 3 years. In all those 1,095 days I didn’t redeem the credit I got each month(cause i was under the impression that I canceled). Lost 570 dollars(oof). Kept thinkin I canceled. Just trying to accept the fact that I’m not getting that money back. Thank you for clarifying how to cancel a membership thank you… Edit: Yea I posted this when I was upset. Edit: made some spelling changes
Can anyone tell me can you listen to any book you want just with the membership. In other words if you don’t want to keep it long term or buy it. Can you listen to any book in their catalog as long as you are an active member?
No you can't. There's a selection of books you can listen to free with a membership but they're not great. A standard membership just gives you the one book which you effectively buy and keep forever. Hope this helps!
Hi Kelly. Saw your review. I decided to subscribe to Audible. Like you, these days I struggle to concentrate on a physical book. (Reader’s block?) Did you mention the Audible Plus catalogue? This appears to be an area filled with free books….I think.
Thank you for clearing this up for us. 5:37 was definitely me 😂 I was devastated that I could only read 1 Carey Mulligan narrated book during my 30-day free trial. Now I have to spend $16.49 a month (Australian dollars) for the next three months to be able to listen to all of the books narrated by Carey 🤦♂️ EDIT: No way! I just chose a book to listen to and they just charged me $1 after using my 1 credit. Does this only happen during our free trial?
All audio books are 1 credit? Pretty gross system, means a new book is worth the same value as an old audiobook? 1 credit? So in real world figures, I see 2 audiobooks 50p vs £9.99, it's 1 credit?
You can return books my love but you need to do it on a laptop or desktop computer. You have 12 months to return a book and get your credit back or your money if you paid.
Thank you SO MUCH for this review video. I was under the assumption that it was like netflix in that you could listen to any audiobooks with the subscription. This was really helpful in deciding if this service would be right for me. 💛
You do get all the audiobooks you want, you just have to return them after you finished them. I probably listen to 10 different books every month but only finish 2-3. How ever the return option is hard to fund and cumbersome to use. But still only takes like 1 min to return a book and then 15~ min to receive your credit back.
Could you message me your account please? Listeners like you is the only reason many authors like myself fail to put food on the table. Abusing the return function is disgusting. We already do not make much of the sale but if we could eradicate users like yourself that would be a start.
audible keeps telling me there are various plans at different prices but the app is literally forcing me to go with the €11.99 with the plus membership
I believe there is another drawback to audible and that is you don’t seem to get the full book take for example’’ Behold A Pale Horse’’ I’m not sure if there are others but just saying.
Do you use Audible?? If so... what are you reading at the minute?
the horus heresy books are fantastic. Grim dark, gritty, sci-fi books that are 10 to 18 hours long and up to 50 books. It’s the only reason why I got an account and I say it’s worth it.
@@sharpetutor227 wow thats great value for money for 10-18 hours of content - thanks for the suggestion!!
would you like a quick preview?
It’s cool but not for everyone. It is Warhammer after all.
@@sharpetutor227 my partner is obsessed with warhammer, he paints mini warhammer figures!
@@kelly_savage
That’s awesome and so do I!
I love the books for the mass creativity. So many stories of different events and perspectives happening at once. Characters of unshakable courage and honour. In a dark time of brothers killing brothers. It has the typical sci-fi space ships and Aliens but a strong fantasy element that surprises readers of literal hell demons invading.
not the Netflix of books lol thanks that all I need to hear 🤷🏽♂️
Haha, let’s cut to the chase!🏃🏻♀️
Yeah makes you think it is by the way they advertise.
I use storytel and that is basically the book version of netflix. It doesn't have as many books as audible though.
Hey thanks for the info. The plans now says “all you can listen” . It didn’t specify one book per month. Is this something changed after your video? Could you please help here?
I need a Netflix for audio books
Thanks for explaining it's not like Netflix for Audiobook right off the bat. Thumbs up.
Thank you and thanks for watching, I hope it was helpful 🙂
Fr thanks
Took me a ridiculous amount of time to find an accurate helpful description on Audible so thank you so much! Everywhere I looked it seemed to be described as "The Spotify of books" which is clearly not the truth 😅 Been using the app a week now since I watched this video and already got through two books! 👍
Haha the Spotify of books is definitely not how I would describe it so I’m glad I could help! 😂What books have you been reading??
@@kelly_savage Sherlock Holmes is one, I'm a fan of the TV series so thought I had to give the books a try! Other is God of War, usually fantasy settings for stories aren't really my thing as I prefer more grounded realistic stories but I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book 😅
Loved Sherlock Holmes the tv series and films so that’s such a good shout!
The description is in the first page describing the membership. You did read before you subscribed, right?
how much have you made from audible?
Thank you for this - I was wondering how the subscription worked cause I only listen to books on holiday and hadn’t realized that you could buy the books without subscription- so thank you for saving me some money
So glad it was helpful! I also only read books on holiday until this year and wish I’d known sooner!
Thanks
Thank you :)
I’ve had Audible for 3 years. I’ve taken breaks, my books are still available to listen to,I collect Sylvia Browne, Shirley MacLaine, Diane Keaton, and many classics
I have been gone over a year, and just got a welcome back price for 3 months
Also you can listen to your books on many devices
this is the one video in all youtube that explains it well and quickly
thanks 😅
I’m so glad it was helpful ☺️
Kelly you missed a few valuable item
1 you can vary the speed. Many books I find that I enjoy much more when I hear it at 0.9 speed. The distortion is minimal and it helps comprehension. Other books or podcast, for me, are better heard at 1.1 speed. Some platform allow speed variations but at 3/4 or 1.5 speeds. That doesn’t work for me.
There a few more positive things I could say but I will pause here. Long time listener my library is 888 books.😊
Audible has a nice platform and I find it reasonably priced. It's great if you like collecting your books and having quick access to them. Many local libraries offer the same service at no cost, you may not find every single book available but you'd be surprised how many new books you'll find.
Thank you for actually explaining this thing!
The first sentence you Said, I was like, yeah I found that out the hard way. Everyone always talks about Audible and says it's so amazing, but no one ever clarified that you can only get 1, or maybe 2 books per month. I did not know this until I joined and had to find out for myself. Audible is basically acting like a middle man for buying the book because the cost of the membership per month is around the cost of 1 discounted book. I'm not mad because I'll at least finish one book before moving on to the next. But I just fear even after sampling, I might end up not liking the book
This is what i was actually searching for; whether it was like Netflix or you was led to believe it was like it. Thank you for the vid.
No problem, I’m really glad you found it helpful!
HI KELLY , I AM NEW WITH THIS AND I WOULD LIKE KNOW HOW THIS ACTUALLY WORK. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HOW CAN I MAKE SOME $$ SIGNING UP LIKE I SAW IN THE AD. THANK YOU
I have been a member 2014, I have 580 books in my Library. Audible has added an “Included” list which are books included in your membership fee. They are a bunch of them and they are for the most part very good.
This is amazing! I can’t believe the collection you have that’s so cool!
This is not true. There is no “included” list in my account.
A lot of included books and great courses expire
I just finished 4 Hour Work Week a few minutes ago.
Great info.
Thank you.
Thanks. I have only just got audible on free trial and thinking of the monthly membership and it's already annoying me!
Thanks for your video
Thank you for sharing, really helpful. All four of my books are available on audiobook via audible.
Haven’t looked into it yet, but it seems there is a « Netflix of books » for Audible, and that’s Kindle Unlimited. From what I read, you can read and/or listen to all the ebooks/audiobooks you want without buying them not keeping them. Basically streaming for books…
From the last time I did a review of it, it was just e-books rather thank audiobooks but that might have changed!
@@kelly_savage I heard from recent info that it included audiobooks… but anyway, I then watched two other videos (one being from you) explaining that only a limited selection of books was on offer… which to me kills it, since I want very specific books that are unlikely to be part of the Unlimited offer (would still need to check that fact). I mean come on, music streaming services boast themselves of having virtually everything and not just select titles, so why not the same for books (if not for profit)?
Have subscribed to Audible recently and found it very reasonable once I got my head around it not being like Netflix. What I did find good value was the £3.00 sale where I purchased another 5 books, saving a lot of money on the original price. Maybe not for everyone but it has certainly increased my exposure to books that would have taken me forever to read as a hard copy.
It actually does take a while to get through the books, so I do think it makes sense somewhat that its not completely like netflix. Wow, thats great actually I didn't realise they did sales, I'll have to look out for the next one - thanks! :)
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Thank you for this great overview of audible! Gives me an accurate understanding of it, happy that you provided an unbiased review with pros and cons, despite having an affiliate link. And so you know what, I am going to use your link to get audible !
I’m so happy it was helpful! Let me know how you find it!
This is a good insight as I was trying to get an understanding of what Audible is about. Want to try it out first for myself and see of it van be a means of making a little side hustle. .
Thank you Kelly. You made me a fan of Audible and You.
Can the audio books be transferred to a speaker? Or like an MP3 player? My phone's battery runs out pretty quick. And so I keep music in an ipod. So my phone stays charged longer.
As far as I can tell, no. There's no option within the app at least, you might be able to find a workaround online somewhere. You can click download in the app but it only downloads it locally on the app. Hope that helps!
What is the format of the audio books...MP3 ? Plus do you own the audio book, I like to listen in my car and want the ability to put the audio book on a cd or flash drive...is that possible?
Great info! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
First 10 secs is all I needed to know, thanks
do you get an mp3 that can be listened to on any mp3 player?
Actually you can change your mind you can return your book up to 3 times! I think it's worth it because you get free books and you get to keep one in your library! And keeping one in your library is a big deal for me because I collect them! I occasionally buy and extra book too and the pricing is very fair so that is not a big deal.
PLEASE for the love of God do not abuse the return function. It takes a LOT of money to get an audiobook made as an author and most audiobooks are from authors just like me. Audible gives us a very small cut and the worst part is the return is on US. We take the hit, NOT audible!! I had so many scammers/listeners listen to whole book then return it just to redo that process. Do no be that person! thank you
If you wanted to read the book instead of hearing it is there a way to visually read the book as well. My sister is losing her hearing that's why I asked
Yes there’s a service called Amazon whisper, I’m planning a video to talk about it very soon!
Blessings and thank you for enlightening me. That's my conclusion too. Nice to have double confirmation.
Thanks so much for the great review. I read and listen to the same book at various times. Would audible be good for me?
Hi Leslie! Yes I think it would because unlike other subscriptions you basically buy the book using your credit meaning you can come back to it anytime even if you discontinue your audible subscription in the future! Let me know how it goes ☺️
Thank you for the great explanation. Amazon doesn't explain this. I think I'll just rip audiobook MP3s from TH-cam and listen to them that way. If Amazon did have an unlimited monthly subscription then I would buy that.
I agree, I think they definitely don't explain it very well but I'm glad this helped! I would love it if it was unlimited!!
Thank you so much, this was so comprehensive!
No problem 😄
Thank you very much for the information.
You are so sweet, I could listen to you for hours, my first time in your channel, I was just trying to find out if audible was worth because I'm want to "read" some books on the go, you know, for personal growth and knowledge and also make good use of time.
¿Did you ever consider to do a podcast or something like that? Your voice is really nice and comforting and also your vocalization and pronunciation is very clear even for me that English is not my language.
All good wishes for you!
Great stuff Kelly. Really helpful. You rock 👍🏼 📚
Thank you! 😁
I don’t get it so people pay 16 usd a month to get 1 credit which is basically the same as buying a 16usd book every month and to have some aditional discounts? How is that worth it????
Kelly audible does have a option for subtitles?
YAAAY KELLY!!! THANKS!!! (4 hour work week . . . nice!!)
Your video was great and your voice would be perfect for recording audiobooks - very enjoyable to listen to and I feel you would bring the proper emotion.
Thank you! :)
My primary question with this is: "Do I own a copy of the audiobook? Can I download it DRM free? Is it only streaming? No one seems to answer that. I don't want a Netflix audiobook app. I want to own what I buy and have it so I can listen even with no cell service or internet connection. What is the purpose of a monthly fee if I only get to "buy" one book a month?
I'd say its a bit of a combo of both! So technically you do own it, you can download it and listen to it offline and you do keep it even if you stop your subscription. However, you own it through the app. So it's not technically streaming, you keep it and can listen to it offline but only through the audible app
I dont know if your library has this but my library has a free app called overdrive, its totally free just need library card but you are limited to the library and can only keep the book for 14 days. If you are surching out audio books might want to check it out. I liked your reviews 😊😁 they answered alot of questions I had so thank you for all your efforts. Good job! And you have a great smile 😃 😊.
Wow thats great! The library near me isn't great but I might investigate that because you never know - thank you! :)
The app is called Libby now. They switched from Overdrive.
Better deal is to just purchase the kindle book and use the spoken content features built in on the Iphone (maybe other phones have this also). Then u get the book (ability to highlight etc) as well as the audiobook without paying for them separately or paying extra bc u got both
Genius!
What if I just wanna listen I don't wanna save them if I just go monthly I can just listen right?
Does it allow you to read as well at the same price, if so how much or is it all audio only?
I’ve actually just made a video on this, you can its called whispersync for voice but you pay extra!
This was so informative and helpful! Subscribed!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Great video.
Although quick note, you can exchange your book if you don’t enjoy it 😊
Thanks Kelly. Great insight. So, as a newby member (on 30 day free trial) having just enthusiastically finished my first book, can't I buy additional credits until I've been a member for a month?
Hey Sean! I think you should be able to buy extra but you might need to go onto the web version to do it as that’s the only place I was able to find the button to buy 3 more credits. Hope that works!
@@kelly_savage Thanks Kelly. I figured it out and already splurged on several additional titles. Now, I'll have to eat less to buy more titles from my wish list and, work less to be able to listen to them all.
@@seanfrench1029 story of my life! 😂
Can you recommend some good titles? I'm having issues deciding and I don't want to regret it.
What kind of books do you usually like?
@Kelly Turner books that mess with your mind and are hard to predict what will happen next. Also loved the alchemist, 100 years of solitude. Stuff like that.
This is a great review 👍🏾 👌🏾!!!!! I applaud you, keep it up.
Thank you so much! ☺️
As this is NOT like Netflix I assume you can you still listen the books after ending the membership? Just like you bought them. Right?
Yeah you’ve essentially bought the book so you can keep listening even if you don’t have a membership anymore
@@kelly_savage Thanks for the reply. I am just listening to my first audio book, started a trial membership today: "Michael Crichton - Prey". In parallel I try to follow the lines in the real book which I bought a while ago but haven't read so far. I am doing this to improve my listening and pronunciation skills - I am German. Unfortunately the audible version is significantly shortened, sometimes whole paragraphs are even replaced by a totally new summarising sentence. This is not working out as I wanted. I am somehow disappointed now. Are all audible versions shortened? I bought a bunch of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton books in the original English version and actually I planned to "work them through" one after the other.
That’s really strange I don’t know why they would be shortened unless it just depends on the version? I’ve had bits cut out before but only if it’s like a diagram or picture or something that wouldn’t make sense to talk through
Great review.... Thanks!
No problem, glad it was helpful! ☺️
Thanks for doing the research for us!
No problem at all!
I usually listen to books from the public library. However, there are long wait times and I don’t always find the books I want to read in audio format.
I've been considering getting Audible and you answered most of my questions for me. The only question that I still have is do you get to keep the digital books once you end your subscription? (In particular, additional ones that you have purchased.) Thank you for your review.
Hi Dave, thanks so much! Yes you do get to keep them even if you cancel your subscription which is pretty good, but just the ones you have purchased with your monthly credit or outside of that individually. Hope this helps!
I’ve had audible for a year now and haven’t got even one book because it seemed like all books needed a higher subscription. Do the credits I didn’t use all this time accumulate or do you lose them if you don’t use them in any particular month?
Yes they roll them over to the next month if you don’t use it that month 😊
It's exactly what i wanted to know. Thanks for the video :)
I’m so glad it was helpful!
Ok
Sincerely,
Thank you for clarifying that as i also had the wrong idea of how this whole thing works.
What bout owning it and being able to loan it to a friend? Just curious….
I want to know if there is a site on which country is Audible available.
If I only wanted a few specific books, is the membership worth it? I would, without a doubt, want to listen to the LoTR trilogy of books along with the Hobbit and Silmarillion, but $15.00 a month seems high for five books?
I would say yes if it’s lord of the rings and similar books because they’re longer so they tend to be pretty pricey to buy outright. I’d recommend getting a free trial which usually gets you a free book and then just put a reminder in your calendar to cancel it, worst that happens is you get to listen to fellowship of the ring for free! You can now also use Spotify for audiobooks if you’re the admin of a premium account so that’s another option
@kelly_savage I was thinking about Spotify too is that any good
Thanks, not being the Netflix of Audiobooks and working with a credit system is enough reason to see it's rubbish. Cheers
You can return books even if you are halfway through. Done it and there's no hassle at all,
Great to know! Is there a limit to the number of books you can return?
There probably is but you would have to be returning a book every week and no one would do that, I think that would be unfair.
PLEASE for the love of God do not abuse the return function. It takes a LOT of money to get an audiobook made as an author and most audiobooks are from authors just like me. Audible gives us a very small cut and the worst part is the return is on US. We take the hit, NOT audible!! I had so many scammers/listeners listen to whole book then return it just to redo that process. Do no be that person! thank you
felt the struggle with paperback books… owned a lot but i deeply struggle with focusing on them
Glad it’s not just me! I seem to be good on holidays but struggle otherwise!
Yes I love Tim Ferris and all of his books! My favorite are Four Hour Body and Tools of the Titans.
I love audible. It's teaching me self-discipline. Lol. You only have to buy the books you really need and not just want. Also, they have loads of free books (from the authors I love, at least). And their originals are okay, plus they have great courses which are also good.
I am subscribing, have a great day.
Can I pay for membership only when I need, or do I need to compulsory purchase membership each month
Hmm it’s not compulsory you can leave at any time but it would be quite an awkward process because it just rolls over on a monthly basis and you’d have to rejoin and cancel every month
@@kelly_savage thanks for the information 👍
Just curious.... why are you pushed in the corner for filming your video?
I have been using audiobook for 6 months. I have been able to return 2 books. The one thing you have to return it within the first or second chapters. You also have to give them a reason. I wanted more books but had no more monthly credits left so I bought 3 credits for $30 dollars Canadian.
That’s helpful to know! Yes they do the same here in the uk to buy 3 extra which is sometimes really helpful and good that they just roll over and you keep them
PLEASE for the love of God do not abuse the return function. It takes a LOT of money to get an audiobook made as an author and most audiobooks are from authors just like me. Audible gives us a very small cut and the worst part is the return is on US. We take the hit, NOT audible!! I had so many scammers/listeners listen to whole book then return it just to redo that process. Do no be that person! thank you
So what happens if you finish a book before the month is up? You gotta wait till the month is up in order for you to get another credit so you may listen to another audio book? I finish audio books in 3 days that means I’ll have another 28 days to wait till they give me another audiobook credit.
Yep that’s exactly it. You can purchase more credits or upgrade to a plan with more credits in a month but obviously that means it’s more expensive 💰
Thank you this really helped me make my decision!!
You’re welcome! I’m really glad it was helpful🙂
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first ten seconds gave me the answer i was searching
The best and cheapest way to do it is to get the years membership upfront for approx £110. you get 24 credits in other words you get 24 books. You can use 5 credits one month to listen to 5 books then just use two credits another month and get two books. If you do it this way it brings the price down to less than £4 a book. And if you use all 24 credits in 7 months it lets you buy another 3 credits for £11 so this way there is no limit to how many books you can buy in a year and all for less than £4 so often cheaper than buying a physical book. Also if you don’t like the book even if you have listened to half of it it will let you return it and refund you your credit. ( again something you can’t do with a physical book.) Finally they have with the latest version of the app changed it so you can choose your book and download it via the app rather than having to go to the website.
Thanks Susan! I know I was so happy that they finally updated the app to be able to purchase directly!
do you keep the books if you cancel?
Yes you do ☺️
@@kelly_savage okay thats a steal
First off want to say, I really like Amazon.
Been paying for this service for 3 years. In all those 1,095 days I didn’t redeem the credit I got each month(cause i was under the impression that I canceled).
Lost 570 dollars(oof). Kept thinkin I canceled. Just trying to accept the fact that I’m not getting that money back.
Thank you for clarifying how to cancel a membership thank you…
Edit: Yea I posted this when I was upset.
Edit: made some spelling changes
Can anyone tell me can you listen to any book you want just with the membership. In other words if you don’t want to keep it long term or buy it. Can you listen to any book in their catalog as long as you are an active member?
No you can't. There's a selection of books you can listen to free with a membership but they're not great. A standard membership just gives you the one book which you effectively buy and keep forever. Hope this helps!
Hi Kelly. Saw your review. I decided to subscribe to Audible. Like you, these days I struggle to concentrate on a physical book. (Reader’s block?) Did you mention the Audible Plus catalogue? This appears to be an area filled with free books….I think.
Best description ever
Thanks Kelly you cleared all my doubts...
Thanks for your comment I’m really glad it was helpful!🙂
Really helpful video! Thank you.
I’m so glad it was helpful 😊
Thank you for clearing this up for us. 5:37 was definitely me 😂
I was devastated that I could only read 1 Carey Mulligan narrated book during my 30-day free trial. Now I have to spend $16.49 a month (Australian dollars) for the next three months to be able to listen to all of the books narrated by Carey 🤦♂️
EDIT: No way! I just chose a book to listen to and they just charged me $1 after using my 1 credit. Does this only happen during our free trial?
I know! Thanks for watching and I’m glad it was helpful!
Excellent video. Loved it. God Bless You.
Thank you so much 😊
This is a great video. I feel like other people are trying to sell me on it. It’s ridiculous
Thank you! I think they spend a lot of money on marketing because I get it advertised to me almost every day
There is a Tim Ferris 4 hour work week version.
All audio books are 1 credit? Pretty gross system, means a new book is worth the same value as an old audiobook? 1 credit? So in real world figures,
I see 2 audiobooks 50p vs £9.99, it's 1 credit?
This was really helpful thanks
No problem. I’m really glad it was 🙂
Why is the price £7.99 on Audible website, but £9.99 on my Amazon app?
Great review
Thanks so much 😊
You can return books my love but you need to do it on a laptop or desktop computer. You have 12 months to return a book and get your credit back or your money if you paid.
Thank you SO MUCH for this review video. I was under the assumption that it was like netflix in that you could listen to any audiobooks with the subscription. This was really helpful in deciding if this service would be right for me. 💛
I’m so glad it was helpful! No I 100% thought the same thing when I went to buy it so I’m glad it wasn’t just me! 🙂
Spotify and TH-cam have a lot of classic literature for audiobooks
Oh that’s good to know! I actually like a Spotify podcast sometimes instead of an audiobook
@@kelly_savage the podcasts are great! I use it quite a bit for that since discovering the feature
They do allow return of title
You do get all the audiobooks you want, you just have to return them after you finished them.
I probably listen to 10 different books every month but only finish 2-3.
How ever the return option is hard to fund and cumbersome to use.
But still only takes like 1 min to return a book and then 15~ min to receive your credit back.
Could you message me your account please? Listeners like you is the only reason many authors like myself fail to put food on the table. Abusing the return function is disgusting. We already do not make much of the sale but if we could eradicate users like yourself that would be a start.
When you return you are not taking money away from a Billion dollar company but instead Audible makes us pay the fees!!
audible keeps telling me there are various plans at different prices but the app is literally forcing me to go with the €11.99 with the plus membership
you helped a lot, thanks :)
Can you only listen to the book or can you actually read as well?
You can only listen unfortunately, you’d have to use kindle and buy the ebook separately
@@kelly_savage Ahh that sucks. I prefer reading because I tend to doze off and forget what I'm listening to lol. Thanks though.
Thank you for this
I believe there is another drawback to audible and that is you don’t seem to get the full book take for example’’ Behold A Pale Horse’’ I’m not sure if there are others but just saying.