A
few months ago, I was contacted by Audible.com and asked if I would
like to review their service. They offered me two free credits for audio
books, and I selected ROD: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY and THE EXECUTION OF NOA P. SINGLETON.
I am finished listening to both books and my reviews on the book will
be posted shortly. In the meantime, I'd like to share a little bit about
my experience with Audible.com.
For those of you who don't already know this, Audible.com is an
Amazon owned subsidiary and the world’s largest seller and producer of
online audio books with
over 135,000 titles. Needless to say, their selection is incredible! My
husband is already a huge fan of Audible.com and downloads the audio
books he listens to on his commute on a regular basis. I, on the other
hand, wasn't at all familiar with Audible.com!
I
can certainly see why my husband will no longer get his audio books
from any source besides Audible.com. It's just so quick and easy! I
don't know about you, but every time I receive an audio book, it's a
major hassle to get it into iTunes and then onto my iPhone. I don't know
if I've ever had one single time where everything went well on the
first try.
So
here's how Audible.com worked for me.. After receiving my two free
credits from Audible.com, I shopped their huge "inventory" of audio
books. I chose two books, checked out, and basically that was it. I,
then, downloaded the free Audible app to my iPhone, opened up the app
and saw the books in my library. I downloaded both of them with the
touch of a button and shortly thereafter started listening. So darn
simple!
I
might be the only one with this problem, but when I listen to audio
books on my iPhone, I tend to lose my place in the middle of a chapter.
For example, when I recharge my phone at night and then start playing
the book the next morning, sometimes (not all of the time), it will go
back to the beginning of the track rather than start from where I last
stopped listening. It drives me nuts! Well, with Audible.com, that
problem has been eliminated!
Audible.com's
audio books are available for download on
virtually every digital audio listening device including smartphones,
tablets and
readers, and books you've downloaded remain in your library for life.
You also have the ability to go back and forth between your audio book
and the Kindle version if that's something you like to do!
Audible.com
has a variety of membership options to meet any user's needs. For
example, you can select a 1 book a month option which is $14.95 a month
(with the first three months being $7.50 for new members), or you can
select a 2 books a month option for $22.95. There are also annual plans
available for either 12 or 24 books a year. In addition, Audible.com's
customer service is outstanding. They have 24 hour a day customer
service, and they allow members to pause, cancel, or upgrade at any
time.
I
am so glad that I had the opportunity to experience the simplicity of
Audible.com for myself. Highly recommended way to purchase and listen to
your audio books.
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4 comments:
I'd love to subscribe to Audible but just don't want another monthly fee.
I have always wanted to try Audible but I have to admit, I am scared of the whole download thing...I always have problems trying to download music and get them to my iPad so I assumed it would be a lot of trouble to do books as well. You make it sound pretty easy. I may have to give them a try.
I'm a long-time customer of Audible and I honestly don't know what I'd do without them. Their app is really user friendly and I like that I can download books without connecting to a computer. Also, if ever you are unhappy with the quality of an audiobook, all you have to do is contact Audible and they will refund your credit. Outstanding customer service!
I've been a member of Audible for a hundred years (okay, maybe a decade or more). I can't recommend them and their customer service highly enough. THey are the best.
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