Amazon Audible - Audiobooks and Amazon Originals
Created: 01/29/2022, 20:26
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With the Amazon Audible subscription, customers pay EUR 9.95 per month and are given the opportunity to download one audio book per month and listen to unlimited Audible Original podcasts.
With the Audible app, these tracks can be listened to anytime, anywhere.
Special offers are adapted to the individual needs and wishes of the hearing person.
Newark – The Audible company is headquartered in this US city in the state of New Jersey.
Audible - or Amazon Audible - is a subsidiary of Amazon and international provider of audio book downloads.
Amazon Audible audio books – The subscription and its costs
With over 200,000 titles, Amazon Audible offers the largest selection of audio books, radio plays and podcasts for download.
The Audible subscription includes a credit for 9.95 euros per month.
Every audio book can be downloaded from it, regardless of its length and its actual price.
Each additional radio play or audio book also costs a maximum of EUR 9.95 – unless the title normally costs less, in which case only the lower price is paid.
In addition, it is possible to listen to unlimited Audible Original podcasts, they are included in the subscription.
The Audible Originals are podcasts and audio books produced by Audible itself.
They are also only available on Audible.
The first month is the trial month and therefore free of charge.
No further action is required to renew - the subscription will continue automatically.
If they are not used for a month, two credits are available for the next month.
They can also be redeemed during a subscription break.
If they are not used for a month, two credits are available for the next month.
They can also be redeemed during a subscription break.
Amazon Audible audiobooks – The wide selection
The numerous titles on Amazon Audible are divided into categories.
Here you will find the classics such as thrillers, dramas, horror, crime, fantasy and science fiction, but also other genres and topics such as:
Business & Career
Politics & Social Sciences
Foreign language audio books
satire
Education & Learning (e.g. language courses)
There is also something for children and young people.
Lists of audio book bestsellers and new releases also provide a starting point for browsing.
Audiobooks that will be available soon are displayed, so it's worth checking here every now and then.
Those titles that are of interest are saved on the notepad.
The audio books that have already been downloaded are in the library.
Amazon Audible Audiobooks - The app for all devices
Amazon Audible has an app that can be used to listen to audio books without an internet connection.
The app is free and can be installed on different devices.
The purchases can be called up on the computer, smartphone, tablet or Amazon Echo, anywhere and anytime.
If you switch between the devices, the audio book always starts in the right place.
There is also a chapter selection in the app, the ability to insert bookmarks and sleep mode.
Listeners can set how long they want the audio book to run before it switches itself off.
Amazon Audible Audiobooks - Special Offers
Amazon Audible occasionally has promotions and special offers.
For example, there are Christmas discounts or codes for a specific free audio book.
Amazon Prime customers can test the subscription for two months free of charge and receive three audio books for free during this time.
An offer is available for students with Prime membership to enjoy six months for only 4.95 euros.
Finally, there is the special subscription.
This is particularly useful if someone is not yet sure whether they want to take out a real subscription.
The special offer runs for three months and costs EUR 4.95 per month.
In addition, just like the other subscription forms, it can be canceled at any time.