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Grand Sorcerer
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Can't escape Audible!
I tried; I really did, but Audible just won't let me go.
I decided to cancel my Silver (one credit every other month) membership, as even with that plan, credits have been piling up. Also, I have been holding on to two three-month/three-credit Audible gift cards for more than a year, so I figured I'd leave and then use one of the cards to pick up Audible again after a few months. So I used up my accumulated credits and proceeded to the cancellation process, but Audible had other ideas--during the cancellation process, they offered me three months of Premium Plus for $7.95/month (which gives me access to the Plus catalog, which I didn't have with my old plan). I hesitated and hesitated before I clicked the accept button, but how could I pass up half-price? I couldn't. They've got me locked up for another three months. |
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o saeclum infacetum
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Hah! “Just when I thought I was out....”
I’m out of Audible right now, and glad of it. Too many owned unheard books and the cold reality is that I seem to listen to OverDrive and Hoopla as much as Audible. (Hmm, in fact, right now I’m listening to one book apiece on Audible, Hoopla and OverDrive. That’s unusual; I usually just have two going.) As for the Plus catalog, virtually all the books that interest me are available on-demand from Hoopla. So it would be a hefty premium to pay just for an admittedly better app; Hoopla’s good enough. But for someone who prefers an MP3 player, Hoopla’s obviously a non-starter, and that’s if your library has it. |
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Audible has books that my libraries don't have. That's the only real value for me--the daily deals and the sales are usually useless. |
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![]() As a Silver member, I got one credit every two months; I could not borrow from the Plus catalog. And though I was eligible for sales and 2-for-1 deals, I was not eligible for the promos that offered coupons (e.g., use 3 credits, get $5). Whereas originally the only difference between the Gold and Silver was that Silver was bimonthly, when Gold morphed into Premium Plus, Silver was downgraded. |
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I've grown to be OK with borrowing; what I hate is having to use the Audible app on my phone or tablet instead of my handy-dandy little mp3 player. |
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Can one read too much?
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Agreed on the deals and sales, as they seem to have abandoned giving site-wide discounts. |
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Like you, I use Audible mostly for the British titles that aren't in the Overdrive catalog. (Before Audible roped me in for three more months, I had been considering joining Audible UK for a while.) |
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Hey, I know how that is. I canceled a year ago April and they offered me $99 deal for 12 credits. I couldn't help myself. However, this ends in less than a month, so I will be canceling for sure this time, despite any offers, so that I can catch up on unlistened backlog. I'll rejoin in the Fall when they have another $99 offer for 12 credits. By then, Jodi Taylor will have another Chronicles of St Mary's out.
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