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What is Audible Channels?
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Audible Channels for Prime
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The Prime exclusive content consists of a rotating selection 50+ full-length audiobooks in nine different categories. Each channel has anywhere from 5 to 7 audiobooks. Content is available for streaming only. Downloads are not allowed. Audible Channels is only available via the Audible apps for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. It's not available for Amazon's devices - Fire, Phone, Echo, Fire TV, etc. There is a workaround to get audiobooks from Channels to play on Echo devices. Start the book on an Android, iOS, or Windows device and then say "Alexa, read my book". Alexa will then start playing the last book listened to. Prime Exclusive Audiobooks --> see this post for a complete list
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09-14-2016, 09:33 AM | #4 |
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I'm quite curious about the full-length books available only to Prime members. I let Prime lapse, but I know my sister's password. I even have a Fire tablet signed into her account, but Amazon in its wisdom won't let its best customers use Channels. I don't feel like signing out of my Audible account on my various devices
So I'm wondering what would happen if I sideloaded the Audible app from an Android device onto the fire tablet? I'll give it a try unless someone who's already gone that route says it's a non-starter. Falling that, I guess I can resurrect a defunct device. Even absent Channels, I'd love to get the Android Audible app on my Fire thingies; it's got so much more functionally than the native player. |
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Thank you, Brian! My curiosity is assuaged and there's nothing sufficiently compelling to induce me to re-up with Prime.
As a side note, I couldn't get the Audible app to load on a Fire device, but that doesn't mean someone more apt than I couldn't manage it. |
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I randomly opened Ender's Game from my phone, stopped it, said to my friend Alexa "Alexa play Audible" (thanks for the trick Mr Monkey!). Read the book a very long time ago, and was delighted when I started this version of it that it was performed by Jim Dale. Sorry, Kindle, you get a rest break today!
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09-15-2016, 07:18 AM | #8 |
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I suspect this is more for people who don't already listen to audio books, rather like Amazon did with Video. Older or PD titles that don't have a lot of perceived value but that people are willing to give it a try. The downside is that this are basically stream only titles, rather than titles you can download, so listening in the car is going to chew up your data plan.
Unfortunately, they seem to have removed the option to purchase these audiobooks, or at least they did with the Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I prefer to buy rather than stream. |
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Under the "How to Listen" button click "More Options" and select "Want to buy this instead?" and it can be purchased. (at least that's what I get on a PC using Chrome)
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There are quite a few audiobooks in the Prime Exclusive content that I'd listen to and the streaming only feature is not a drawback for me since I'll be streaming it on my Echo.
For me, there are no negatives for the Prime Exclusive content. |
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Oddly that book is one of the few Heinlein books that isn't available in ebook, yet it's one of my favorites. You can also get there via amazon. I ended up buying it. Last edited by pwalker8; 09-15-2016 at 12:39 PM. |
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New! Audible Playlists, updated daily -- 12 Sep 2016 (via email)
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Amazon’s new ‘Audible Channels’ Prime benefit is great — but it’s not available on Amazon tablets (Update: They’re working on it)
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