The audible subscription is a much better value, when I get full on credits I can just cancel my sub until I'm ready for more books and don't have to pay $40 or something. If I really want a cheap book (something less than the subscription price, I will just buy outright and save my tokens for something expensive)
My only real complaint with Amazon (and it may be a publisher rule) is you don't get the kindle version for free. If I want to switch between book and text seamlessly I have to buy both versions.
Does anyone know if the author gets less money when buying an audio book vs a text book?
I find a huge amount of value for the effective $1-2 per hour I end up paying, even before considering the no-thought-required return policy and pro-rating the cost from multiple listens.
YMMV, but I consider my audible subscription some of the best value I receive for my money.
Similar details on the best ways to use Google's would also be much appreciated!
But you lose the credits when you do this.
I'm not familiar with any particular benefit of one group access option vs. any other. I hope all these digital libraries will start dealing with beneficiaries inheriting things as a first-class scenario soon!
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Fantasy books are notably that much more interesting with dedicated narrators.
A good example is Altered Carbon - the narrator is Takeshi Kovacs.
Prices were also pretty low, although I think they were running a promo because it was a new service.
I don't think they have a subscription model though. It's a pay per book kind of thing. I prefer this way because with the subscription I always felt like I was missing out if I didn't listen to at least 3 books. But there's value in having a subscription model.
Curious if someone have experience with other audio book ecosystems