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Amazon's audiobook store and subscription with Audible Originals, podcasts and a listen-included catalogue.

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About Audible

Audible is Amazon's audiobook service and the largest audiobook store in most English-speaking markets. Members pay a monthly or yearly subscription. The Standard plan lets members pick one audiobook a month to listen to while they stay subscribed, while Premium Plus gives a monthly credit to buy any title to keep, plus access to a large catalogue of included audiobooks and podcasts and member-only sales. Titles can also be bought outright. Audible produces its own Originals and exclusive productions with well-known narrators. The app downloads books for offline listening and has speed controls, a sleep timer, car mode and synced read-along on some titles. It runs on iOS, Android, the web, Kindle devices, Echo speakers and Windows, with separate stores per country.

Best for: Heavy audiobook listeners who want the biggest catalogue and exclusive productions.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Very large catalogue with many exclusives and Originals
  • Credits buy books you keep even after cancelling
  • Offline listening, sleep timer and speed controls

Why people leave

  • Audiobooks are DRM-locked to Audible's apps and devices
  • Standard plan titles disappear if you cancel
  • Buying titles outside credits is expensive

Top Audible alternatives

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  1. 1Spotify logo
    Spotify

    Premium includes monthly audiobook listening hours alongside music and podcasts.

    51.2
  2. 2Audiobookshelf logo
    Audiobookshelf

    Self-hosted server for audiobooks you already own as DRM-free files.

    50.0

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Audible: common questions

Is Audible free?

No, Audible is a paid product. Standard plan: $8.99/month, 1 audiobook a month (checked on Audible's own site).

Is Audible open source?

No, Audible is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Audiobookshelf.

What platforms does Audible run on?

Audible is available for Web, Android, iOS and Windows.

What are the best alternatives to Audible?

The highest-ranked Audible alternatives right now are Spotify and Audiobookshelf. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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