Has anyone here ever tried Audible Free Trial?

[Liberalynn]

Do they make it really complicated to cancel and do you get to keep your two free books?

I've been considering trying it, just don't want to get caught up in a mess.

[flying_wahini]

1. No - but I would like to know more about it as well.....

n/t

[denbot]

2. I tried it, but kept it.

Audible is easy to reach by phone, from the couple of time I had issues with downloading or finding a book I thought I successfully purchased. Since I've kept the service I can't speak to ease of cancelling.

I drive truck and burn through 6-10 audio books a month. A good tip to remember is to look for a Kindle version with a "wisper sync(audio)" version available. You can usually save money that way.

[Liberalynn]

4. Thank You

that is a good tip about the wisper sync on Kindle. I'm good at concentrating when I am reading, writing, talking etc. If I am not keeping the mind entertained and focused, however, I get easily distracted, dwelling on the past, or worrying about the future, and household chores go undone.

Listening to music wasn't enough so a friend suggested audiobooks..They work like a charm. I listen while I'm doing dishes etc.

That's why I have been considering Audible but didn't want to get stuck in something long term if finances get too tight.

[politicat]

3. Yes, canceled once, went back, yes, keep your books.

Here's the catch -- once you've downloaded the books and choose to cancel, you can keep those files and play them as much as you want, put them on whatever device as many times as you want, as long as they're your devices. But if you have a catastrophic crash of your device or hard drive, and lose those files, they're gone and you'll have to renew your membership to download them again.

On the other hand, you don't have to sign up for a subscription.

They've been exceptional to work with and I've been subscribed for years. They are the model for all downloadable services, even with the DRM.

[Liberalynn]

5. That is good to know

that they are great to work with.

That makes sense about having to redownload if you have a catastrophic crash. I lost some music when my computer crashed.

[tabbycat31]

6. Don't know much about it

But see if your local library has Overdrive. It's the digital content for the library (ebooks and audiobooks) that you download and then they are removed when the borrowing period is over. (My library and my parents have it).

They have apps on Apple and Android devices and free (and legal) is always better.

Disclaimer-- I've only downloaded the ebooks from there and have no idea how the audio books work.

[Liberalynn]

7. My Library

and my sister's library both have Overdrive. I do download audio books from there and I love it. The only drawback is they don't update their selections that often.

[tabbycat31]

8. I guess every library is different

I know mine has a better selection (and more copies) of audiobooks than ebooks (I only download the latter).

You also might want to check out if you're able to get a library card for other libraries in your state. For example (I heard this through FB and told my mom) any resident of NY state can get a card for the NYC public library. (I'm using her card from that on overdrive).