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Am I missing a trick here? Kindle Unlimited V Audible

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SunshineAvenue · 10/01/2020 09:14

I currently subscribe to Audible at £7.99/month which effectively gets me one book a month at below what I would pay without a subscription or for a paper copy.

Kindle Unlimited is free for the first month and then £7.99/month for unlimited audio books AND kindle books. This sounds like a far better option to me than audible (I prefer reading but like to have an audio book on the go for when out and about).

Am I missing something? Should I just switch to Kindle unlimited and cancel the audible subscription?

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Aroundtheworldin80moves · 10/01/2020 09:31

Kindle unlimited is basically a subscription library for Kindle books. 10 at a time, return/borrow as often as you like

MrsCatBasket · 10/01/2020 09:30

With Audible you are actually buying the audiobook and it's yours forever (or at least until the internet goes bang or Amazon go bankrupt). Surely with kindle unlimited, you only get to have it for a specified period of time? like a library book/audio download?

OddBoots · 10/01/2020 09:28

I think the range is smaller, I am not sure how much smaller. Unlimited is also (I think) just a loan system so you only borrow the books/audiobooks so if you cancel your sub you lose them whereas Audible is a purchase scheme.

audiobooks available in unlimited

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 10/01/2020 09:26

From what I can work out a limited number o the kindle unlimited books might include an audio version. Must be a relatively recent thing.

supercalifragilistic123 · 10/01/2020 09:26

Kindle unlimited books are mostly rubbish and not all of them are available as audiobooks. You really can't compare the two!

You can get audiobooks from the library though, it's free and pretty easy. You just have to wait for the one you want to become available.

buckeejit · 10/01/2020 09:24

I didn't know kindle unlimited has audiobooks? I've been an audible subscriber for about 5 years now-£109 a year for 24 credits.

How do you listen to the kindle unlimited books? Have you a link? I thought you could get a kindle book & then pay another £3-£4 for the audio version

WireBrushAndDettolMaam · 10/01/2020 09:21

You pay £7.99 for one book at a reduced cost? So you still have to pay for the book on top of the £7.99 a month??? Shock

grombre · 10/01/2020 09:16

Kindle Unlimited has audiobooks? I thought it was literally just for books on the kindle?

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