Audible vs Audiobooks.com
January 28, 2026 | Author: Maria Lin
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Audible is Amazon-owned online audiobook service that allows users to purchase and listen to audiobooks through its iPhone and Android apps. Books cannot be purchased individually - they are available through a subscription (starting at $15/month), which provides users with "credits" that can be redeemed for content monthly. The library includes over 200,000 audiobooks across all genres, including exclusive works. Once purchased, a book remains in the user's library and can be downloaded or listened to at any time. The app allows offline listening, adjustable playback speed, and sleep timers. Car mode is also supported.
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Online service and iOS and Android app for purchasing and listening audiobooks. It offers books in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and many other languages. Books can be purchased without a subscription (there are also seasonal sales with significant discounts). You can listen to a book on multiple devices, picking up where you left off. Streaming is available, eliminating the need to download books. You can leave reviews and read reviews from other users.
Audible vs Audiobooks.com in our news:
2020. Audible is changing its subscription packages
Audible has launched a new subscription package Audible Plus that will provide subscribers access to 68,000 hours of content from more than 11,000 original productions, audiobooks, and podcasts. The new offering will be available for $7.95 per month. They are also are changing their Audible Gold program and are now calling it Audible Premium Plus, which costs $14.95 per month. Basically, Audible Plus will give users access to podcasts and original content, but no credits. Existing Audible members will be able to access the new Plus library today. New users will be able to subscribe to the Audible Plus service beginning August 27th.
