Hi, this is Missy. Today, I’m here to talk to you about my favorite provider of digital audio editions of books, Audible.com. They’ve been around for about 10 years now and I’ve been a member for a while now.
Between work, kids, the gym and social obligations, these days, I find it difficult to set time aside to read. But for multi-taskers like me, listening to audio books works out terrific. In fact, I couldn’t imagine going out on a walk, cleaning up the house, or sitting on a plane without listening to one.
Audible offers the ability for customers to download audio to their PC’s or Macs and then transfer to their listening devices, such as MP3 players or their PDA’s. You can also burn the audio books to a CD or you can stream it right from their site.
Audible.com offers over 25,000 audio books to choose from featuring all the best sellers and new releases. They also have audio editions of periodicals like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Audible offers a pay-per-download option or monthly and yearly memberships. I am an Audible Platinum member which means for $21.95 per month, I receive two credits enabling me to download two books in most cases. The price for new members on this program is $22.95.
While on my vacation in Aruba this month, I listened to “We are Smarter than Me”, by Barry Libert and Jon Spector, which is a great book that talks about how you can profit from the wisdom of crowds. I also listened to “Stone Cold”, by David Baldacci, which was the next book in his Camel Club series. If I were to buy the books in a retail store, the list price would total $48.98. I saved over $27.00 downloading the audio versions from Audible.com. It’s really a great deal.
At the time of filming this video, Audible.com had a great promotion running for the Audible Listener Gold program which gives you 1 credit per month. The normal price for that is $14.95 per month, but during this promotion, you can get your first 3 months for $7.49 per month – a 50% savings.
So if you’re an overloaded, multi-tasking, book-reading junkie like me, take a look at Audible.com. I’m certain you’ll love it.