I think it's worth every penny personally. But it depends on how much you use it. I go through close to a book a week, though even at one book a month it'd still be worth it for me.

I used to be a huge reader, for years now though what I read is technical manuals and information.

What appeals to me about audiobooks is actually who does the narration. I just can't quite decide if it's worth the monthly fee.

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Originally posted by arcwelder76:
I used to be a huge reader, for years now though what I read is technical manuals and information.

What appeals to me about audiobooks is actually who does the narration. I just can't quite decide if it's worth the monthly fee.

I subscribed for years and listens to tons of books when I was on the road a lot more. Worth it back then, but I cancelled a while back because I have trouble just keeping up with a handful of podcasts I really enjoy these days. Regarding the narration, you can listen to a sample before downloading to see if the narrator is going to be good for you. Side note: If you haven't read The Martian or seen the Matt Damon movie, I would highly recommend the audiobook. That is the one book that I think I actually enjoyed more because I was listening instead of reading it myself. Narrator was superb.

R.C. Bray is a fantastic narrator. His work on Craig Alanson’s Expeditionary Force series is outstanding.

Luke danielS, george guidell among many other narrators.

I listen to audiobooks nearly every day. So I love Audible.

There's an unlisted membership option called the "Silver Tier". It's 1 credit every 2 months, rather than 1 credit per month, and only costs $7.50/month. If you don't listen to a lot of audiobooks, you have already accumulated a large audiobook library that you're working through, and/or you like to listen to really long 30+ hour audiobooks frequently, then this Silver membership may be a better deal. You have to contact Audible customer service and specifically request this membership.

Audible also frequently has sales and deals where you can get 2 or 3 books for 1 credit. That really helps stretch your credits.

You can also simply buy books outright for money, rather than spending credits. That's often a better deal for cheaper books. I spend my credits on $20/$30/$40 audiobooks, and buy $5/$10 audiobooks outright. This makes your $15 monthly membership fee go further.

I’ve been an audible lister for years. I’m no longer able to read as much as I’d like, sadly it puts me to sleep if I go to long, that and my eyes aren’t near what they used to be.

I easily get my money’s worth out of it. I’ll use the one credit per month on books that are normally more than $15. The best bargains and hidden gems you may not normally get are in the “Daily Deal”, usually $1.99 - $3.99.

There are some turds, sometimes because of the book, sometimes the narrator and sometimes both. The good news is they do allow a refund once a month if you don’t like it. They don’t make that easy to find, each time I’ve dine it I’ve had to google the process because I couldn’t find it anywhere on their site. Because of this I’ve not used it as much as I should have.

Favorite narrators are
Scott Brick
Ray Porter
I’ll listen to everything I can by the previous two.
R.C. Bray
George Guidall (except as Mitch Rapp on the most recent books, too old)
Bronson Pinchot on some
Will Patton
Dick Hill

You get a free book every month as part of the subscription. You can buy additional credits cheaper than that.

I've been using them for several years, no problem.

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Originally posted by Green Highlander:
R.C. Bray is a fantastic narrator. His work on Craig Alanson’s Expeditionary Force series is outstanding.

Agreed! Bronson Pinchot also does a really good job.

Lou Diamond Phillips narrated one or two of the Tom Clancy books I listened to way back when and did a fantastic job too.