The price is pretty good. Membership is £7.99 a month, and for that you get one credit, which gets you one book. It will depend on what you’re listening to and how much time you give it, but one book a month is about right for me listening 1-2 hours a day on weekdays and occasionally at weekends. £7.99 is a price I regularly pay for a paperback anyway, but it’s quite a lot cheaper than you can end up paying for a book on CD/download (these seem to be anywhere up to £35).
Pro 2
Listening to an audiobook is a good way to help you walk more without really thinking about it. Several times I’ve been really engrossed in the story, so I’ve walked round the block a few times in order to get to the end of a chapter before going home. Particularly useful for those readers who have ambitious step goals as a result of Christmas fitbits…
Latest Split Worlds now available for download? Time to get your long walk game face on
Pro 3
If you’re a speed-reader like me, listening to a book forces you to slow down and pay attention to detail. It makes reading a more immersive experience too, especially if you’re low on time to curl up in the quiet and really sink into a story.
However…
In spite of these pros, part of me couldn’t help thinking I ought to feel bad about loving Audible – mainly because Amazon owns it. It seems hardly a month goes by when those guys aren’t the subject of an article or petition about their behaviour towards self-published authors or small publishers, not to mention their own employees. But you know, I also have a kindle. In fact, I wrote a whole series of blog posts about whether or not you should buy a kindle, and my conclusion was a definitive yes. On this matter I am totally in thrall to the dark side, and definitely an Audible convert. Still, there are a few cons I’d caveat.
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Odśwież30 kwietnia 2020, 22:02
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30 kwietnia 2020, 22:03
@MemePaladin399: Pro 1
The price is pretty good. Membership is £7.99 a month, and for that you get one credit, which gets you one book. It will depend on what you’re listening to and how much time you give it, but one book a month is about right for me listening 1-2 hours a day on weekdays and occasionally at weekends. £7.99 is a price I regularly pay for a paperback anyway, but it’s quite a lot cheaper than you can end up paying for a book on CD/download (these seem to be anywhere up to £35).
Pro 2
Listening to an audiobook is a good way to help you walk more without really thinking about it. Several times I’ve been really engrossed in the story, so I’ve walked round the block a few times in order to get to the end of a chapter before going home. Particularly useful for those readers who have ambitious step goals as a result of Christmas fitbits…
Latest Split Worlds now available for download? Time to get your long walk game face on
Pro 3
If you’re a speed-reader like me, listening to a book forces you to slow down and pay attention to detail. It makes reading a more immersive experience too, especially if you’re low on time to curl up in the quiet and really sink into a story.
However…
In spite of these pros, part of me couldn’t help thinking I ought to feel bad about loving Audible – mainly because Amazon owns it. It seems hardly a month goes by when those guys aren’t the subject of an article or petition about their behaviour towards self-published authors or small publishers, not to mention their own employees. But you know, I also have a kindle. In fact, I wrote a whole series of blog posts about whether or not you should buy a kindle, and my conclusion was a definitive yes. On this matter I am totally in thrall to the dark side, and definitely an Audible convert. Still, there are a few cons I’d caveat.
Con 1
no
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7 maja 2020, 12:55
@SharpNeedle: co
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8 maja 2020, 12:40
admin zepsul
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7 maja 2020, 20:51
Postać z GTA San Andreas
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7 maja 2020, 13:25
Jakie dziwne oczy.
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