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How long ago did you have Audible? Alexa/Sonos is "coming" but for now I just stream via Airplay to home speakers. As for the rest, I don't have any of those

How long ago did you have Audible? Alexa/Sonos is "coming" but for now I just stream via Airplay to home speakers. As for the rest, I don't have any of those issues with the iOS app, seems pretty easy. The audible subscription is a much better value, when I get full on credits I can just cancel my sub until I'm ready for more books and don't have to pay $40 or something. If I really want a cheap book (something less than the subscription price, I will just buy outright and save my tokens for something expensive) My only real complaint with Amazon (and it may be a publisher rule) is you don't get the kindle version for free. If I want to switch between book and text seamlessly I have to buy both versions. Does anyone know if the author gets less money when buying an audio book vs a text book?

vblord 9y ago
I used to use audible solely. Their incredibly high prices drove me away. Their subscription is stupid in my mind. To me it’s just a way to make users forget so they pay for another month. I’ve been using hoopla for the past 6 months and love it. It’s free with a library card.
- igotsideas 9y ago
  Same story here. I haven’t had to buy an audiobook for a year cause the library always has what I want.
- tinymollusk 9y ago
  I tend towards fairly dense nonfiction like Scale (finished yesterday). That's nearly 20 hours at 1x playback, which the effective price was $15 w/ my membership. I find a huge amount of value for the effective $1-2 per hour I end up paying, even before considering the no-thought-required return policy and pro-rating the cost from multiple listens. YMMV, but I consider my audible subscription some of the best value I receive for my money.
bocklund 9y ago
Audible works for me on the Echo. However, you cannot change the playback speed from 1x right now, which is a deal breaker for me.
pnutjam 9y ago
I prefer to let my ebook reader just read the ebook to me, Samsung has a great TTS engine and google's isn't bad. This way I can switch between listening and reading. I generally only listen when I'm driving or working out. I usually prefer to read.
- book_mentioned 9y ago
  Can anyone provide any further details on what device(s)/software provide Samsung's TTS? Similar details on the best ways to use Google's would also be much appreciated!
jersully72 9y ago
< when I get full on credits I can just cancel my sub But you lose the credits when you do this.
hammock 9y ago
Alexa/Sonos is here... it's called the Sonos One

vblord 9y ago

I used to use audible solely. Their incredibly high prices drove me away. Their subscription is stupid in my mind. To me it’s just a way to make users forget so they pay for another month. I’ve been using hoopla for the past 6 months and love it. It’s free with a library card.

igotsideas 9y ago
Same story here. I haven’t had to buy an audiobook for a year cause the library always has what I want.
tinymollusk 9y ago
I tend towards fairly dense nonfiction like Scale (finished yesterday). That's nearly 20 hours at 1x playback, which the effective price was $15 w/ my membership. I find a huge amount of value for the effective $1-2 per hour I end up paying, even before considering the no-thought-required return policy and pro-rating the cost from multiple listens. YMMV, but I consider my audible subscription some of the best value I receive for my money.

bocklund 9y ago

Audible works for me on the Echo. However, you cannot change the playback speed from 1x right now, which is a deal breaker for me.

pnutjam 9y ago

I prefer to let my ebook reader just read the ebook to me, Samsung has a great TTS engine and google's isn't bad. This way I can switch between listening and reading. I generally only listen when I'm driving or working out. I usually prefer to read.

book_mentioned 9y ago
Can anyone provide any further details on what device(s)/software provide Samsung's TTS? Similar details on the best ways to use Google's would also be much appreciated!

jersully72 9y ago

< when I get full on credits I can just cancel my sub But you lose the credits when you do this.

hammock 9y ago

Alexa/Sonos is here... it's called the Sonos One