"of course" is a dangerous line of reasoning. Many things believed, in that way, are not given. Audible has pushed margins to near zero. Not just the cut to

"of course" is a dangerous line of reasoning. Many things believed, in that way, are not given. Audible has pushed margins to near zero. Not just the cut to the artists, but also theirs. Before audible, if I wanted an audio book, it was easily 50 or so bucks. Nowadays, I usually pick up the audiobook for 7 or so as an add on to the book purchase. If that were to go back, I'd stop buying audiobooks. I'd wager I'm not alone in that. Yes, even $15 may be high enough to make me stop. As I've said elsewhere, I'm very interested in knowing what the net cut for artists is, through audible. If the artists could get 70% of a cut, but that causes sales to drop to 10%, suddenly it doesn't sound so good to get a larger cut. And it would be one thing if the publishing world wasn't known for artificial price inflation. But, that ship sailed a long time ago.