Hi C card, I have always paid all at once for my platinum subscription. Paying monthly is substantially more expensive. It is admittedly a privilege to be able to have that much money to pay for it all at once. I have slowed down somewhat in the past few years, with the accessible Kindle and book share libraries. But still, there are sometimes when a human reader is just preferable. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 9, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > You can also pay monthly, instead of $14.95 a month for the Gold, Platinum is > $22.95 a month. Of course over the year that works out to $275.40 so if you > can pay all at once it’s a better deal because I think it’s $229 if you > prepay, you save $45 or $46, almost $2 per book. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 10:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: why audible? > > For the really big book users out there, like me, audible offers a platinum > subscription, which gives you 24 credits. Of course you have to pay for that > all at once. But the cost per credit then becomes less than $10. You can > carry 12 from one year to another. I have never had a problem using up all my > credits. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 9, 2016, at 8:57 AM, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have subscribed to Audible for about 12 years. I love some of the > recordings I can get there but not on BARD, such as Neil Gaiman reading his > own works and the fabulous full-cast recording of Dracula. I love that you > can get some wonderful dramatizations, such as the BBC production of > HItchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. They have lots of the Great Courses > lectures, which can be fascinating. I like it that they often put out books > on the same day they come out in print. I like being able to shared > audiobooks with my sighted son, knowing that he can legally use them. And at > $15 a month for one book, it's a good deal. Also, they often have deals where > they offer 3 books for 2 credits or books for $4.95 a piece, so it can > sometimes be quite cheap to explore a new book or get a series. > > Best, > Anna > > > > On Jan 8, 2016, at 11:06 PM, R VanLant <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have the BARD and Kindle apps on my phone and just purchased VoiceDream to > access my bookshare account. Many of you also talk about Audible. I have > stayed away from this because I figured I could get plenty of reading > material for free or at lower Kindle prices, but I found a deal of 3 months > of Audible for $8.00. Given what I understand the limitations to be on the > number of books you buy each month, what is your thoughts on when to buy a > book through Audible given all the other great ways we can get books on my > phone now? 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