Neowin News Feed for: Audible

Audible introduces a cheaper 'Standard' subscription plan

David Uzondu — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:12:01 +0000

If you're not a big fan of Audible's $14.95-per-month Premium subscription plan, there is now a cheaper "Standard" plan available in select countries. Read more...

Audible is using AI narration to help publishers crank out more audiobooks

David Uzondu — Tue, 13 May 2025 20:48:01 +0000

Audible has announced that it is adding new audiobooks to its library using narration technology powered by AI from Amazon. Read more...

Amazon Music Unlimited now includes a free audiobook every month

Ramat Adetunji — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:46:01 +0000

Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers in the US, Canada, and the UK can now enjoy a free audiobook every month. Read more...

Early Amazon Prime Day deal offers three months of Audible Premium Plus for free

John Callaham — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:12:01 +0000

If you are an Amazon Prime member and have never subscribed to an Audible audiobook subscription, you can currently get three months of Audible Premium Plus for free for a limited time. Read more...

Get Amazon Prime, Audible Plus, and Kindle Unlimited free for 30 Days, and more

Steven Parker — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:16:01 +0000

Amazon regularly discounts its own services such as Prime, Audible and Kindle Unlimited, with Prime you can even get a year of Grubhub+ completely free. We've listed some great offers for you. Read more...

Amazon launches new Your Books hub to consolidate all the books you ever bought

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:02:02 +0000

Amazon's new Your Books hub is a one-stop shop where you can find all the books you ever purchased or borrowed on the e-commerce website. It also shows your titles from Kindle and Audible. Read more...

Get Amazon Prime in the U.S. for only $1.99 for the first week

Steven Parker — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:00:01 +0000

Amazon regularly discounts its own services such as Prime, Audible and Kindle Unlimited, with Prime you can even get Grubhub+ for free and at no obligation. We've listed some great offers for you. Read more...

Amazon Prime members can check out new free trials for Audible, Kindle Unlimited and more

John Callaham — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 13:46:01 +0000

For a limited time, Amazon Prime members can enjoy three free months of Audible Premium and Kindle Unlimited, as well as four free months of Amazon Music Unlimited. Read on for more information. Read more...

Deal: Check out this great eBook on the making of the original Diablo game for just 99 cents

John Callaham — Sat, 27 May 2023 20:00:01 +0000

You can check out Stay Awhile and Listen: Book I from author David L. Craddock about Blizzard's first Diablo game for only 99 cents on Amazon for a limited time, or free with Kindle Unlimited. Read more...

Check out some last minute affordable gifts for Mother's Day on May 14 [Update]

John Callaham — Thu, 11 May 2023 20:00:01 +0000

We have updated our Mother's Day gift-giving article with some more affordable gift ideas, including deals on some headphones and earbuds, and deals on Amazon Echo Show smart displays. Read more...

Check out some great tech audiobooks from Audible for free

John Callaham — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:10:01 +0000

You can listen to some great recently released technology-themed audiobooks from Audible, and you can get one or even two audiobooks for free with an Audible Plus trial subscription deal. Read more...

Even Audible is putting in ads inside some of its audiobooks

John Callaham — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:18:01 +0000

The Amazon-owned Audible has revealed it is conducting "limited testing" that will place ads inside some of its audiobooks for users that are not members of its subscription program. Read more...

Get Audible at up to 60% off for the first 4 months in the U.S. and U.K.

Steven Parker — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:00:01 +0000

Amazon is discounting an Audible subscription at 60% off for the first 4 months in the U.K. with a free £20 voucher. In the U.S., you can get the first month free then reduced for the first 4 months. Read more...

Get Audible in the UK for just 99p for the first 3 months

Steven Parker — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:00:01 +0000

Amazon is promoting Audible with a Spring Sale that lets you pay just 99p for the first three months. Even you decide to cancel, the free books that you get each month will be yours to keep. Read more...

TechBargains: Nintendo Switch Lite Pre-order, ASUS VivoBook only $249 & more

Steven Parker — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:40:42 +0000

The Nintendo Switch Lite is now available for pre-order, the ASUS VivoBook is back for $249 and it's the last day for Prime members to get deals on Kindle Unlimited and Audible and much more! Read more...

Amazon to launch Audible in India soon, per report

Vishal Laul — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:16:01 +0000

Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch Audible in India. It's unclear whether the Audible subscription would be bundled along with Prime or Kindle Unlimited, or be a standalone offering. Read more...

Audiobooks could be headed to the Play Store

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:56:01 +0000

An APK teardown of the latest Google Play Store app has revealed some interesting features that may be headed to Android, including the ability to purchase audiobooks on the online store. Read more...

Kindle Unlimited opens its vast catalog of books and audio content to Australia

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 04:54:01 +0000

Amazon's Kindle Unlimited offers access to over a million titles in its book library and also thousands of audio titles from Audible. The service is now making its debut in Australia. Read more...

Windows Store Weekly: Xbox Store and Windows Store will be One, HERE is fleeing, and more

Adrian Potoroaca — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 09:10:01 +0000

The Xbox Store and Windows Store are on the way to convergence, HERE ditches Windows users, Twitter changes looks on mobile, and we rounded up several new and updated apps and games. Read more...

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 users get free Audible audiobook

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:23:07 +0000

Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 owners who download the Audible app will get a free audiobook from a list of three books, including The Great Gatsby. Read more...

Audible Windows 8 app launches with free Life of Pi

John Callaham — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:45:01 +0000

The official Audible audio book store app for Windows 8 has launched and it includes an exclusive offer to get a free copy of the audiobook for the bestseller Life of Pi. Read more...

Amazon to acquire Audible for $300 million

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:00:49 +0000

By the second quarter of 2008, Amazon.com Incorporated plans to acquire Audible Incorporated, the leading online provider of premium digital spoken word audio content. Through its web sites in the US and UK and alliances... Read more...