One of the disadvantages of audiobooks is that they can be expensive if purchased at the listed price.
Some users argue that Audible is very expensive as compared to its cheaper alternatives.
Audible offers plenty of sales, deals, and offers to its members including Daily Deals, Under $5 Deals, Monthly Deals, 2-for-1, and 3-for-2 Deals. These sales offer hundreds of titles at up to 85% discount.
This article will help you understand different types of Audible sales and deals and help you get the most out of them.
5 Types of Audible Sales
Let us have a look at different types of Audible sales. All of these offers are exclusive for Audible members, with the exception of Whispersync deals on Amazon and Audible’s Daily Deals.
1: Daily Deals
Audible offers a new title every day at a huge discount. The titles are handpicked by editors who have listened to and loved these titles.
You can find interesting gems including bestsellers and popular titles for a super cheap price.Members can check out Audible’s Daily Deal from Audible Deals page.
Through Daily Deal offers, you can purchase your favorite titles from famous authors for $5 or less. This is a significantly reduced price for a $20 audiobook, even if it is purchased using a credit.
2: 2-For-1 Deals
Audible regularly offers 2-for-1 sales to its members. You can choose 2 books from a selection of books and get them at the cost of 1 credit.
When you pick one title from the 2-for-1 sale selection, Audible prompts you to pick a second book.
You will get both titles with 1 credit at checkout.
You can check if there is currently a 2-for-1 Sale.
3: Everyday Deals
Audible always has a selection of audiobooks that you can purchase at reduced prices. The Everyday Deals include titles from different genres that you can get for discounted prices.
You can check the current offers from Audible’s Deals page.
4: Amazon’s Whispersync Deals
When you purchase an eBook (Kindle book) from Amazon, you usually get an offer to get the accompanying audiobook at a huge discount.
This offer is also available for the Kindle books that you already own and if you borrow an eBook through Kindle Unlimited.
You do not need an Audible membership or Kindle Unlimited subscription to get the Whispersync Deals.
Tip: If you want to purchase an audible book, i recommend checking Amazon for Whispersync Deals first. You may get both eBook+Audiobook for less that the Audible book price
More on this later in this article.
5: Sitewide Sales
These sales are rare as compared to other deals but they offer pretty much all titles on up to 85% discount.
There is no better time to fill up your Audible library than the sitewide annual sales.
There is no specific month or day of the year when Audible offers a Sitewide Sale but one thing is for sure, all titles are available at discounted price during the Sitewide Sale.
There are many other types of sales that are offered on Audible’s Deals page including $5 deals and more.
5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Audible Sales
There are plenty of tips to save money on Audible, here are some of the ways to help you get the most out of Audible sales, deals and offers.
1: Visit Audible Deals Section Regularly
Audible’s Audiobook Deals page features all current sales in one place including Daily Deals, Monthly Deals, and Under $5 Deals.
This is a must-visit section for frugal audiobook lovers. You can quickly check this page every day for Daily Deals
2: Sign Up for Sales Notifications
Another way to keep up with sales and deals is by signing up for sales emails. Get all sales and offers in your email without checking the website or app for the latest deals.
To sign up for email notifications
- Go to Audible’s website and sign in to your account
- Click on Account Name > Account Details
- Click on Notifications from the options on the left side of the page
Select the Sales and Offers option under Marketing emails and announcements section. You can check the box for Audible Daily Deals to receive an email about Daily Deal offers.
Tip: You can also text Update from your phone to 500500 to receive regular sales notifications via text messages.
3: Use the Wish List Feature
This is one of my favorite Audible features. You can add audiobooks that you find interesting to your account’s Wish List and get notified when they go on a sale.
This feature allows you to keep track of what you want to listen to in the future and get those titles at a discount.
When you find a title that catches your interest, add it to your Wish List instead of buying it at the listed price. You can add a title to your Wish List on the Audible Website or Audible app.
To add a book to your Wish List on the Audible app, tap on Add to Wish List on your iPhone
Or tap on More Options > Add to Wish List on Android.
On Audible’s desktop site, you can add a title to the Wish List directly from search results
Note: On the book’s details page click on More Options > Add to Wish List to add the title to the Wish List
You can also add a title to your Wish List on Audible’s mobile site by tapping on Add to Wish List on the title’s details page.
4: Use the Credits Effectively
Audible offers both cash and credit deals. If a title is available for a discounted price, it is best to purchase it using cash.
Audible offers up to 85% discount on audiobooks and you can get them for under $5.
It is also important to save some credits to get the 2-for-1 or 3-for-2 sales. Avoid using credits on cheap titles (any book that costs less than the credit’s price).
The best use of credits is for lengthy/ expensive books and 2-for-1 sales. Know more about credits and how can you get some free Audible credits.
Related Article: Purchase Audible books without credits
5: Whispersync Deals
If you buy an eBook on Amazon for your Kindle, you mostly get an offer to add the Audible narration for a significantly reduced price. Whispersync deals give you the same book as you buy from Audible.
You can also get the Whispersync deals for the Kindle eBooks you already own using Audible Matchmaker.
If you borrow an eBook through Kindle Unlimited, you often get the option to purchase the accompanying audiobook at a discount.
Unlike other deals, Whispersync deals stay for months and are available to all Amazon users. You do not need a Kindle Unlimited or Audible membership to get Whsipersync deals.
Read More: Use Audible without a subscription
If you want to get an audiobook using credit, I recommend checking Amazon first to see if the book has a Whispersync offer. In most cases, you can get the audiobook (and eBook) cheaper than the price of the credit.
Related Article: A guide to buy audiobooks on Amazon
If a book listing features a headphone logo, it shows that it is Whispersync ready and has both eBook and audiobook versions available.
The coolest feature of Whispersync titles is how eBook and audiobook formats sync and allow you to switch back and forth between listening and reading.
Visit Kindle books with Audible books pages to find all the eBooks with Audible narrations. Know more from the following links.
One of the benefits of Audible membership is that you get access to members exclusive sales and offers that allow you to grab your favorite titles at huge discounts.
You can also check out the 5 ways to get cheap audiobooks article for more ideas on how to save on your audiobooks purchases.
Sohail Ahmed
I love Audiobooks and this blog features my first-hand experience with all major audiobook apps and services … Know More