Audible’s Plus Catalog: 12 Frequently Asked Questions

Audible’s Plus Catalog is one of the major features of Audible membership with a huge collection of audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals.

This article answers the 12 most commonly asked question about the Plus Catalog.

Here are a few important things to know about the Plus Catalog.

• The Plus Catalog is available to Audible’s members only. You cannot access the Plus Catalog titles without a membership or with a paused membership
• If an audiobook is leaving the Plus Catalog in the next month, Audible displays the ‘included until’ label next to the title on the title’s details page, home screen, and the search result listing
• It is not possible to share the Plus Catalog titles with your Amazon Household members as you do not own the titles and they are only available for streaming.

Now, let’s have a look at the 12 frequently asked questions about Audibl’e Plus Catalog

1. What is the Audible Plus Catalog

Audible’s Plus Catalog contains content that is included in your Audible membership. All Audible members have unlimited access to the Plus Catalog.

It can be considered as Netflix of audiobooks where you have unlimited streaming access to the catalog.

2. What is included in Audible Plus Catalog

The Plus Catalog has thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible originals that can be streamed (or downloaded for offline listening) with fresh content added on a weekly basis.

3. How many books are in the Audible Plus Catalog

Audible has over 70,000 audiobooks in the Plus Catalog, according to Audible’s customer support.

The catalog has a great selection of short audiobooks including over 10,000 titles that are under 3 hours in length.

You can also access over 1000 podcasts in the Plus Catalog, including podcasts by celebrities

4. How to find the Audible Plus Catalog

Open the Audible website on your computer and click on the Plus Catalog option from the top navigation bar.

If the Plus Catalog option is not visible in the top navigation bar, you can access it through Browse > Plus Catalog or Click Here to access the Plus Catalog.

To access the Plus Catalog on the Audible app

• Tap on the Profile option from the bottom navigation bar
• Tap on The Plus Catalog under Included with Membership

Once in the Plus Catalog section, you can browse audiobooks by category, mood, editor’s pick, popular titles, new releases, and more.

Note: on Audible’s mobile site, tap on the hamburger menu > Member benefits and scroll down to tap the Explore the Plus Catalog option

5. How do I know if a book is included in Audible’s Plus Catalog

You can directly Play or Add to Library an Audible Plus title from the title’s details page. For all other audiobooks (not included in the Plus Catalog), you need to buy them with credit or cash to add them to your account’s library and listen.

6. Is the Audible Plus Catalog free

All Audible members get unlimited access to stream audiobooks from Audible’s Plus Catalog. You need to subscribe to an Audible membership plan to access the Catalog.

7. How often does the Audible Plus Catalog change

New titles are added to the Plus Catalog every week. If a title is leaving the catalog in the next month, Audible will display the ‘included until’ label next to the title on the title’s details page, search results page, and the home screen. 

8. How does Audible Plus Catalog work

All Audible members can access unlimited audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals from the Plus Catalog. You can stream or download the content for offline listening.

All Audible Plus titles are available in your library as long as you have an active membership status.

If Audible decides to remove a title from the Plus Catalog, you will get a notification in advance so you can finish the title you are currently listening to.

9. How to search Audible Plus Catalog

To search the Plus Catalog on the Audible app

• Tap on the Discover option from the bottom navigation bar
• Next, tap on the Search option(at the top right of the screen) to type your search term

• Select the included in your membership option to show the search results from the Plus Catalog

I have a detailed article on how to search the Audible Plus Catalog that you can check out to find how to search the Plus Catalog on your computer and Audible’s mobile site.

10. Why is my Audible Plus Catalog not working

If you are having issues with Audibl’e Plus Catalog or your Plus Catalog titles are not playing, it could be because of on of the following two reasons.

Reason 1: You do not have an active Audible membership

The Plus Catalog is only available for members. To check your membership status on your computer.

• Go to Audible’s website and click on Account Name > Account Details

• Select Membership Details from the sidebar

You can see your membership details here.

To check membership details in the Audible app

• Tap on the Profile option from the bottom navigation bar and then tap on Settings gear[top right of the screen]

• Tap on the Details under the Membership option and check your current membership status

If you have a paused membership, you will need to resume it to access the Plus Catalog titles.

Reason 2: The title is no longer included in the Plus Catalog

The title you are trying to access may no longer be available in the Plus Catalog. If Audible removes a title from the Plus Catalog, they display an ‘included until’ label next to the title on the title’s details page, home screen, and search results page.

You can go to the title’s details page to see if the title is out of the Plus Catalog and available as a paid title.

It is also possible, though very rare, that Audible discontinued the title and it is no more available in Audible’s collection of audiobooks.

11. What are the best audiobooks in Plus Catalog

You can discover the most popular content from the Audible Plus Catalog from Audible’s Most Listened Audiobooks section.

Select the Top Audible Plus Listens option to show the most popular titles in the Plus Catalog. You can further filter the results by selecting the Categories.

Audible’s top Audible listens section also has a list of

• Bestsellers: The most popular titles available at Audible.com generating buzz from critics, publishers, and audiobook enthusiasts
• Top Audible Listens: Most popular content from the Audible catalog
• New York Times: A list of best-selling books in the United States, compiled by The New York Times

You can filter the New York Times bestsellers results by selecting the Fiction/ Non-Fiction filters from the sidebar.

12. Is the Audible Plus Catalog worth it

Audible gives you access to over 70,000 titles across all genres and categories. If you are an audiobook beginner and getting started with audiobooks, I highly recommend getting started with Audible and exploring the Plus Catalog.

With a huge selection of audiobooks including bestsellers and new releases, I think Plus Catalog is worth it and best place to start your audiobook journey.