How to Cancel Audible Membership [Try This First]

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I recently shared a little-known tip on Reddit for Audible users who were thinking about canceling their subscription, and it received an overwhelming response, helping many people score some great deals.

So, if you are looking for how to cancel Audible membership, try this first.

Do This Before Canceling Audible Membership

Go to the Audible’s show Offers page before canceling, and you will see some exclusive discounted deals to keep your membership.

My annual plan was about to expire, and these are the offers I received.

But instead of selecting one of the offers, I clicked the “Contact Customer Support” option at the bottom of the page to speak with customer service, and it paid off.

The rep offered me a special discounted annual membership for $99.95 + tax (12 credits for 12 months). That’s a $50 discount off the regular $149.95 price.

I asked if they could do even better and they added 1 bonus credit, giving me 13 credits for the year at no extra charge.

Needless to say, I decided to stay.

You may still want to go ahead and cancel your subscription. This article explains how to cancel Audible subscription on the website or through the app, but first, here are a few things you need to know before canceling your subscription.

• Use All of Your Credits: You will lose all unused credits after canceling your membership. So, make sure to use all the credits you have.
• Return/ Exchange Audible Books: You need an active membership to return or exchange titles. If you’ve been thinking about swapping a book, do it before you cancel.
• Consider Alternatives: You can pause your membership instead of canceling (more on this in our pause vs cancel article). This gives you 3 extra months without any monthly payments. Another option is to downgrade your plan to a more affordable tier.

There is no limit on how many times you can cancel and reactivate your Audible membership.

Canceling might be a better choice If you have a backlog of audiobooks, want to explore alternatives, or just need a break.

It is important to know that you will keep all purchased Audible books (via credits or cash) after canceling but will lose access to the Plus Catalog titles.

How to Cancel Audible Membership

You can cancel your Audible subscription through:

• The Audible website (recommended method)
• The Audible Android app

Note: iPhone/iPad users cannot cancel the Audible subscription directly through the app. Instead, use a web browser to access Audible’s mobile site and cancel your membership.

To cancel Audible membership on Audible’s website

• Go to Audible.com and sign in to your account.
• Next, click on Account Name > Account Details

• In the left-hand menu, click on the Membership Details option. Here, you can Switch, Pause, or Cancel your membership. If you are on an annual membership plan or subscribed to Audible membership through the Play Store/ App Store, you won’t have the option to pause your membership.

• To cancel the membership, click on the Cancel membership option and it will guide you through the process
• Audible does not want you to leave (like any other subscription service). If you select ‘it’s too expensive’ as a reason to cancel, you will get some discounted offers to stay.

• Here is an example of the offer to get you to stay (50% discount on your membership payments for the next 3 months)

You can take the offer by clicking on Switch Membership or go ahead and click on Cancel Membership.

To cancel Audible membership on Audible’s Android app

• Tap on Profile > Manage option

• Next, tap on the Cancel Membership option

• Here you have the membership details. You can either tap on the See all membership plans option to switch to another plan or tap on the Cancel Membership option to continue canceling.

Follow the onscreen instruction to complete the canceling process.

If you want to cancel your Audible membership on iPhone, open Audible’s website on your device’s internet browser.

• Tap on the hamburger menu (☰) and sign in to your account
• Once signed in, tap on your Account Name

• Next, tap on the Membership details option

• Scroll down to find and tap the Cancel membership option

Alternatively, you can tap See All Membership Plans to switch your plan instead of canceling. Follow the instructions to complete the canceling process.