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One frequent concern about audiobooks is their seemingly higher cost compared to eBooks and physical books.
While Audible’s listed prices may appear high, there are several ways to find affordable audiobooks and save money on your purchases.
If you’re wondering how to find cheap audiobooks on Audible, here are 7 tips that consistently deliver results for me.
1. Subscribe to the Audible Plus Plan
The Plus plan is the most affordable Audible membership plan that gives you access to the Plus Catalog, with over 70,000 titles.
For $7.95/ month, you have unlimited access to the Plus Catalog titles including
- 70,000+ audiobooks from all categories including Audible Originals
- 10,000+ short audiobooks that are under 3 hours
- 1000+ Podcasts
- Sleep tracks and mediation programs
Plus catalog gets frequent updates with fresh content added to it on weekly basis. You can find some of the most popular titles and bestsellers in the Plus Catalog.
Check out these articles to know more about how Audible’s Plus Catalog works
If you are not too picky about your audiobooks, you can find plenty of great titles in your favorite category in the Plus Catalog.
Even if you listen to a few audiobooks each month, the Plus plan is well worth it. Audible offers 30-day free trial for Plus Plan enabling you to enjoy the membership for free and cancel anytime you like.
2. Subscribe to Sale Notifications
Audible frequently features a variety of sales and promotions, including daily and monthly deals, 2-for-1 credit offers, and sitewide sales, where you can save up to 85% on audiobooks.
Note: These sales are exclusive to Audible members, except for Whispersync deals on Amazon and Audible's daily deals.
One way to get the most out of Audible sales is to sign up for sales notifications via email.
To sign up for sales notifications
- Go to Audible’s website and sign in to your account
- Click on Account Name > Account Details
- Click on the Notifications option on left side of the page.
Check the boxes for Sales and Offers and Audible Daily Deals to receive email notifications about all available promotions, including daily deals.
You can also receive sales notifications via text messages by texting Update from your phone to 500500.
3. Visit Audible’s Deals Page
Audible’s Deals page features all special offers in one place. Visit it frequently to get personal recommendations on sale.
You can browse all deals here including monthly deals, highest discounts, lowest prices, deals by categories and more.
4. Use the Wish List Feature
You can add audiobooks you’d like to listen to your Wish List and receive notifications when they go on a sale.
This feature helps you keep track of titles you want to explore in the future and purchase them at a discount.
It’s a fantastic way to discover cheap audiobooks on Audible that match your interests.
Related Article: Audible’s Wish List – Everything you need to know
To add an Audible book to your Wish List in the Audible app on Android, navigate to the audiobook’s details page, tap on More Options > Add to Wish List.
On iPhone app, you can directly add an audiobook to your Wish List from title’s details page
On Audible’s website, you can search the audiobook and add it to your Wish List directly from the search results
You can also go to book’s details page and click on More Options
And click on Add to Wish List option in the popup
If an Audible book catches your interest, add it to your Wish List instead of purchasing it immediately. You can grab it later when it’s available at a discount.
I always add all audiobooks that I want to purchase in my Wish List and grab them on Sitewide sales when Audible’s entire catalog go on sale and you can save 85% on most titles.
I recently purchased 7 titles for $26.51 from sitewide sale and I am all set for the whole year (already have plenty of unfinished book in my library so purchased only 7 audiobooks this year).
Tip: During a sitewide sale or any other cash discount sale, go to your account's Wish List and sort the books by Price: Low to High. This will bring the cheapest books on the top of your list.
Regularly review your Wish List to discover if any of the titles have been added to the Plus Catalog.
When a Wish List title becomes part of the Plus Catalog, you can easily add it to your library and enjoy it for free.
5. Use Sort by Price Feature
If you are wondering how to find cheap audiobooks on Audible, this feature is a must-try.
Simply sort audiobooks by price within your favorite category, and the lowest-priced titles will appear at the top of the list.
To find cheap titles in your favorite category on Audible’s website
- Click on the Browse option and select any category you like. For example, I chose Biographies & Memoirs
- Click on See all in Biographies & Memoirs to see the full collection of audiobooks in this category
- Audible shows all 60,000 audiobooks in Biographies & Memoirs category. Sort the audiobooks by Price: Low to High
- You will get the cheapest audiobooks at the top of the list. The list will also show the Biographies & Memoirs titles that are included in the Plus Catalog
Audible’s sorting feature is not perfect so you may get some high price titles in the list.
You can use the sort by price features to find some interesting titles in your favorite category that are on sale.
6. Get Audible Books through Kindle Unlimited
Kindle Unlimited is primarily an eBook service where you can get unlimited access to the full catalog of over 4 million titles for $ 11.99/ month.
In addition to eBooks, members also enjoy free access to over 6,000 Audible audiobooks.
Audiobooks available through Kindle Unlimited feature a headphone symbol and a Read and Listen for Free option
Additionally, when you borrow an eBook from Kindle Unlimited, you often get the option to purchase the Audible audiobook version at a significantly discounted price.
If you have Kindle Unlimited subscription, you can get tens of thousands of Audible books at a fraction of original prices.
Learn more from the following articles.
- How to listen to audiobooks on Kindle Unlimited
- Audible vs Kindle Unlimited – What’s the better option?
7. Use Credits Effectively
One way to get expensive books for cheap is by using Audible credits effectively. The first step is to grab the credits for a low price whenever you can.
Tip: If you have 0 or 1 unused credits on Audible’s website, or 0 unused credits on the Audible app (iOS and Android), you get a special offer to buy 3 credits for a discounted price.
You can use one credit to redeem one Audible book, regardless of its price. To maximize value, consider using your credits on higher-priced titles that exceed the cost of a credit.
Additionally, take advantage of 2-for-1 credit sales, where you can get two audiobooks using one credit.
Learn more about Audible credits from the following articles
I hope you now have a clear idea of how to find cheap audiobooks on Audible and save money on your purchases.
Sohail Ahmed
I love Audiobooks and this blog features my first-hand experience with all major audiobook apps and services … Know More