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By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com

Updated August 18, 2005

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The Bottom Line
I won't go walking solo without my MP3 player and an audiobook from Audible.com. Audible.com features many bestsellers in every category. They also have Audible.com exclusives you can't download elsewhere. Prices are often far less than buying the CD. Keep up on news with audible magazines, podcasts, and more. They also have package plans. I am a Premium Listener and get two audiobook downloads of my choice per month for $21.95. Basic Listener gets 1 book per month for $14.95.
Pros
  • Download audiobooks for iPod, MP3 player, or burn to CD.
  • Huge selection of books, podcasts, magazines
  • Buy individual books or subscribe for multiple downloads per month.
Cons
  • None
Description
  • Download audiobooks to listen to on your computer, iPod, MP3 player or burn to CD.
  • Over 25,000 books and audio programs available. New titles added daily.
  • Prices usually much lower than buying CD audiobooks.
  • You can listen to the same book again and again, or burn it to CD.
  • Membership deals for even greater savings.
  • Downloads also include magazines, newspapers, and audio programs.
Guide Review - Audible.com
If you like to listen to audiobooks or podcasts while walking, exercising, driving, etc. then Audible.com is for you. Choose from over 25,000 titles and download them immediately to you computer. Then you can put them onto your iPod or MP3 player or burn them to CD.

Lower Prices on Audiobooks Downloaded
You can download individual audiobooks from Audible.com without a membership. Often the prices are significantly less than what you would pay to buy the CD or cassette version, and comparable to renting from some other services. But you avoid the mailing hassle, plus you will always have the downloaded book to listen to again or to burn to CD.

Save with Listener Membership
Join as an Audible.com Listener and you can download any book for only the monthly membership fee. As a Basic Listener, you get 1 book per month for $14.95, plus one audio magazine, newspaper or radio program. As a Premium Listener, you get two books for $21.9, plus the extras. This is significant savings over the cost most audiobook CDs.

AudibleManager
Audible.com uses a proprietary format. You can listen to Audible.com downloads on your computer with iTunes, Windows Media Player, or AudibleManager. To listen on your iPod or MP3 Player, you must program it to be Audible Ready. This is generally an easy process with most devices, including the iPod. Audible.com audiobooks are usually much smaller files than taking a book off of a CD - you can easily fit multiple books onto your MP3 player.

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