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Be careful
I was a big Audible user and supporter for years. When the membership terms required a monthly fee, I stayed with. Happy to use the large audio library for members only. The idea of earning a credit a month to use for any premium item also fine. I had accumulated four credits, when I decided to take a break . Now this is the problem, and in reality it is my fault for not reading the fine print. I THOUGHT that I would take a few months off of the membership to use credits that have been building up. Fully planning on rejoining in a few months time. What I did not realize was that once you suspend the membership you lose all of your accumulated credits .. back to zero. If you seek out this information you will find it. I never looked at the whole contract . Kind of silly to pay monthly and then lose all of you credits if you stop temporarily or otherwise.. Without this issue Audible is a five star company, but this nickel and diming was and is unfair, stated or not , fine print or not. So this is a cautionary tale. If you are a member or plan on becoming one be advised that if you stop your membership you will lose all of you amassed credits. If you are the type of person that uses the credit immediately, then you are fine. Otherwise heed the warning. You will get your credits erased too.Show lessHowiejf
A Genius business with enjoyable features
This has been a wonderful way to save time and achieve the same result. I have being able to perform labor tasks or even play video games which take up a different response sector from my ability to focus, perform, absorb and respond. While I can divide my attention, this nifty app allows me to focus on both my physical labor and the text/ideas being shared here with the same intensity and similar results. The narrators so far have been great, their tempo, punctuation and emphasis has been on point. The variety of works from which to chose is broad and so far I have found most if not all of the books I wanted to read/listen to. Also, the fact that Audible provides free credits every so often is remarkable( imagine not only how much money is saved but also time to travel and shop for these. Not to mention what if they are difficult to find provided their less then popular demand). The features to control the speed of the narration, also the ability to play on the background for if in the midst of listening one should attend a communication from a friend or family and not want to disturb the suspense built on the best part of the book. Also, I am sure there are other features I have not explored. So this is it for this review being. Thank you 🙏Show lessramacharaca
Introspective
Harry is such a deep thinker and a deep feeler with a remarkable memory for details. In America, I have always heard Harry referred to as a spoiled, entitled millennial. He was certainly born into privilege and he clearly hated the pomp, the circumstance, and the attention that was bestowed upon him as a Royal. I personally did not realize the length, depth, and danger of his military service. I was in my 20s during the Diana years and I followed her through the tabloids and news articles. The world could not get enough of her. I still have every People Magazine packed away with Diana on the cover. She was genuinely beautiful, intriguing and hunted. I also remember writing a research paper about Diana’s death, the paparazzi, and the Mercedes that Diana was riding in on her fateful night for my Criminal Justice degree. I had traced the VIN on that Mercedes and found that the car had been previously totaled before being repaired and resold as a “car for hire”. Harry felt as though he was in the same danger as his mother and he did what he thought was right for his family by moving to America. Harry is hyper vigilant and hyper sensitive and he tells a fascinating story that the rest of us will never experience first hand. I hope he has found some peace in America and I am thankful for his dedication to helping the poor, the hungry and the less blessed population in the world.Show lessKayJay in Tampa
If you’re serious about building a real estate business, then add this title to your required text.
I had very mixed feelings about my expectations when I saw this book. Not because I didn’t trust the author’s real estate journey or chops, but because similar information is usually lock up into the “guru’s” branded classes. Much like real estate, am I going to drop $25k to $30k on the slickest marking machine or am I going spend less than $25 dollars on the exact same information from this wonderful book and investing the balance of that $25k into my first deal? I’m not joking, the keys to the real estate kingdom are laid bare in the context of the book. At the very least this book needs to be required reading and a frequently referenced resource in your library. Although it’s written for newer real estate investors, it peels back the blankets on more advanced concepts such as consideration for syndicates, location-location-location, and dealing with real-life landlord/tenant relations. For whatever my opinion is worth, this book is a must have and the secret to form a real estate business strategy and tactically getting after it is less than an 8 hours listen and gives you the foundation for generational wealth.Show lessSugarfish
SPARE by Prince Harry
Thank you Prince Harry for pouring and sharing your soul, allowing us to truly hear the truth, the real truth, facts, from the “horses mouth”. I am deeply sorry for all of the sorrows , disappointments and those who were disloyal to you, from your own family! I truly admire your courage, your service (universal), the good you have been able to do around the world. I am happy you found your soulmate and that you have a beautiful family of four. I despise those who have bullied (your family and tabloids), dehumanized Meghan, she does not deserve such a treatment; I “know her” from suits, followed her philanthropic work, loved her Tig, her blog… she is a beautiful soul and woman, you two are lucky to have each other. Congratulations on an amazing book and audio, I loved hearing your voice, it felt as if you were talking to me. Many of my friends who have read your book say the same, your narration gives the book so much light and life. As I finished your book tonight, during my evening walk, once again you have proved that you have always been right… I say this because in the last two days, many revelations have been learned from your suing the tabloids. I want you yo know that your book have opened many peoples eyes. I want you to know that you and your little family is LOVED around the world! Carry on Prince Harry, we are rooting for you four!Show lessCajuil
It’s great, but…
Love audible. I’ve happily listened to over a hundred books, again and again. It’s great, but for one thing:
You must be online, to listen to a book that’s stored locally, on your phone. I know, that’s the way most apps are, but again, it’s stored right there on my phone! There’s no doggone reason it shouldn’t be able to store a couple bytes of data for a bookmark and let you listen when you’re offline or heaven forbid you drive through a data dead zone. When finally the marvelous world of high speed digital data returns, at that point audible can joyously reconnect with the mother ship and sync all the data needed to keep all your metrics and ability to listen across other devices which I never have to do.
“We’re sorry, a problem has occurred,” and the book starts over. I have a huge collection of screenshots that I habitually take to make sure I save my place.
Please. Allow temporary offline listening! It’s those times especially when I need a good book. That’s the one thing “in my book” that would elevate audible to a truly perfect listening experience!
But really. It’s great. Listen to literature. Expand your mind.Show lessDolphinboy02056-2
Opposites attract
Flirting with Forever is Book four in the Dirty Martini Running Club series. This is Nora’s happily ever after and although this is the fourth book in the series, I totally feel that this could be read as a standalone. This is an opposites attract and single dad trope.
Nora is everything that I love in a heroine; she is strong, independent and fierce! She has made her own family with her friends and would absolutely do anything for them. She has just purchased her very first home and our hero, Dex, and his daughter live next-door. The first relationship that I fell in love with in this book was between Nora and Riley, who is the daughter of our hero. Every little girl should have a Nora in their life! Nora became a confidant and good friend, with wonderful advice for Riley.
As for our hero, I love that Nora thought that she could flirt her way into Dex’s life and keep things casual but Dex turned her advances away because he didn’t want it to affect Riley. When these two finally came together it was magic! I loved everything about this book especially the Easter eggs and the Husband Gang! The author outdid herself once again! The audiobook was fantastic! Stephen Dexter and Vanessa Edwin brought Nora and Dex to life and it was total perfection!Show lessL. Mccombie
EDIT one of my most used apps.
EDIT: Thanks so much for the response, team. I updated the app and am so relieved. I can’t tell you how much I was missing listening to my books. So happy it was just a bug! Definitely giving the app 5 stars overall!
I LOVE my audiobooks. Audible was one of my very top used apps, as I have a hard time focusing on tasks around the house/work/etc without some sort of sensory input. I have it running almost all the time. The last update ruined the whole app for me. I live way out in the middle of nowhere with no wifi and only the most tenuous connection to the data network. Suddenly, after updating the app, it won’t play any of my DOWNLOADED titles without an internet connection. What the heck is the point of taking up my phone storage space downloading all these books, if I now can’t even play them from my phone?? I am so disappointed, as I can’t listen to any of my favorite books at home anymore because I can’t find a place to connect enough to start the chapter. I know I’m just one random human to a huge corporation, but please, please, please, fix this. I am already missing my books acutely. It’s so disappointing to not be able to play my selection of downloaded books.Show lessProcyonLen
Developer Response
We’re sorry for the trouble! The offline error you experienced was a bug — we’ve since resolved this. Updating to the latest version of the Audible app should clear this up!Deeply moving however
There are parts where you can’t help but cringe at the “first” world problems that the Duke and Duchess experience as well as the fact that so many people in their circle who come to the rescue, live lives so far removed from your average citizen. I do feel the desperation for “normalcy” and I hear the tragic story of a damaged, broken family unable to connect emotionally to each other because doing so means admitting that their lives as they know it, are ruled by others only looking out for themselves not the family or the Monarchy for that matter. However, I also think this story shows how everyone involved has not taken responsibility for their own roles, choices or lack of education on the system that rules them. Harry should have known better, there is no way Megan didn’t know about his family, or why she shouldn’t take a picture in front of the Taj Mahal for example, I mean everyone has seen that famous picture, especially people of Megan’s age living in California during the 90s. I think if anything, I hope it’s cathartic for them and helps them move on. Everyone deserves safety and security and to make their own way. I wish them the best.Show lessListener-unbiased
Kudos to the developers
I’m back to loving the app! My original negative review is below. I got a response from Audible developers who instructed me on how to remove the Alexa button. It was actually very simple, but I couldn’t figure out how before, and had even contacted Audible Help (before I wrote the review) but the rep said Alexa couldn’t be removed. So I’m very happy again with this app. And I’d like the Alexa button if it were in a different location in car mode. Here’s my original review:
The new Alexa button is annoying, and frankly, a little dangerous. I used to be able to hit the "rewind" and "bookmark" buttons in car mode without looking down at my screen while driving. Now I have to look at the screen to hit those buttons because otherwise I accidentally hit that HUGE Alexa button at the bottom of the screen. (Which interrupts my book.) Super frustrating. Sure, I could use the Alexa button instead, but it takes longer to hit the button and say "rewind 10 seconds" than just hitting the rewind button like I used to be able to easily do. The Alexa button isn't a bad idea, but why couldn't they have put it somewhere else, and not make it so big? This has ruined the app for me. I sure hope they fix this terrible design in future updates. I’ll gladly change my 2 star rating to a 4 or 5 if they do.Show lessaliboo210
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback! We are collecting input from users and may experiment with different size and placement in the future. In the meantime, you can hide the Alexa button from Settings > Alexa. Also, If you still have Alexa enabled, you can always just say "Alexa, go back 10 seconds" without tapping the screen at all.
