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I’ve been an audible member for over ten years. I listen to books daily and have generally enjoyed this app. However, the bookmarking process is constantly frustrating. I use bookmarks continuously as I listen. Not just for identifying notable passages, but to mark my current page t in the story - in case I accidentally skip to a different section or the app glitches, etc. When bookmarking, a confirmation popup window appears. Until recently, the window disappeared on its own (though it stayed much too long). Now though, it won’t go away without manually closing the window. For someone who bookmarks continuously, this is very frustrating. Now I have an extra step every time. I’d love to have the option to disable this intrusive confirmation. Instead, the developer could make the bookmark button temporarily change color or some other subtle acknowledgement. Other than this, the fact that the app seems to reload or refresh like a browser periodically is my other complaint. Since books I’m listening to are downloaded to my device, I shouldn’t have to wait on the app to establish some internet connection before allowing me to open the player and listen to my books. This generally takes a few seconds, but sometimes can take longer. Either way, it’s not necessary and was never an issue until about the last year. Overall, a solid app that could benefit from a couple refinements. Search feature is nice; I like the options for organizing the library; and the recommendations have been okay.

All the tips are simple, no brainer, common sense, but they’re surely not commonly practiced. These tips are things I’ve learned along the way of many failed conversations and arguments. We are taught to go to college and make money, and work, as equals with men, then our relationship doesn’t work, they don’t seem to hear us at home, or in the workforce. The is because we are different. The way women communicate with each other, friends or foe, isn’t the same way men communicate with their friends or enemies, so why would we think if we use our communication skills with men, it would translate? This is another dynamic. You may feel like the woman has to change in order to be heard, but a man would have to change to be heard with a woman who is struggling to communicate with a man, and both parties have to give a little, for this to work. These tips allow women to be heard in the way a man can receive her, and it will guide him to feel as ease around her and not clam up, or explode! I want healthy families and relationships for our people, and what more important than how to communicate with your husband, the father of your children? These tactics could also work in the workforce, tailored to the situation. I bet there has never been a better book written on this subject. Just try it out, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Truly, I’m not just saying that. I’m glad I chose this book over thousands of others. It rings true when you listen.

This app has allowed me to read more books in a year then I probably would in a lifetime with my line of work.I don’t have the time to stop and read as much as I would like to send a Audible makes it so that I don’t have to read I can keep working and listening and growing the library in my head. There is only one thing I would suggest to change, and it would not be to change for fordable the app itself. It would be for the authors of certain books to have the option of different narrators. The Witcher series of books is one of them. I happen to like it but my bride cannot take the way this man narrates. She told me I should record it reading it to her and she would listen to it. She is blind and cannot read obviously so this is her only outlet with such good books on hand. I think that would be a good idea to have a choice of a male, female, maybe even somebody with an English accent lol. I know eventually with the technology they’ll be able to have anybody’s voice read to you but it won’t be the same without the flexion in the voice and the tonality put where it supposed to be sarcasm and so on. The guy who narrates the Witcher series happens to have a very hard way of speaking and it’s abrupt that’s the only thing that made me think that would be a cool feature to have is multiple narrators for the same story. I have made more people join Audible then the army has gotten recruits this year!! Read on readers!!!!

A must read!! I came across Unmasking Alice thinking it was a story about a young lady, her addiction and her journal. I started this audible book and was two chapters in when I mentioned it to my son. He said if you are going to listen to that book I suggest you first listen to Go Ask Alice. He also suggested(my son) a podcast of Eric Emerson’s interview on his book. It almost deterred me from listening to Go Ask Alice but my curiosity got the best of me. I went in knowing it was all lies(Go Ask Alice) from the little information I’d gathered so it was difficult to finish. Finally I finished it and was an apprehensive about going back to Unmasking Alice because at this point I felt I got what I needed from the podcast. I also like to finish what I start so back to Unmasking Alice I went and WOW!!! I’m so glad I did! Eric Emerson did a phenomenal job with his works on all of the stories that tied together so many lives! I couldn’t stop listening to his book. I am just amazed at how he brought everyone together from ground zero and never had me bored, uninterested or ready to shelf the book. I even listened to the epilogue! Also being the mom of a history major who is so passionate about his work as a librarian/archivist I so appreciated the tag at the end about the respect and appreciation for those who work in the libraries and as archivists that made it possible for Eric Emerson to write and complete his book. I highly recommend this book!!

As a financial advisor, husband, and father this book has completely opened my eyes! I am not ashamed to admit that more than once my eyes filled with tears while listening to this. Not because it is a tear-jerker or some harrowing story, nothing of the sort. Rather it turned the “mirror” and showed what my life has become and road it is leading me down. I consider myself successful as an advisor, I have won awards, been asked to speak at industry events, and do great work for my clients. However, this book forced me to look at my personal life in a different way. I have an amazing, beautiful wife, and two great kids who I hardly see or spend quality time with. Work has become my life. Days, nights sometimes, and even weekends I can be found in front of my computer or on the phone with a client. What’s worse is that I have set this expectation in my family’s eyes. Just this morning I had to pick my 8y/o daughter up from school because she was sick. I took her home, set her up on the couch, and started working in my home office. I came out to check on her after an hour or so and asked how she was feeling. My daughter: “I’m ok. I threw-up, but I feel better now.” Me: “When did you throw up?!” Her: “About 30 min ago” Me: “Why didn’t you come get me?” Her: “You were working, and I didn’t want to interrupt you.” Let that sink in for a minute. I am still trying to process it myself. This book is about transforming into the person, husband/wife, father/mother, and professional we should all be striving to be.

I read this book because I’m white and I know the Bennett family on a personal level- I have no real understanding of their professional life and the struggles or activism. I always seek to understand perspectives and I definitely wanted to know why the book was titled, “Things that Make White People Uncomfortable”. What I discovered was that I loved the book and it made me uncomfortable in an empathetic and eyes wide open way, making me understand things that I didn’t have prior context to understand. This book will make anyone who is committed to changing the world and giving back “uncomfortable” in a way that shows them there is work to be done and they should be contributing. Michael speaks from his platform as a black, athlete in America- but he highlights many different things in the world that need attention, support and change. This book brings so much awareness to little things and big things I can do daily to lead my family in being part of change. There were many great inspiring and personal stories showing Michael’s vulnerability and personal evolution as a man committed to leading and growth. He speaks of forgiveness and education, women’s issues and supporting their equality and progress, plus so much more. This book helped me understand and empathize with the things that are taking place in football activism rather than me judging without knowing. A great read that isn’t about football, it’s about life, awareness and change making.

As a lifelong book lover, I've always had a soft spot for the feel of a physical book in my hands. However, Audible has opened up a whole new world for me, allowing me to enjoy my favorite pastime while tackling my never-ending to-do list. I stumbled upon Audible about a year and a half ago, and it's been a game-changer for my reading habits. As a busy individual with a penchant for multitasking, I was thrilled to discover that I could now learn phonetically at speeds over three times my normal comprehension rate. This means that while I'm cooking dinner, folding laundry, or taking a leisurely stroll, I can also be expanding my knowledge on a wide range of subjects. The best part? My phonic learning has become just as effective as my regular speed reading from paper books. I've been able to dive into topics I've always been curious about, and the experience has been nothing short of enlightening. Audible's vast library of audiobooks and podcasts has something for everyone, from bestsellers to hidden gems. The user-friendly interface and seamless integration with various devices make it a breeze to switch between my favorite titles. In conclusion, if you're a multitasking bookworm looking to expand your horizons while getting things done, Audible is the answer to your prayers. With its impressive selection, user-friendly interface, and the ability to learn at lightning-fast speeds, Audible has truly revolutionized the way I experience literature. So, grab your headphones, hit play, and prepare to be amazed!

In the recent update, the library only shows me TWO of my around 15 books!! What??? I updated and went to go listen to a book, only to find that the only place it existed was the ‘Recent Additions’ section. I just don’t get why all the books can’t be in the library section!! I have reloaded several times and it still only shows two books that I have finished. Some of the books I couldn’t find until I scrolled through each and every section of where books are. Before the update, I thought the navigation through the app was really easy and great, but since the update, I have trouble with finding the books. I always do find them, but it could be much easier. I think that all the books, in addition to the places on the home screen, should be in the library. Other than the new update, I really love audible!! I get through books way faster, as I usually listen on 3.5x speed and follow along. I haven’t used audible by itself, without following along, but I’m sure that would be great too!! On my kindle, I like that I can switch between the book and audio book quickly, but I do not like that I can’t do both. Usually, when that happens I use my phone for the audiobook, but I’d prefer to only have to use my kindle. All the books I’ve listened to and read were excellent!! The voice actors are amazing. TL;DR: the app itself is hard to navigate because of the update and almost none of the books are in the library, but I would totally recommend audible, even if you’ve never tried audiobooks before

What in the BLAZES just happened?! Mike. Drop!! Record skip, did NOT see that coming!! RUE & Lawson with their EPIC freaking cliffhangers. Ugh! October can’t get here fast enough!!! How does this all pan out? Where do we do from here? My heart broke for Verity at the end and I ligit wanted to smash my kindle against the far wall and throat punch the F out of the H’s, all 3 of them! I’ll keep it vague so you can enjoy yourself but DANG, what a ride. There are still other mysteries brewing in the background, the girls, possible next Counts and Barons and a new leading lady, maybe more from Lavinias dead father…This world just keeps on building and I’m here for it. This installment was everything. I couldn’t put it down. I neglected EVERYTHING I was supposed to get done today for it and I can’t even be mad about it. If you haven’t been reading this series, you need to grab it stat! So so good! I did the listen and read option of course and Jake Bordeaux’s voice took some getting used to. I feel he would have been better suited to the Dukes but Bridget Bordeaux’s voice was perfect for Verity. I couldn’t get enough from listening to this. It brought the drama to that next level! All in all an amazing installment to this world I stumbled upon. This series was recommend to me and was my very 1st RM. I wasn’t a fan before this but boy oh boy these ladies do it so well that I will one click ANYTHING they wrote. Yes, they are that good! Counting down the days to the next release. I cannot WAIT to see what happens next!!

The gist: the newer right hand More Options Menu conflicts with playback and needs to be thought through for ease of function (and to prevent loyal customers from experiencing immense frustration). I have enjoyed Audible for many years now, listening to several books each month and a library of nearly 400 titles. Most everything has been great (though I’ve found headaches with the bookmark/note taking and so do all of that outside the app), but one of the more recent updates changed the way customers interact with books in the library. You used to swipe left to select “remove from device,” which was a very conscious effort action. Now, however, there are three dots on the right side that one must hit to bring up a short menu of options to then select “remove from device.” My gripe with this is that 98% of the time, when a book is completed and I want to remove it to then begin a new title, I go to hit the dots and instead the dang book I just finished starts to play again. Similarly, I recently purchased several titles that all automatically downloaded to my device, and here again each time I tried to three-dot-tap to remove them for a later listening time, each one started playing. It’s so dang maddening. And I hate that my books are now all out of listening order. Please, PLEASE do something about this. The design is so flawed.

This book was so encouraging. I have been both a missionary when I was single and then left it and got married. I have Been Married fir 28 years. We have 4 amazing children that God has loaned to us! No “adopted ones”. We have done a little of everything in our family. Christian school, home school, and a combination of public and home etc.. Our children are almost raised there are 23,21, 19 and 17. They all love the Lord. And sometimes as a mom you wonder if it was worth it To spend so much time with them! Dr. Butterfield had a very different lifestyle as she was not saved at a young age. But now there is no difference between her and a woman that has been blessed to be a Christian like myself since she was nine years old. What matters is how we finish. How are you living now. Dr. Butterfield did not just become a Christian and live on her safe saved position. She continued to listen to God. She is so close to God because she really did care for the orphans. God really used her knowing what it was like to be feeling like an outcast for the good as God (rom8:28) promises he will always do. This book is really rekindled and encouraged me to give my home wholeheartedly again to God and Open my messy house more. Yes I am supposed to be busy in the home. And I guess it doesn’t really matter if it’s totally clean. So yes I highly highly recommend this book! I thank dr. Butterfield for being so completely open, honest and transparent. I really enjoy the fact that it is read by her!!

As soon as I heard about this book on the Megyn Kelly show I immediately purchased. It is the first book I’ve actually finished on audible and in short order as it was a page turner the ear. A comprehensive review of our greatest president in US history, Donald Trump And what his family has had to endure by all the corrupt narcissistic despicable Democrats. Your family is the complete opposite of the Kennedy clan with all of their shenanigans Eric, you are quite possibly stronger than your father and we won’t let you retire from politics For this country needs another strong leader to fight the evil in this world that is trying to take down the greatest country that has ever existed to mankind I am just a hard-working Dentist from South Mississippi, who grew up on a dirt road and came from nothing in 1970 And just want to say how God send your family is to our country and how you all put us right back on top where we should be and the envy of the world. So many of us work hard and the American dream isn’t just given. It has to be fault for and protected. This country is under siege. And I have told so many people about this book that Shed’s light on these evil Democrats whenever legacy media won’t do it.. Thank you for having so much courage and energy. Not many people could survive all that you and your family have been through and would have folded. We love your truly amazing family and we love President Donald John Trump. I have taken my teenage daughter to three of his rallies and then to two others, and would love to shake his hand and have a few words with him one day..

So this is amazing. 𝓘 𝓛𝓞𝓥𝓔 𝓘𝓣!!!!!!!! If you can't read that it says "I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!" And I'm listening to Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan. And there's a lot of movies of Percy Jackson and the Olympians it's like this 12 year old boy and he is a half blood/Demi God and when he finds out he's a half blood it gets worse with monsters and Hades is making plans to try to kill Percy but none of his plans work. His friend Annabeth calls Percy "Seaweed brain" but he never thinks it as mean and he is the son of the sea God/Posidon and Annabeths mom is Athena the goddess of wisdom. Percy and Annabeths parent God emortal meaning non human and Posiden and Athena don't get along because Posiden and his girlfriend went into Athena's temple with no permission. That can be rude, and Zues's lightning bolt that is 2 feet long and a God named Aries stole the bolt and it is a law for gods and half bloods to steal from the Olympians it is aleagle to steal And I never mentioned that he is ADHD and dyslexic and when he reads the letters float around and turn into ancient Greek on the pages of the book or a chalk board. Alright back to the app. So I would definitely recommend this app and if you do get this app please try Percy Jackson if you don't like it then don't listen at all and half bloods are real and I'm a half blood. 𝓗𝓸𝓹𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓮𝓷𝓳𝓸𝔂 😊if you can't read that it says Hope you enjoy I can read but I'm dyslexic too but I can read because I've been practicing my reading. Have fun!

Audiobooks work great and I love the app for most things, I know that I can’t buy books through the app because that’s on apple. The reason why I give it 3 stars is because the podcast side of it is pretty useless. 1. It is pretty hard to find anything on the app(I find things that my wife would love and she can’t find it even with me telling her about it and I can spend 20 to 30 minutes trying to find something new and come up empty handed) 2. If I accidentally hit anything in my library it will automatically play but I can hit the play button on a podcast one, two, three, four times with a good delay between each press and nothing happens. 3. If I accidentally play something else and try to go back to my podcast it always forgets where I was(last time this happened it started the last 6 seconds of the first episode despite it having been fully played, then when I found the episode I was on it started 9 minutes in despite my last place having been closer to 29 minutes in) 4. Auto play does not move you forward to the next episode if you have to find which episode you were on because of point 3 leaving you with dead air and nothing to listen to while driving on the highway(my main use case) 5. Sort and filter are pretty useless why can’t I filter out listened to episodes or in search entire shows or books. I’m looking for a book in a series and they don’t show up in order and it shows owned books why can’t I filter those out to make my life easier. Ok I think I have made my points but I originally gave it 3 stars after writing out all of this I think it’s more of a 2 star. 5 stars for the service 2 stars for the app.

Fascinating read for someone who lives across the pond. As a fellow American I felt an automatic allegiance to her when her relationship with price Harry began. My only reservation about her was that she might be too Hollywood for the royals, sadly I was correct. Some reviews called this a hit piece but he wrote many things about her that I thought were flattering, especially her early years growing up. She was a hard worker and driven, clearly using the gift of her education to her advantage but sadly weaknesses in her character have been her and Harry’s downfall. Her ambition does not bother me until her disregard of staff and people who she deemed held no value to her Became apparent. Her treatment of her Father is so very sad. Their woke leftist views are their right to embrace but their arrogance like most Hollywood elitist in this sphere holds no room for for those who may disagree with them. If u disagree u are to be canceled, label a racist and called a merchant of miss information, which is not a good look for the royal family and it’s continuing sustainability. This is not the first storm to rock the royal family, hopefully they can pull through. The biggest loser in this sad family tale is Megan’s father. For Megan to constantly throw out race and her horrible treatment being a woman of color, I find it ironic that the parent she trotted out before the world was the appropriate color for her narrative and the parent she ghosted was not. Well written and well researched, would read this author again.

I’m a guy that being said I love my wife very much And i’m a very dedicated father I stopped going out my family is number one in my life no if and or butts. I try so very hard to make my wife feel special. Once a week she gets flowers in the summer spring and fall. The first 10 years we together I worked and opened up a landscape business so she was able to stay home with the kids if she wanted to. I would do anything for her the marriage Vals mean very much to me. It has not been an easy road I was in a car accident and had to get a hip replacement the guy who hit me had no license or insurance my daughter just got home from the hospital from her second open heart surgery she has a total of 4. After the guy hit me and I had to get my hip replaced we true through our savings and on 5 to 6 months rehab I found myself back to work in less than two months because we were going to lose the house. It is not been easy I was prescribed painkillers did not really abuse them but my wife and I have said some horrible things to each other one of them was I don’t know what’s worse being married to a crippled or drug addict. I have also said some not nice things to my wife that is actually among the milder things she has said to me. I try to go out on date nights I try and do special things with her pretty much just seems no change. We have sex once every 7 to 10 days and I struggle very much with this and she knows that. I love my wife and would never let sex and my marriage but I truly don’t know she loves me anymore. I’m sorry I’m writing this to nobody but I have nobody to talk to

I Joseph really enjoyed all the information that was given and also the stories that were told I’ve listen to this over 10 times and each time that I listen I get something that I missed along the way or maybe I heard it but now it’s been reinforced by listening again as I start to utilize some of these principles in some of the ventures that I partake in I look forward to one day meeting Dean and sharing with him my stories of success this book has also been Instrumental in helping me to heal and deal with a life-changing situation I recently had to bury my son it is been a little over three weeks he took his own life and had been suffering from depression for a few years he was a very bright child Kyle who is 28 now was a graduate from USC A great kid who never gave me any problems growing up great athlete and even a greater student he was truly one of the greater worlds in my universe and I truly love and miss him dearly as the tears continue to fall I mention this for the fact of letting Dean know how inspiring this book has been for me it is as if he is saying to me personally don’t forget your pain embrace it and be motivated from it Dean has felt to me as he is a family member or one of my closest friends who have been with me in this abstract journey that is now manifested in my life in it’s own way is has had a comforting affect in allowing me To move forward Dean I truly thank you for this book may peace and blessings and much success for you and all others be upon you. Thanks again Joseph

I would recommend this book to believers and unbelievers to challenge yourselves, to see how far you drifted away during the tide in the night. This book is very practical. It serves justice to what it means to be truly free. This book is like a stump once great tree., that didn’t cut down into pieces, but a new tree will grow in its place using the root system of the old tree. It’s amazing to go through pain and suffering in one’s life, and remain a human. To go through ever-changing cycles of systematic indoctrinations, and remain with dignity before your creator. Fredrick Nietzsche, at one point suffered through physical illnesses, mental illnesses, went through marriage break ups, and died in mental institution. And to say he was a man with weak mind that would be injustice statement. He had a brilliant mind. He chose to build a nuclear weapon. I’m speaking metaphorically for Christians, he wanted to destroy them with their God. By saying god is dead. How wrong was he! Take a good look Christians went through slavery, Egypt, Babylon, Rome Russia, and list goes on…. Believers went through concentration camps, Gulak prisons, death in Roman arenas. And did not lose their faith. Jesus. Died on the cross. For you and me.. and he said where I am you will be also. Be strong and believe. if you’re going through alcoholism drugs if you’ve been molested sexually abused, if you dabbled in witchcraft even if you’re friends turned away from you. God did not, he said. Come to me all who is wary and I will give you rest.

Audible is my best friend. Yes, that’s cheesy, but I’m Best Friend! I listen to my Audible books all day long while I’m on the job. I’m an interior painter and can just zone out and do my work while disappearing into another world, and other life, or an exciting fantasy. My days go by so quickly! The selection is incredible. The sales are really great especially around the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. I have hundreds and hundreds of books I’ve listened to and still hundreds more to come! Best Friend! I listen to my Audible books all day long while I’m on the job. I’m an interior painter and can just zone out and do my work while disappearing into another world, and other life, or an exciting fantasy. My days go by so quickly! The selection is incredible. The sales are really great especially around the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. I have hundreds and hundreds of books I’ve listened to and still hundreds more to come! with Audible more than any other being, with the exception of my family. My job is solo where we can listen to podcasts or music all day, so I choose to listen to books. If there was an Escapism badge on this like Kindle, I’d have it my awards collection for sure. The talent both in authors as well as narrators is incredible. The selection is perfect! Soooooo happy with this app!

As a “published-historian, just a couple of articles in The Ohio Archaeologist quarterly, this book SHOULD be required reading in high school or, at least, university. I grew-up surrounded by men who fought in WW2, both in the European and Pacific theaters, and had grandfathers and uncles who fought in WW1, and the Civil War—in the Ohio 113th Volunteer Infantry. This book was written by a man who was THERE and had access to primary-source documents. You can’t do much better than that, whether you’re a journalist or a historian. As a retired Marine M-60 gunner, you couldn’t have done better if you’d been lugging a Browning M2 or a BAR yourself. As a man who just got his daughter and son through their college degrees, I have spent a lot of time on the campus of the current National Champions in NCAA football. The LACK of knowledge of and interest in History amazes me. You can find videos online that prove even people who go to the most prestigious Ivy League schools, when asked questions like “Who won the Civil War?” will answer “Japan?” “Vietnam?” (Not all of course but too many to make ME comfortable with the “education” they’re getting.) There’s a reason for the old statement that “those who don’t learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.” Just walk in with a crowd of “LGBTQ+ against Israel!” and ask a few questions and you’ll find out. Ignorance isn’t bliss. It’s just ignorance. Give them a copy of this book and maybe (I say “maybe” because it’s longer than your average TikTok video) some eyes will be opened. An amazing book that I will read again before long. Semper Fi

Sad. Just sad to me. My heart always rises and falls with stories like this. Natives do not receive just treatment even tho we are in 2019 we want to believe that they do, that times have changed but they haven’t...time changed nothing it was just time passing....attitudes and behaviors just became quite personal bias. The Black lives matter campaign is so loud that the struggles, discrimination and abuse Natives suffer from goes quietly untold. If someone suffers from alcohol and drug abuse every time there is mental illness present. How on earth can any attorney not see that or take that defense. Sadly there is still such a divide between all ethnic races and the white culture in the USA. There always will be because people rarely do not want to know what other races have to go through to be part of this country. My heart is broken for the victims in this book. Teddy was also a victim. I do believe that he saw something and witnessed something while on the run. There are indigenous people in the Mountains in Panama tribes that they believe are out there and some they have discovered but leave alone. Hunting 411 and Missing 411 prove that for hundreds of years there are unexplained happenings and a undisclosed number of missing people in our National Forests. Why is it so hard to believe that there are still undiscovered tribes in Alaska where a lot of the Terran hasn’t even been ventured to. Thank you for telling such a vital story. Teddys and his mother’s story needed to be told. The story of the victims needed to be told. Thank you!

I’ve purchased both of Watter’s audio books. I buy audio books so I can hear the author say the words and the inflections and tone of the words give me more about the book than the words. I will NEVER purchase another book by Watter’s that he doesn’t narrate. I don’t think he has any idea the sales you’re going losing by not narrating it yourself. It’s also very lazy. If you’re not proud enough of the book to bother to narrate it why should I bother. Taking the lazy way shows me you’re not worthy of watching you’re show on Fox or the five when you on. Whatever reason you’ve created to not narrate you own book the truth is you’re just lazy and will only give 90% to whatever you’re doing. Not a good legacy to leave. Unfortunately you have to write another book and narrate it to get me back. I realize I just one person but what you don’t know the hundreds of thousands of people that feel the I do. Good by for a very long time and likely forever, I doubt you’ll ever change only giving 90%. Your biggest problem is you don’t know what you don’t know, you should find out, that extra 10% is where you find the real answers. Last note, this is first review I’ve ever written and I have well over 1000 Audiobooks in my library and have finished everyone.

Very well written, and the audio was depicted beautifully. The clarity of the narration truly brought the text to life, allowing the audience to fully immerse themselves in the story being told. Each word flowed smoothly, painting vivid images in the minds of listeners as they engaged with the content. The skillful pacing in the audio allowed for a perfect balance between dramatic emphasis and subtlety, ensuring that the key moments resonated powerfully. Every inflection carried meaning, and the tone was carefully modulated to match the emotions embedded in the narrative, enhancing the overall experience. Listeners were not merely recipients of information; they became participants in a captivating journey. The way the narrator effectively conveyed varying emotions—from joy and excitement to sadness and contemplation—created a dynamic range that kept the audience captivated throughout. The incorporation of ambient sounds further enriched the storytelling, creating an immersive audio environment that transported listeners right into the scene. Moreover, the attention to detail in audio quality was commendable. The crispness of the voice combined with an appropriate background setting ensured that nothing detracted from the message being delivered. No distracting noises interrupted the flow, allowing for an uninterrupted experience that maintained the listener's attention Dascha Polanco is amazing

This app gets better and better but it isn't perfect. The app has great features and a few clunky ones. More good ones than it used to have. They are being improved over time. All in all, I'm happy with my experience. I can return books I didn't like if they are returned within 6 months. I don't read (listen to) them that quickly. I buy faster than I listen to them. Some times I finish them and the "finished" indication doesn't stay associated with the book through app revisions. Not Cool! The stories included in the titles are often well done but some presentations need serious rework - not many - but the choice for presenter could sometimes be improved. I've listened to a couple dozen different presenters by now ( a couple hundred books ). If those that were "flat" could be trained or replaced with more skilled people a lot of the stories would be better but, sometimes the story is the problem and that is a shame. It becomes easier to tell the difference between problems in story and presentation as you hear more of each. The short samples offered before you buy are most helpful ( at least to me ) only after my ear has become trained by listening to a goodly number of books by many presenters.

As someone who used to carry around big CD sets of audiobooks, I really appreciate Audible. I have had the service off and on for many years now, and there have been some significant improvements. In this current season, I am choosing to listen to a bunch of shorter books that I probably would not have listened to otherwise and giving them reviews. It’s pretty interesting how many books are on Audible now thanks to the AI voice. That is pretty cool as well. I got up here again recently to listen to a book that my wife recommended. Even though I wasn’t 100% interested in the book myself, I thought it would be good to listen to and have something to converse about. As a result, I am going down a very interesting rabbit hole of material facilitated by the books that come with the premium plan. I wonder what I’ll be like at the end of listening to all of these books. We are in an interesting time where we could learn a lot of things about a lot of people and a lot of world views just by listening to audiobooks. I wish more people would do something like that. But, since I can’t control other people I might as well just do it myself and see how I expand. I appreciate this relationship building tool,

Customer for 6 years. I love books and I love stories but was never a fast reader and as I got older, with needing glasses for reading, was finding it difficult to still enjoy reading. After mentioning it to my older brother, he suggested that I try Audible. He purchased a book from one of my favorite authors which is Stephen R. Lawhead, the book is called Byzantium. After listening for 25 hours I was amazed at how easy it was to listen and still enjoy the book. While I had read the book 2 times before, I did not miss a beat by listening and even found the whole experience such an adventure like never before. A whole new world was before me and I could listen and enjoy my books with greater appreciation with the ability to listen in a wide variety of settings and atmospheres. I could listen in the dark if I was having a migraine or sensitive to light. I could listen while doing dishes or working outside. I could listen in the car for long travels. I could listen even at work as long as I am not reading something else. I can listen when I am at a family’s house and there is no one for me to interact with. I can even listen to it when I am waiting in the car for my wife. The ability to listen on so many different devices and able to hear everything so clearly. I love being able to slow down the playback speed which helps me to process everything that is being said. I am so thankful that my wife has blessed me with the ability to listen to my book library instead of only being able to read it. And I love the way Audible keeps track of what I am listening to and where I left off. Truly an amazing program/ company which I am so thankful for!!!!!

By A L. Knorr It was almost a year ago that I read this book, so when I found the opportunity to listen to it on Audible, I jumped at it. I am so glad that I did! With AL Knorr about ready to publish sequels to this book, it was an ideal time to review/listen to it. I have never reread any book as I always then knew what had happened. Life is short and books are many, but as I have aged, l remember only the basics of the story. As I listened to Born of Earth, the vivid writing came to life as if watching a movie and I was in Ireland with Georgie. I was there ten years ago, so pictures were brilliant in my mind of the land and people . i was amazed at how little I remembered of the details which brought the story to life. Listening to the reader was reminiscent of listening to radio stories in my childhood where imagination was able to “see” what was happening. So, I loved every minute of the book as if I had never read it. As Georgie grew to see the Fey and become a Wise, I wished to see Ley lines, and fairy buds, to hear the plants telling of what they can cure, and to sink feet into the earth. To read a story by A L Knorr is to enjoy a well-written book with strong characters, a great plot and a new experience unlike any other. But to listen to that same story is to experience it.

Either applies on this instance!!I had a sweet friend who used “LOL” to mean the latter ....”Lots of Love”. Generally speaking, most would probably agree the meanings are not “interchangeable”. You would not respond to sad news (ie: my old Aunt Nancy just died) with...LOL..to mean you were laughing at the writer’s loss. My friend was horrified when we told her the actual meaning...as she recalled all the circumstances she thought she was sending sweet, loving condolences ...not guffawing in laughter. BACK TO THE BOOK...once again Adriana has created characters with so much personality - they are irresistible! I have read/listened to at least 6-7 of this authors books...and will continue down her list. Thank God, she keeps writing...I never want my list to end. Regarding the reader: I have to admit, I was not sure about the male voice...and being a southern - well let me just say this...as much as Northerns think our “drawl” is weird...this guy’s accent was so “annoying”...I almost didn’t make it through the first chapter!! LOL! (Appropriately used...BTW). Well...so glad I hung in there..this actor is BRILLIANT! He changed his voice with each character..subtlety and with panache. I could go on and on..(clearly, based on what I have written so far) BOTTOM LINE: I LOVED this book. It is a love story..not a “romance” but the LOVE of family, Heritage, culture, God and...self. It is LOL = “LOTS OF LOVE” AND...LOL = it will have you “LAUGHING OUT LOUD”.

This work is an exceptional chronicle of historical events that highlight the progression and development of America’s modern race problem. The author underscores the Black struggle for equality in America has benefited not only Blacks but women, the elderly, the infirm, and poor alike. Most importantly, using prose and citing scholarly articles, she dispels the notion that the wealth disparity between Blacks and Whites of all socio-economic strata is the result of characteristics or choices of all Black peoples. Instead she demonstrates beyond reproach that the pronounce wealth gap between the two races is the result of pervasive, systemic, state sanctioned economic plundering of an entire race of people from their first being brought to this country in 1619 through the present day. Slavery, sharecropping, debt peonage, redlined housing districts, high loan rates, the destruction of thriving Black communities, legalized theft by violence and coercion all contribute to the lack of wealth of the Black American. I could go on, but I’ll leave the rest of this jewel as something you must discover for yourself. As a veteran, a patriot, a business man, a natural born Black American Man, I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt, this listen is the truth-gospel in fact. Check it out.

UPDATE: I think it’s now been 12 years since I first discovered Audible. I still use it every day. They finally made it a lot easier to organize my library, which I really needed, because I have over 1600 books. Sure, I bought many on sale or as a Daily Deal, but I have no regrets and have finally just added an item in my budget for buying books instead of pretending they are an “occasional” purchase. And without Audible and my great library, I do not know how I would ever have made it thru the pandemic!! I’ve barely watched TV. It is ALL about the Audible!!! UPDATE: another several years in, and Audible is still the app I use EVERY day. Because it is the best! Bug fixes and design tweaks have kept it moving forward, without ever making me think “aw it was better before the update.” (Looking at you, iPhone!). Audible is the only app I would take with me to a desert island. Yes. It’s that good. UPDATE: it’s been 8 years now and other than the text messaging apps, Audible is easily the most frequently used and loved app in my phone, by far. With the recent improvement so it’s now possible to buy new audiobooks with credits through the app, it’s even better. Audible, I’m your #1 fan!! (Apologies to Stephen King.) I've been using this app daily for over 2 years now and love it. Are there bugs? Yes. Is it perfect? No. But the problems others complain about are really minor to me. Sleep isn't on the main screen, but one touch brings it up. For me what's relevant is how vast an improvement this player is over the only other I've used, Overdrive, which feels like something out of the Middle Ages by comparison. I know the Audible app's quirks and don't have a problem with them, because it works beautifully. Every day. <3

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.

Viola Davis is incredible!! An incredible actor, person, mentor. I love love love listening to her recant her childhood, her life. The raw truth, the struggles, the pain, tragedy, disappointment, fear. The FORGIVENESS to her abusive dad. I cried a million tears because I was so touched that she was able to build a loving relationship with her dad despite it all……He knew she truly loved him unconditionally and left this life with that knowledge in his soul. It reminded me of my own dad 😭and our relationship. The courage to tell her story the good bad and the ugly. And there were plenty of ugly events that many would not survive. The love for the family despite their short comings. The sincere prayer to God to bring her Julius, the love of her life. Owning her roots and who she is, where she came from and where she is now. Not forgetting any of it. Ohhhhh, the trip to Africa. Gaining affirmation from the Mother Land that she is SOMEBODY…that we are all somebody and figuring out who that somebody is in this cruel world and taking a dignified stand. Standing tall as a beautiful, dark skinned sister, beautiful inside and out!! What an inspiration. Viola stated “The Purpose of Life is to Live It”. I’m so very inspired to live my life to the fullest, as tomorrow is promised to no one. Thank you Ms. Viola Davis….thank you. I loved it all. ME

The Things They Carried has been my favorite book since I read it in 1994. I was living in Oxford, Mississippi for a year and taking a short story workshop. One Sunday morning I was sitting on my back deck, and I read the now-infamous Sunday NY Times Magazine cover story by Tim O’Brien. About returning to Viet Nam 25 years after he had served in the war there. I didn’t know who Tim O’Brien was. But after finishing that powerful and tranquillizing piece, and wiping my tears away, and saying out loud to nobody, “No, no, no, you can never kill yourself! Ever! You are too important!”, I raced down to Square Books to find and buy anything ever written by him. By the next day I had read The Things They Carried. It stopped time and changed my life. I was a raw new writer at the time. But the bar had been set for me. One I’d never reach myself in a lifetime, of course, but it’s a blessing when that happens, right? That’s the whole point. I’ve read this book many times since, and various stories in it, but hearing it read by Bryan Cranston did not diminish it for me — which I was afraid another voice might do. Instead, he brought it to its full life throughout. And I loved that Audible included that famous Sunday NY Times Magazine piece as a bonus at the end, with Tim reading it himself. I guess I can say that the magazine piece is what stopped time for me, and the book changed my life. It was a gift to get both here, together. The only thing I could say to a potential reader/listener regarding this book is — be very careful. Because once you’ve heard this one, your bar will be set. Or reset. And don’t ever expect any other book to move it higher. —— Anne Rapp

After listening to this audible with Joyce Meyer it made me understand my fears I have with calling my clients. Listening to scripture made me do it anyways- the Lord is on my side. I have been listening to Joyce’s sermons for over a decade and have purchased some of her books. “Do it afraid ,” is by far my favorite audible I will buy this book to keep on my shelves for reference. Being in sales can be challenging when you get a lot of “No’s by people over the phone, would make me want to quit! But listening daily to Joyce about other normal everyday people with their fears and overcoming them with the help of my Lord Jesus opens my eyes, to see how little my fears are. I would say to myself- just call the first 10 people - then it would be 20 people, then 50 - after my calls were made and I completed the task with the help of the Lord Jesus it would not be as bad as I thought. I would say a little prayer~ Thank you Lord that you are always here by my side helping me build my business and to keep my accountable in my daily tasks- in Jesus name Amen. Thank you Joyce Meyer for writing this book, and teaching me the scriptures in the Bible to help me daily do it Afraid but Not afraid anymore 🙏🏼 . Lillian from Los Angeles

An amazing account of personal transformation. I too grew up with a racist father, surrounded by all of the rhetoric in this community. Awful. I love the courage it took for Roland-Derek to challenge his indoctrination and to find the strength to cut ties with beloved community, even family. That is the hardest part. For real. He said there is guilt in the interviews I’ve seen of his regarding what he helped create. Well, that was happening anyway. The good he has created through his total honesty, vulnerability and accountability - and willingness to speak publicly about it - stands taller and provides more light than any darkness the white nationalist... movement could ever create. He is a light bearer, and it is especially powerful and illuminating BECAUSE of his history. Roland-Derek provides an example of someone to challenge and think for himself within a fear-based, constraining movement. My hat is forever off to this gentleman, a man of TRUE wisdom and bravery while surviving the very human heartbreak of leaving a beloved community that no longer serves. He and Alison are putting their lives on the line by speaking out. I am grateful to Eli for penning this book, and all the others willing to allow their names into this story. Your courage and truth DEEPLY inspires me.

It should not be this difficult to BUY something from a company. I should be able to make purchases inside the app or at least click a button that would take me directly to an outside URL where I can pay for the item I want. Will delete app after listening to a podcast series only on Audible.

The app worked better before, after all these updates the app for IOS is very flaky. Cuts out, freezes, stops, won’t load, a whole mess of things. My rating has gone down for this app since the quality has gone down significantly.

I like the UI of the Apple Watch app. The big play/pause button in the middle works great. I like how I can slide the same button to the left to rewind. Good design. However, I’ve deleted the app. Why? Because it does not remember where I was and keeps going back to the beginning. I cannot stand it. It’s just too frustrating. This lack of position remembering and syncing with the iPhone completely ruined the user experience despite the good UI design. I’ll use the app again only if this fatal defect is fixed.

Tim is my mentor. I am so blessed.

They make it way to complicated just to listen to books, which you have to buy, besides the 14$/a month you already pay!! I can’t believe people have rated this 5 stars, barely deserves 1.

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Randomly crashes and can’t remember your place. Cannot sync between devices. Doesn’t allow for varying skips forward and back. The free library app is better and the books aren’t outrageously priced.

Fabulous book full of humour and excellent points! For those with pre-conceived notions of Milo being this horrid person, I challenge you to actually listen to what he has to say. You may not agree with absolutely everything, but I'm sure if you're a rational human being, you'll survive and probably even learn!

Made in the u.s, don’t like that

Why am I unable to tap any selections now in the library menu. All I am able to tap is “browse full Audible catalogue” with no success tapping on any of the headers for “audio books, podcasts, wish list etc”. Whatever update happened has made this extremely not user friendly and a bit of a hassle to be honest. I cannot actually find my way to the library. Odd way to update your service

Love the app, been listening to audio books with audible for ten years now. Gone through a few bugs but they’ve been settled promptly after reaching out to support. However, one of my biggest annoyances is that they keep renaming and moving the bookmarks button! I have had to retrain my muscle memory three times already this year because they changed it to clip and moved it, then they changed it back to bookmarks, now it’s clips again and way down the list of options. I will reduce the stars on my review each time this changes again.

Had my new iPhone 15 pro max less then a month. Go to download my catalog of titles only to find out anything over a GB won’t work. It only streams, as I’ve tried twice since the most recent updates. I called and logged the issue with Audible, and told to download in parts. I love the bigger books all in one file. It was fine on my old iPhone 11 Pro Max. I have reflex sympathetic dystrophy, I can no longer hold books or write. So using Audible is so important to me when it comes to the Bible. Use daily and take notes through the app. The app even encourages customers to download all in one file. That’s great, but it doesn’t work anymore for books larger then GB. If anyone like me you have larger libraries, this means can’t even use higher quality downloads on many books. But it’s getting ridiculous the way Audible has gotten lazy. It happens every other year with iOS update and app updates. It either wipes out all of your downloads, or it breaks the app to be able to download. I’ve been at the premium level since 2012, I can’t count the times I’ve bought three extra credits a month. When they had their reading challenges last year, had the amount listened to in a week. I love this app, but I need it to work at the level it has for so many years before. Need this to be addressed and fixed. I can call again and be told sorry, and given extra credits. I don’t want to call anymore if nothing is going to be done to correct the issue.

Once upon a time I loved this app, I work a third shift job so listening to books was a great way to pass the time and I always had something fun to listen to. A big part of paying 16 dollars a month is to receive a credit to purchase any book in their library which is nice as some of the things I listen to is odd ball stuff that isn’t always free. All this sounds great right? Well it is until Apple takes your 16 bucks , it updates your account that it has been renewed but no credit. Ok this has happened more than once. I have over 600 hours of playtime versus my metrics and have had it happen 3 times. Now I did what anyone would do, you contact customer service and explain the situation and they give you the credit no problem right? RIGHT? Wrong , even though they can clearly see my renew date was updated and that I did not receive the credit as has happened in the past, nope…. Look I’m not asking for any special treatment, I just want the bill of goods that I paid for and that to date has not be resolved and it is disappointing to say the least that a company’s customer service is not bright enough to look at your account which I’m sure has more deltails than I have as far as metrics in my end to conclude that I am not trying to “get one over” on you . All I wanted it the credit which I pay for to be honored. I guess that was too much to ask. Buyer beware is all I am saying here because it has happened multiple times to me

Love this app so much. Had it for years and does not disappoint. Thank you for being here, existing and being in my life. Such a great idea and concept. Sorry it took me so long to rate this amazing app! Get it, you won’t regret it, so many wonderful title and books and not over priced! Update: This is still a great app but it needs to be said that the home tab is waaay too much noise visually speaking. Way too many suggestions and advertised books for an app. It’s not a clean look and honestly it’s ugly. The app needs a more sleek minimalist feel for ease of use. I literally get anxiety seeing the homepage with all the extra books recommendations, catalogues and so forth. When I use the app I just want to get to the point not be defaulted to a crazy looking page foot of book images. Please higher someone to update your app comestically. With the IOS update people are discovering less is more with widgets and less apps. Try to use that same concept, I want to see recommendations make it the last tab not the first. Have the first tab be the library and instead of a line chart of books maybe give the option of line display or chart display, just something more sleek please. Update 03 May 2021: The app skips the audio for some reason and when the screen goes dark it stops playing. Please fix this. This is pretty frustrating and my settings don’t have anything that causes this to happen.

I’ve had an active membership with audible for years before they where bought out. I sometimes even purchase extra credits for more books my library should be over 1000 books but for some reason I keep running g across a book that is no longer in my library even though I purchased it years ago. I then have to call and deal with a representative to have them verify that yes indeed I did previously but the book and will have it added back to my library. I personally don’t care if they rerelease a book with a new cover or what ever there reason is but I’m not going to purchase it again just so I don’t have to deal with the frustration of calling I to there help center wasting my time to resolve the situation that should never of happened. I understand that sometimes they will release a book with a different narrator, I have even purchased Brent weeks first book in the black prism series due to it being released with the narrator that was used in the rest of the series, I have no issues with paying someone for there work. But when I bought the book with the new narrator I then had both versions in my library. I would suggest anyone else that has had a membership for a prolonged period of time double check there collection. It is a hassle and a waste of my time when I do so and hopefully audible with correct this issue now that I have written a review instead of just contacting there help center.

I have been an audible subscriber for many many years and have been happily using the app for as long as it has been around. The most recent update though has turned the audible app into something I don't want to use anymore. 1. For some reason the library completely reordered itself and no longer sorts by date added or most recent 1.a. this includes whatever book I'm listening to which is no longer at the top of the list 2. The app has been crashing CONSTANTLY unless the app is open and the screen is kept from going into power saving mode. 2.a. the app frequently just won't open at all and requires numerous attempts to open 3. About 90% of the time when I can get the app to open and I can get a book to open, there is no information available on the book or the information given goes with a different book. It may or may not open to the last location I was listening too. None of my created bookmarks are available nor can I create new bookmarks. 4. In addition to the library being randomly sorted, it is no longer searchable when in airplane mode. This added extreme frustration when trying to amuse myself while midair and unable to connect to WiFi. 5. The power drain has become enormous and my phone becomes dangerously hot if I try to charge it while using the app. Please fix this issues as soon as possible as the app is unusable in its current form.

The app generally works well for what it’s supposed to do. The media player is easy to use. However the library isn’t categorized very well. It was very difficult to scan through fiction just to see what’s available in the “free library.” Speaking of the free library, this seems to be a major selling point for your subscription offer. It took me a long time to search out a list of about 20 “free” titles. Now that they are in my library I’ve begun receiving notifications that they will not stay free. Many titles have already been switched to the paid library. I would think if you make huge profits from the popular titles you sell thousands of times, that if a title’s status changed it would be from paid to free - not the other way around. Because you are moving so many titles out of the free library, old titles you’ve already had years to monetize, it really makes you look greedy. Or at least you’ve presented the free library as something more than what it is. Are you also making other titles free that used to be paid? I would appreciate any info/analytics you can share to make this easier to understand. I do give you credit for occasionally offering books on sale. I also appreciate the 5 min. Preview, because I’m pretty picky about reading voices. I certainly will continue to use the app even though credits are overpriced, and your library management tactics are questionable.

I give this a 2.5 stars. If you want to understand the more extreme/alarmist position on AI, this is the book. Going along for the ride, the technical information was good and the internal logic made sense. However, there are dubious philosophical presumptions (likely coming from the author’s worldviews) that are snuck in to build the arguments off of. These are assumed as true and not always acknowledged. This has led to this serious book concluding/saying some unserious things. No, AI is not a new living entity and nor is it God. There are also some real AI stories that are mentioned that would be very alarming but are missing context that completely changes the perception of those stories. I see a lot of people outside of these authors doing that too. I say all this not as an AI optimist but as a fellow pessimist. I am in full agreement with the authors that AI is a serious problem. It might be hurtful when we say that AI is dangerous in ways that are more fantastical than in movies like terminator (besides the time travel). It would be interesting to have dove more into AI hallucinations but instead it goes forward with the premise that AI will work perfectly. There are other intelligent people in this field with very different opinions on this subject that I don’t think are taken seriously and straw manned a bit. Nonetheless, I appreciated learning about this perspective and would recommend to those looking to get more perspectives.

My biggest annoyance—and it’s not a peeve, either, it’s a pretty major issue for me—is that NONE of the apps will allow you to create custom playlists. The closest I’ve been able to manage with this is on iTunes on my previous MacBook; the iTunes app provided that capability, and it was perfect. I could put all of the books from a series on a playlist, order them according to my preference, and when a book finished playing, the next in the series would pick right up where it left off. None of the Audible apps allow for that any longer, and it’s extremely frustrating. The ‘Collections’ app is basically useless, since it won’t allow you to custom order the collection, and won’t automatically play the next item within the collection. The limitations that Audible is placing on its listeners by forcing them to engage with clunky, largely-unnavigable applications is simply appalling. I’ve loved Audible and have been a subscriber for years, but at this point I’m honestly looking for a better solution, since Audible appears wildly unconcerned with addressing customer needs in any meaningful sense. I will say this: the quality of the audio content itself is uniformly good; that’s why this is a two-star review. If you like high-quality audiobooks with a wide selection, you’re in the right place. Just prepare to be frustrated with their mobile applications and with the lack of anything useful to support heavy listening, especially on a laptop or desktop computer.

I thought it was very detailed and well researched. The details about the nuts and bolts of running a presidential campaign and managing the primaries were especially interesting. That said, I have 2 major complaints. First, the tone of the book was way too partisan. I was under the impression it would be an honest, non-partisan assessment of the campaign and everything that went wrong. That’s how it was advertised. But it read as though it was written by the Clinton campaign or the DNC. Dismissing valid conservative positions, diminishing the many mistakes she made, and stating opinions about trump (“trump is a racist”) as though they were irrefutable facts, in my view, diminished the effectiveness of an otherwise well written and detailed work. Also a strong, and very false insinuation that trump voters are all uneducated and racist was present throughout. The attitude that lost her the election in the first place, frankly. I say this as a republican and supporter of the president who genuinely wanted to hear the other side but felt attacked personally at every turn. Second, I feel like several major milestones of the election were completely ignored, where some insight as to the Clinton campaign’s reaction would have been interesting. The RNC for example. What did they think about trumps acceptance speech? What did they think about Chris Christie’s searing evisceration of her life and career? I was expecting a reaction to those things, and received none.

It’s a good app for listening to books. But it’s clear that Audible’s main goal is not to make it easy to read a book you already have, but to try to get you to buy more. When I open the app I get nothing but ads. Click on library and I see my books, but there’s no way to search my library. The search button gives me a seemingly random list of matching books from their catalog, which may or may not include books in my library. I’ve purchased well over 100 books in the past 20 years, most of which are in the Archive, but I can’t search the Archive. You can put books into collections, but the process is awkward and there’s no way to identify orphaned books not in any collection. It’s galling for three reasons: it would be so easy for them to add a better search and an “Uncollected” collection; it is so obvious that they withhold any features that might make it easier for you to find books you’ve already purchased when they might be able to tempt you to buy more; and this is the only app you can use to listen to books from Audible—who also pressures authors to release some books as Audible exclusives so you have no choice. Thankfully our public library has a pretty good selection of audiobooks, but even they don’t have any of the Audible exclusives. It may not be a monopoly but it ain’t for lack of trying.

I really wanted to like this book, as it was highly recommended to me by a friend. And I loved about 50% of it — the chapters written from Eve’s POV. The writing for her was immersive, interesting and enjoyable. The characters in her chapters were witty and personable. I wish the entire book had been from her perspective. Unfortunately, I found the other main character/narrator to be insufferable and repetitive. It felt at times as though the author were beating a dead horse to remind the reader what life was like for women in the 40’s, and the constant remarks that Charlie wasn’t like other girls because she could do math were irritating. There were jarring inconsistencies such as the repeated characterization of Charlie being ugly, which didn’t line up with the fact that every male character she interacts with wants to sleep with her or calls her attractive. Other moments of inconsistency included the narrator calling the character Finn by the wrong name (how this wasn’t caught in post production is beyond me, but unfortunately I have found this in a number of audio books across the board.) The second primary one being the author’s absurd assertion that a character used pistols to hunt large game such as a pride of lions. It’s a shame because a novel that centered around the cunning and efficacy of female spies in a world that didn’t value women would have been riveting and fascinating. Inserting an annoying college drop out wallowing in self-pity merely distracted from the great spy plot.

I have been with audible for more than four years now, and honestly speaking, I enjoy listening to audible, which is the only audio book app that I’m currently using. However, they are putting ridiculous impediments on return a book. I remember for the first year, I can do the returns within the app directly, which was one of the best features about audible. A year later, that option was gone. I would have to call their customer service, of course a long wait every time, to make a return. And just two weeks ago, when I called, the rep denied my right of making a legitimate return on a book that I purchased only for a few weeks(we have 12 months to make a return according to their policy), saying that their policy changed and I have to become an active membership to make all the returns I wanted. Fine, I signed up for membership and got an additional credit for the month. Afterwards, I called again requesting to make my returns, the rep told me that I can only return three books each time! From my four years of experience with audible, I’ve found out that each of their customer representatives are very different, even conflicting at some times, when explaining their policies to me. I’m suspecting that few of them might even have fabricated some of the things they were telling me. All in all, I’m really disappointed at how Audible is today. They have spend so little on innovating and upgrading their technology, yet spend all too much effort on how to simply make more money from their customers.

This book was ok. I should have read the description more closely but suggest it should be labeled YA. I would have loved it if I was 18 again. The protagonist is of course the virgin princess who is stolen away by the dark handsome devil, and if you’re into the how do I get mommy and daddy to approve of my bad boy “bc I love him and we are meant to be”,” trope this will be a five star read. The plot was extremely predictable - the foreshadowing was more like a highway with neon exit signs - but some of the action scenes redeemed that. The world building was fun and pirate theme was fresh and interesting. For me personally, the save the princess theme was so cliche I am on the fence of finishing this series. Like she’s trained with a sword but gets kidnapped every time, bested by the big burly man grabbing her around the waist even if that is the first thing martial arts teaches women. And of course she is going to walk off alone with whoever to get kidnapped every time. “Woah is me but don’t worry I will be rescued and my boyfriend / father / whoever will kill you “ - again if you’re into that trope you will enjoy this book. I was bored. The pirate king is her soulmate and she has no one to compare him to. They have zero in common but great sex so it will last forever. Bottom line is this book is fun but not original, and the heroine is annoyingly naive, one dimensional, and is great for a read if you don’t want to think very hard. It’s ok.

This is my first John C Maxwell book, I was not prepared for his take on leadership and stories that surrounded Christianity. I actually googled his stance on some key issues and his response was why I continued to listen. Overall he made me think and identify times I could have done better as a leader. Some of his examples of other high road leaders were lacking details or specific examples. I think hearing how his example leaders dealt with specific instances would be more impactful. It sounded like he listed their accomplishments after a quick Google search. I can’t recall the persons name, but he was the gentleman who came to the US from the Middle East with $25 in his pocket and now leads a huge university. I’m certain he had to deal with a lot of challenges being an immigrant and would have love specific examples on when he took the high road leadership path. The examples felt as if the author knighted these individuals as high road leaders simply because they do work that gives back. The author himself I’m sure has tons of examples on his journey that would have been great to hear. It’s one thing to hear about this concept, but without hearing how others handles themselves and examples to fall back on, as a reader I’m left with trying to embark down a path with little understanding. The book was not devoid of examples, but had more examples of how not to be a high road leader instead of examples showing the challenges and how to overcome them in our capitalist society.

Audible works great, I can find great titles, get samples of the voices, and I even get a free credit with the higher tier subscription with a few more “premium” titles. The issue for audible is turning the everyday subscriber into a customer; like myself. I pay $10 and watch hundreds of movies and tv shows that last a few hours to hundreds of hours depending on the title. The budgets are bigger, the price for the customer is lower. I pay $10 and listen to thousands of songs, many just a few minutes, some can be hours. I also enjoy podcasts... for no additional fee. Now we get to Audible where I pay $12, more than the others, and get 1 pick and like at an old movie store I become limited and find it difficult to choose the only free title I’ll get because the rest you have to pay for. I loved the audio books, but I’ll never stay a subscriber when I have other content for cheaper and without a secondary pay wall. I listened to a single book in a week, so that’s 4 books a month on average. Since only 1 is free, I could be paying $30, $50, $100 more for the other titles. I signed up with a free trial, stayed for a month after, but will sadly cancel after as they haven’t nailed down a way to monetize in a way that I can have access to hundreds of premium free titles for a low monthly cost.

This app deletes all purchased book tokens, regardless of count, if you cancel the service. I had a purportedly odd situation of having my accrued tokens deducted when I opted to pay cash for an audio book. Some audio books will not be worth the monthly book time you get from the subscription. Instead of investigating my complaints I received formulaic responses about browser caches and otherwise. After deciding to cancel, only the did I learn that all the money I spent on book tokens was going to be deleted. Every other service I have ever dealt with at the very least offers some manner of refund for the unused portion of the service. So beware. Audible comes with a very unpleasant lock-in mechanism that will punish you for cancelling.

I subscribed to Audible but found listening to books wasn’t for me. When I went to cancel, I found it difficult throughout the process. You can’t cancel from the app or through the mobile site...only the desktop.

Downloaded and paid for membership back in February. Cancelled membership on audible.com over the summer but still found they were still charging me monthly after the fact. Called customer support to find out what the charge is for. Ended up finding out audible.ca had been charging me - even though audible.ca came out after I had bought the membership. Issue: audible.com says I am not enrolled in a membership, whereas audible.ca says that I am. I understand that these are two different services but this is one company. I think it’s ridiculous and very misleading that one company related site would say I don’t have a membership, while another company related site says that I do. Customer service did not even offer a refund for the months I cancelled my subscription on audible.com Please work on having some sort of uniformity when it comes to membership information displayed across your websites.

I've been using this app for years and mostly it is good. Recently, though, it has been updated (or, as Steve Martin says, de-proved) to show you an add for a book when you launch it instead of showing you the book you are currently reading. It's extremely annoying plus the ad it keeps showing me is for a book that Audible/Amazon should really know I would never read, given my library/history. Audible, turn off the dumb ads. You make enough money already without annoying your customers this way.

One of the worst experiences ever on an App. How do you buy books? You don’t, they sit in your wishlist forever because you can only listen to 5 minute samples.

...but apart from that, great! Sent a detailed description of my issue to support. They sent me instructions for how to install the app, and a cheerful promise that I would then be able to listen to audiobooks. Deleting and reinstalling, this app now comes with half a dozen excerpts of books, in French for some reason, with no option to delete them. Maybe it’s mad at me because I wouldn’t share my iTunes library with it? When it is “working”, I can search for books but get a message that says “this app can not be used to purchase content” even though I am a subscriber. I have to go to a separate website if I actually want any of the books.

‘Free trial’ but you need a desktop to even cancel. You cannot cancel through mobile or the app but you can use those to sign up. Don’t fall for it.

This is bar far the worst app on iOS. I cannot understand how anyone would rate this five stars. It is the most un-user friendly app I’ve ever been on. Feels like it was made by 5th graders.

Downloaded then deleted this app right away. Extremely confusing to use. How do you buy books? And where is my wish list stored?

I have 77 titles in my library that I’ve purchased throughout the years. It’s been awhile since I’ve listened to any of them and I thought it would be a good time to go through some again. Turns out I can’t listen to any of my (previously purchased) property without signing up and paying for them again.

Stupid to down load this app. Use a different one that will actually let you download a book in the app. I've already deleted this app. It's crap!!

Great for listening to audiobooks, but it's pretty dumb that you can add stuff to your wishlist in the app, but can't see your wishlist or buy books from the app.

This is a tough review to write. The iPhone app is pretty awesome. It works very well most of the time with only the occasional crash. (It also sometimes does not play well with my car’s audio system, but I suspect that’s more about my Hyundai than it is a failing of the Audible app!) The Apple Watch app, however is a complete train-wreck. When you’re playing an audiobook on your phone, it completely takes over your watch and DEMANDS that you feed it a book. You can try to dismiss it, but it just pops back up and tells you again how you can sync a book to your watch. Again and again and again. It is evil. Once you’ve sacrificed a book to the watch app (which takes FOREVER!), you then get player controls that, again, can’t be dismissed. When you’re playing an audiobook, you no longer have a watch. You have an Audible remote control. That is all you can do. Funny thing is that without the Audible watch app installed, you still have control using the built in Now Playing function so the app literally adds nothing except the ability to listen to audiobooks when you’re not near your phone and endless, endless annoyance. Best thing you can do is uninstall it as soon as possible.

Play button doesn’t play... you have to press it 2 or 3 times. This issue has been going on for over a year and they’ve yet to fix it. Many people have reported the bug but they just don’t seem to care.

I had to cancel my subscription so now all of the books that I got with my monthly credits are no longer available to me, you know, the books that I got with the credits that I paid for. You guys are cheap and this is no way to treat a customer. Charged me almost $18 a month for this and I can't read my books. I would almost understand not being able to re read them but I can't even finish the one I started.

The selection on here is great, but other than that, the iOS version of the app leaves a lot to be desired. You can’t purchase an audiobook on the app, you can’t even access your wishlist from the app. You can’t cancel your subscription from the app. Whatever you purchase is forever stuck on the Audible app and can’t be transferred elsewhere. All you can do is review titles on the app and play the purchased content, and then everything else has to be done online. Come on, guys! What’s the point of even having an app then that has nearly zero functionality?

App doesn’t explain how to use it. I had to look up how to buy a book. Then I couldn’t get into my account because of “suspicious activity on my account” so I got a message saying they sent me an email to unlock my account which I waited hours for and never got. Downloaded and deleted in the same day.

Go ahead see for yourself. Download audible and try and buy yourself a book. Here’s a hint you can’t. You can’t do anything on the app other than browse titles. Ridiculously convoluted interface for something produced by a huge company in 2020. For the record, to purchase you must open your account in a browser and purchase in browser then you can listen through their app. Would be an easy 5 stars if I could simply download and use Apple Pay to purchase books and listen to them immediately after downloading. If you don’t know already there are massive archives of free ebooks and audiobooks all over the internet. No need to be bent over a barrel price wise and robbed of your time trying to figure out how to give Amazon your money.

Trying to figure out how to purchase and access content is challenging. Even free content. I still haven’t figured it out, I gave up on the app before I could successfully finish listening to a story. The library is enticing though.

I’m warning you, never get this app or pay for the membership. What a waste of money, and they make it impossible to cancel the membership. $15 gone from my account after I thought I canceled my membership. Thanks, guess I’ll wait until my next paycheck to buy groceries, not like I need to eat, Audible.

I love audible for my phone, but I have never been able to get the app to work properly on iwatch. It either never downloads fully, or does download but is unplayable. Takes over 30 minutes to download and is the most frustrating process I’ve dealt with on the apple platform.

I wanted was to go somewhere to listen to books. I can’t even purchase the books I want to listen with no information on how to purchase a book. All I got is a wish list. Where do you go from there????

Non-functional. Used Try App and downloaded the samples but it completely refused to even try to play them.

Very user unfriendly! Can’t access my wish list on my phone, can’t use my credits from my phone. Why is there an app for your phone if none of the features function. Dumb. App should be called inaudible.

It appears that canceling the subscription was intentionally complicated. Why isn’t the cancellation process as simple as the subscription sign-up? Why am I required to leave Amazon and navigate unclear external pages to cancel?

You cannot cancel your membership from the app. Now I’m wasting time trying to find my account and will need to call customer service. It should not be this difficult. Your credits you have built up also disappear when you cancel. Yes the money you already paid is gone unless you spend it. Great…

Even though you only used the two-day free trial, they still charge you. DO NOT SCUBCRIBE, I warn you about this app. I still haven't figured out how to stop being charged. 😡😡😡🤬

I use iPhone 15 Pro Max and for several weeks and multiple updates now the library page will not load. Probably not a coincidence that the homepage where I can give you more money is still completely useable but the page that allows me to access the things I’ve already paid for hasn’t been fixed. What a terrible look. Get it together.

Won’t let me even look at the books I have bought it has been like 2 weeks thought it would fix eventually but no, lets me buy more books but can’t listen to them… book library function doesn’t load just spins until it crashes :(

I’ve been using Audible for a few years now and have loved it. For the last couple of weeks, I am not always able to access my library. I’m becoming increasingly frustrated with it. I uninstalled and reinstalled the app and was able to access my library again. Now this morning, same issue again! I saw today there was finally an app update but it didn’t help anything. If this continues, I’ll be cancelling.

If you are like us and want to cancel your Amazon account, your books will not be available to you, making you beholden to the company forever, or as long as you want access to your books. We were told that our titles would still be available after cancelling, and yet more than 20 of the books i purchased through their automated monthly settings, is gone. I called and was told there’s not a thing they can do to help me. So if you’d like to have access to your books long after purchase, do yourself a favour and go with another company!

Audible App designed to not allow you to cancel reoccurring subscription.

I’ve been a loyal subscriber for many years, but I’m teetering on canceling my membership. I’m SO put off by the many sneaky ways they have found to make money squeeze more money from customers, and spoil the experience: 1. I frequently search my library for a book I bought long ago and want to listen to it again. Many, many, many times, the only option that appears when I search My Library is to buy it with one credit. So, I’m forced to scroll through the hundreds of books I have purchased to manually find the one I want. Searching MY library used to do just that. Now, it’s a marketing tool. What if someone was unsure whether or not they bought that book? They’d be tricked into paying for it again. Disgusting. I’ve heard the lame excuse that the book has been rereleased with some change. Fine. Show me both options: mine and the one you want me to buy. Don’t pretend I haven’t already bought it. 2. If you want to buy the Deal of the Day, watch the design. It now has the default setting in a prominent orange button inviting you to buy it with one credit. Underneath in small font is the sale price they give you if you’re paying attention. That’s just slimy. 3. They have changed something about playback too. When I open a story I’ve downloaded and been listening to, there’s a pause while it loads because my screen now shows some book title they are trying to sell me, instead of the books in my library that I should be seeing on my screen. It’s all about Amazon’s marketing needs! The customer experience is no longer of concern. 4. I have bought many wonderful audiobooks over the years and would be sad to stop. But I can borrow audiobooks for free from the library, so I do have an option if my frustration with this app continues to built, and I decide to cancel. Buyer beware.

I’ve been using the Audible app for years. All it needs to do is play the audiobook & remember where I stopped the story. Allow me to “bookmark” and move forward & backward between chapters. It’s been what, over a week and over multiple updates that basic functionality has been broken? Please fix it.

Used audible over 20 years this is the worst app version I have used (2024). Almost unable at times. God help you try to play books you have already download without wifi. Focus is on ads not playing your audiobooks.

Audible is broken. It plays the last book I listened to randomly. It’s off for hours then starts playing when I plug the phone into another audio system audible starts playing - even when it’s closed. It highjacks other audio software. It randomly stops playing while listening, requiring a reboot of the phone.

Just like with the Kindle app, it seems to be too tall an order for a company like Amazon to provide a modern, bug-free experience. The last update mucked up the ordering of the books in the app ("Recent" puts books in a random order) and the display of thumbnails (some images not downloading/displaying). And, what's worst, when I try to play some books in my library, it'll tell me that the book is only available on Jan 1, 2200. There is no way to report bugs, so I'm putting my frustration in this 1-star review.

New day, New bugs!!! I like listening to audiobooks but OMG this app is frustrating. They keep changing the appearance and throw a dozen of bugs there each time :))

Tried it for a period and when i tried to cancel my subscription all the options were missing for me to do it on my own. Had to call customer service I think they do that on purpose