AUDIBLE vs SCRIBD (a comparison of the 2 audiobook services)
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
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The two big audiobook services: Audible and Scribd, or really Audible vs Scribd since they're so often pitted against each other. I've tried both audible and scribd and this video summarizes the pros and cons of each service and my ultimate decision on which service to continue with.
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By far one of the best and most straight forward audiobook reviews on youtube! 🔥
Immersive reading is what I have found most satiating lately. I have got a whole year Scribd subscription as a gift; I kinda enjoy listening to audiobooks and reading the same stuff on Paperwhite at the same time.
Same. It's my favorite
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OH and your wrap up music..VERY NICE TOUCH
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Thanks for this easy to follow and intelligent comparison! I don't have any audiobook service yet and this has definitely helped me in choosing. Cheers!
Great review - very clear about the pros and cons of each service! Thanks
Thanks for watching! 😊
Best audible review I’ve seen yet! Thanks!
Wow, thanks!
Love the content - just subscribed!
Awesome, thank you! I'm glad to have you here 😊
Love the video really helped me make me choice!!
Thank you. I’m glad it was helpful! 😃
awesome comparison!
Glad you think so! 😊
Love the production value of your videos! I'd love to know what is your fav audiobook?
Scribd for the win!
Will!! What a nice surprise 😊
Maybe one day I will be able to use Scribd again, but at least they got one paid month out of me
I use Audible and Libby. I have used Scribd in the past, and could see myself subscribing again at some point, but between Libby and Audible, I have more than enough audiobooks to listen to. I'm fortunate that my library has such a big selection of audiobooks. If they didn't, I would definitely add Scribd.
Yay, we use the same combination! Yes, it's really nice having access to a library system with a ton of audiobooks. I've found the yearly subscription is enough to supplement whatever they don't have
I want to work..
I have Libby and hoopla.And I also have audible.I still have half of my audible credits.Libby and hoopla always have the books I’m looking for.
That's awesome! I also pretty much only resort to audible after libby. I have to check out Hoopla though- haven't tried that one yet!
Hoopla is always where I check first. No waiting.
Thanks, cutie pie! Helped me make a better choice. Much appreciated!!
Useful information. Thinking of letting go of Audible and using Scribd instead.
I'm glad you found it useful! Scribd can definitely be the better value in terms of quantity.
I never used audible but I used scribed, and it was amazing!
Perfect timing that I saw this. I took the 30 day 2 credit free trial. I listened to The Widow Queen. Polish to English translation. The names alone discouraged me. Bintou I loved the book, the story, the narration. I want more translated. My second credit was for Swan Song, yes ma'am all 965 pages. The audio amped up the experience. That is where Audible will end for me. Its too expensive. I picked up a trial of Scribd today. Again, going long and one my library doesn't have. Time (30 days) will tell. Scribd has so many books my library doesn't or the wait is soblong., and I don't chase new books. I picked up Yellow Crocus (loved it) cannot remember from where. Thank you for your reviews.
haha, I'm so glad to hear you have enjoyed your audiobook experience. They are so great and they've grown more and more on me over the past year. Audible is pricey- I definitely save my credits for the new releases I can't get ahold of quickly. I hope you find Scribd works out for you in the long run! 🤗
Thought you might like to know, Scribd now lets you listen up to 3X speed
Thank you
You're welcome 😊
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V useful video, thanks! I didn't realize you could have more than 6 credits at once on audible if you paid for the year sub 😭 RIP all my lost credits
oh no lol! I think Audible could be a little clearer about their credit policy, but as long as you don't cancel your membership you can pretty much have as many credits as you like!
I use Kindle Unlimited and have Alexa read them to me. I love their selection, and even though most of the authors are self-published- I never run out of interesting books to listen to. I use Audible for particular books not available on Kindle Unlimited. But for Non-Fiction educational-type books, I'd much rather get the Kindle version so I have it in print, as that is better for studying, highlighting, and taking notes. And Alexa can still read those to me if I choose. Having Alexa read the books is REALLY not bad at all. She does a good job. The technology has vastly improved from the early days of Kindle text to speech.
This is genius! I didn't know you could do that, how do you have alexa read it? You just ask "read this book"?
I am just learning about the ins and outs of listening vs reading. Your video on Kindle said that you could listen on the Kindle Paperwhite. I had just come from a site which was very clear that audio capabilities were absent from the Kindle Paperwhite. Do you agree?
It’s not true but you have to use Bluetooth speaker or headphones
Scribd is the best when it come to finding old out of print books and PDFs and a very extensive audio library of many different topics and categories audible is okay just not what I like it’s a coke vs Pepsi thing I guess IPhone Vs Android I read many different subjects and foreign languages and I find that scribd has a huge volume of any topic or category I’m jumping from
completely agree! I must admit I generally listen to "mainstream" stuff so I can't always find what I'm looking for on Scribd if it's relatively new
Hah, I just signed up for scribd's 14 day trial and found the murderbot series, but that's it. Nothing else from my extensive wish list on audible, or in libby and hoopla. It seems like audiobooks are kind of neglected on there. Don't bother looking for cli fi there. I hate audible because it's amazon lol. I do love the Plus section, and have SO many books from there. I've read quite a few of them, and a bunch of back burner. I might do that sub and buy a few credits or something. The libraries are the best, though. Free and plenty.
I use Audible. I am thinking on getting the annual membership to save money. I like that I own the audiobooks. I am kind of tired of paying Netflix and other similar services where I don’t own the content. I probably use the 1.2x speed. English is my 2nd language so I haven’t gotten to the point of 2.x speed yet. Another thing that I like with audible audiobooks and Amazon ebooks is that they sync progress across devices. I listen to a audiobook with my Apple Watch while I walk or using my phone when I drive and then read the ebook in my kindle right where I left the audiobook. Same when I read the ebook in kindle and then pick it up next morning on Apple Watch. Syncing maybe a small feature for someone else, but I hate spending time looking for where I was reading or listening. I also use Libby ebooks. I read them in the kindle as well so if I have the audiobook I can listen and read at the same time.
I have loved the annual membership. and audible is pretty sneaky about offering you more discounted credits once you start getting low before your membership renews. this is my second year with the annual membership and I'm going to keep it moving forward.
synch is definitely a great feature! I don't use it much since I usually read along with the audiobooks or I get my ebook or audiobook from the library and since it's outside the amazon ecosystem they don't pair up 🙁
I try to end my reading at a chapter to make my life easier 😂
Technically I have 184 audible books, but they are not really mine, since this is known as a perpetual rental. I cant share the books are try to strip the DRM from them, because that could mean being barred from the library I have paid a fortune to amass. In 2023 the platform creators all want to push subscription as a service and as long as it continues giving value I will pay Scribd and shun audible, which is expensive and stingy, but the selection is better. Take advantage of audible's intros and drop them when they was 15 a month. Kindle Rewards wants to compete with Scribd, but Amazon has fixed the prices 30% higher for ebooks as they were in the past. Now they have this as a gimmick to get people to overpay for a lousy 30% discount after they had to overpay for several books, but at least the total number of books sold will be great for Amazon. Another thing is I really like Paul Theroux and have paid for both the Audible and Kindle versions of the books and in some case have also bought them as gifts for people. Jeff Bezos is a greedy jerk. His idea to start a bookstore without a bookstore was great. It is said he is an avid reader, but I reject his monopolization of ebooks.
In Audible, if you don't use all your credits in the one year, can they be "rolled over" to the next membership year?
Yes, they can! As long as you do not cancel the membership, your credits so not go away.
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Hello, Bintou thank you for the nice video info. I don't want that subscription obligation and just got into looking considering the audiobooks thing. Maybe one book a month for me. I ran across (Chirp, ) Does anyone know about them or have some suggestions for a nonsubscription ''nonfictional occasional book reader?'' I used this book availability as a test. ( Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could [Adam Schiff, ) Thanks again.
Audible has been ending my books early and I have to try to backtrack to find where I last left off. Very frustrating hope customer service can fix this
When you said ending early I thought you meant that they are not giving you the full book, because. I got ‘’ Behold a Pale horse ‘’ and it wasn’t the full book based on reviews from other people
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thank you for letting me know! I've been meaning to update that link and I finally got around to it. I hope you enjoy your audible reads!
Does Audible have the choice of ebooks to read and not just listen to?
Audible is mainly just listening! If you want ebooks as well, Kindle Unlimited would be worth checking out.
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Fantastic discussion! I have scribd and audible. I use scribd if it's on there, and if it's not, I use audible. If a book is less than $9 (cost of credit), I will buy it. I use more than my 24 credits.
The thing is, I can go a while without using scribd, but if I do I try to pause my membership. My biggest issue with scribd is there is a cap on how many books of a certain class you can listen to in a month.
I haven't used Libby, but I'd like to. The issue is I don't have a library card, and Ive had trouble getting it to work online. With the pandemic it's hard to go in person.
Lastly, Librovox is an option for classics. It's not very high quality, but its something.
Thanks Josh!
lol, I'm the exact same way! When I can buy the audiobooks on sale for less than $9, I just pay for it.
When libraries reopen, you definitely have to give Libby a shot because it's amazing and completely FREE!
Hi Josh..Can you explain "a certain class?"
Good luck trying to cancel your Scribd subscription. They out you on the link -go-round but the cancel my subscription link does not work/ turned off. You cannot talk to a person only pre-populated FAQ's.
I listen to books faster then 2x times
Does Scribd have less books? As far as I know their library is limited.
You certainly will not find every e-book you're looking for on Scribd. They have a decent library, but it's not vast
Scribd is pretty vast to me. Its the Netflix of books
@@2handle. it doesn't have what I was looking for
If you know that you always forget to cancel subscriptions before they charge you but you don't set alarms/reminders (or do whatever) to help yourself remember
Then.. wth aRe YOu dOIng?!
I watch this video at 2.8x speed.
Thank you very much for taking your time for us. You are awesome but both audible and Scribd are stupid. What if I wanna read more than a book in a month.What if the book I wanna buy is cheaper than the membership fee? They should sell unlimited audio books for the member for half of the price of the paper book. the best one is a used book for me. Happy reading
Audible lies about having a free 365 day return policy. I returned two books and they locked up my entire library preventing me from returning any more books. The books I returned were two of the $2.95 books. I thought I'd take a chance to see how they were since they have free returns. They sucked so I returned and then found out I was blackballed from returning anymore, ever I guess because they locked up all of my books in my library. Well to hell with Audible. I can go elsewhere.
How did you return them?
I'm on Scribd...Audible is too expensive for just one credit a month
Audible search is better than Scribd
This isn't a rhythm of war review
It's been 2 days...let's see you finish it that quickly!
@@readwithbintou You know you should have taken sick leave this week. Could have read the book and played zelda all week long. Thats what we call living the dream. #DreamBig
@@Jwomack7512 lol, who needs a place to live and food to eat anyway?
this sucks, i listen to 2-3 audiobooks A DAY!
There are no more good book,
With the technology and E book and audio book it does cost nothing to anybody write a garbage, I believe 98% of the books on audibles are garbage, And does not even worth my time to listen too . Everybody try write a garbage and make money
Lol
Yo who the fuck reads at 3 ? shit.