Can Spotify Defeat Audible? The Unexpected Consequences...

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  • Опубліковано 9 січ 2025

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  • @PeculiAair
    @PeculiAair 11 днів тому

    Thank you for uploading.

  • @BohemiAnnA
    @BohemiAnnA 7 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for the enlightenment. I have 496 books in my audible library. I’ve listened to about 350 of them. Probably more. I listened to two or three books per week. I will use my 315 hours per month on Spotify, if there’s a book I really want and I don’t want to spend a credit. I am the listener that it will work for, however I won’t be topping up.

  • @jgons
    @jgons 9 місяців тому +6

    15 hours a month is not enough. Audible and Libby for me.

  • @RKMalo13
    @RKMalo13 5 місяців тому

    Solid video! Very thorough and informative.

  • @samuelbuckingham
    @samuelbuckingham  Рік тому +2

    Whats the best audiobook you've ever listened to?

    • @scottellisprotracks3017
      @scottellisprotracks3017 3 місяці тому

      Blockaid Billy, by Stephen King. Brilliant storytelling, and one of the best narrators I've ever heard. Short but awe-inspiring. Should come with popcorn and a soda.
      A close second is Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy. So pure in its description of evil that it leaves one feeling dirty.

  • @Lawfiend
    @Lawfiend 10 місяців тому +3

    I would say it depends if Brandon Sanderson was exclusively on Spotify I would see about options to purchase his books on there so I can read them as much as I like. If not I will buy physical copies because when I really like an author I will pay for their work and I won't accept a subscription in place of ownership I will miss the Michael and Kate the narrators for Brandon's books though so I may still listen to them on Spotify alongside a physical book purchase. Audible is better imo because they offer a bargain where you can buy 3 tokens for somewhere around 35 Aud and that means I can buy a trilogy which used to be the standard for a lot of genres. There is a lot of value for money In audible if that value isn't there in spotify I will not use the platform. Also if you use the desktop version of audible you can select from a range of free books that you can add to your library for free. Finally audible doenst come with ads unless you listen to a podcast Spotify is full of ads. I listen to audio books multiple hours everyday yesterday I spent 491 minutes listening to audiobooks and this is standard for me.

  • @houseoftreasures9545
    @houseoftreasures9545 6 місяців тому

    Great explanation, thanks

  • @kurjan1
    @kurjan1 11 місяців тому +2

    Hi, thanks for the video. Because I like fantasy and science fiction, most of the books go way longer than 15 hours. Take Outlander as an example. If you didn’t top up you would be waiting for a three month period to finish the book. That in my opinion is ridiculous.
    On music, I was like you. Streamed everything. Right up to when we were locked down for months and the internet became problematic for about a two week period. I can’t remember now what the problems were, but the internet went down on and off. Then I lost my job because I wasn’t going to have the poison, resulting in I could no longer afford all the subscriptions. That’s when I realised the importance of owning the physical media. CDs, DVDs, Records, books… I have now built a home extension for a library/music room.

  • @Dan-departingin5mins
    @Dan-departingin5mins Рік тому

    All the Raymond Chandler books have the same narrator. He does a great job with these books with a throwback tough guy tone.

    • @samuelbuckingham
      @samuelbuckingham  Рік тому +2

      Ah nice one, the narration can make or break an audiobook for me.

  • @Toxic_Shock
    @Toxic_Shock 8 місяців тому +1

    I will not pay for something on top of something I already pay for it just pissed me off