Amazon's audiobook service 'Audible' starts an inexpensive unlimited listening plan

The service ``Audible'', which allows you to listen to book readings by professional narrators with the application, announced that it will newly develop a plan `` Audible Plus '' that keeps the monthly fee of the unlimited listening plan low. did.

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Audible has been operating in Japan for a long time with a service of 1500 yen per month, and in addition to making audiobooks available, you can purchase one free audiobook every month. The newly developed 'Audible Plus' has a lower monthly fee than the existing plans, and it is a service that allows you to listen to over 11,000 audiobooks and podcasts.

Audible is the first attempt to offer multiple content on a monthly subscription basis, said Audible content manager Rachel Giazza, 'This was a moment like the Renaissance of audiobooks, and we I want to stand at the forefront of that.'

Audible Plus can be used with Alexa compatible devices and Amazon Fire series tablets in addition to the Audible application . In addition, as the price becomes lower, 'Service to purchase one audiobook free of charge every month', which was in the existing plan, cannot be used with Audible Plus.

At the time of writing the article, the start date of the service of Audible Plus in Japan is undecided. In the United States, Audible Plus service is being developed for Audible members from August 24, 2020, and it is planned to expand the service to users who have not registered as a member from August 27, 2020. The monthly charge for Audible Plus in the US is $7.95 (about 840 yen).