Audible usage stats
I have been a member of Audible Premium Plus since March 2019 i.e. 1500+ days or a bit over 51 months. Except a few months, Jan-Feb 2021 and Oct-Dec 2021, I have continued the membership.
I have listened to a total of 29 audio books i.e. only 65% of the credits. I have listed them below monthwise.
| No | Month | Audiobook |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec-18 | Blue Ocean Strategy |
| 2 | Mar-19 | Rich Dad Poor Dad |
| 3 | Mar-19 | Sapiens |
| 4 | Jun-19 | Atomic Habits |
| 5 | Aug-19 | Marketing 4.0 |
| 6 | Sep-20 | The Hard Thing About Hard Things |
| 7 | Feb-21 | Let's Build a Company |
| 8 | Feb-21 | Life's Amazing Secrets |
| 9 | Mar-21 | The Lean Startup |
| 10 | Apr-21 | The Startup Owner's Manual |
| 11 | May-21 | Tools of Titans |
| 12 | Jun-21 | Never Split the Difference |
| 13 | Jul-21 | How to Talk to Anyone |
| 14 | Jul-21 | The Midnight Library |
| 15 | Aug-21 | Gut |
| 16 | Sep-21 | A Course in Meditation |
| 17 | Oct-21 | Make Time |
| 18 | Nov-21 | The Dutch House |
| 19 | Nov-21 | 12 Rules for Life |
| 20 | Jan-22 | The School of Life |
| 21 | Feb-22 | The Courage to Be Disliked |
| 22 | Feb-22 | Rapt |
| 23 | Jun-22 | Advanced Techniques in Day Trading |
| 24 | Jun-22 | The Secret of Secrets |
| 25 | Sep-22 | Storyworthy |
| 26 | Sep-22 | Rework |
| 27 | Jan-23 | No Rules Rules |
| 28 | Mar-23 | 8 Rules of Love |
| 29 | May-23 | Working Backwards |
Audible membership model
Subscriptions are the only business model that is entirely based on the happiness of your customers. Think about it—when your customers are happy, then they’re using more of your service, and telling their friends, and you’re growing.
Most membership models are structure that the light-users subsidize the power-users. Be it your gym, club of the society or cult fit membership. Audible is no different and structures it via its policies.
Reading through the Audible India Service Conditions of Use, you will realize that:
- Credit Rollover Limit: Customers can roll over a maximum of 5 credits i.e. next month's credits = max (previous month's credits + 1 - credits used, 6)
- Any unused credits remaining on your account at the time of cancelation, or when your prepaid period ends, will be lost. We recommend using them first, as any audiobooks you purchase are yours to keep.
My Audible habits
I have observed the following about my usage of Audible:
- Listening to a book is best done along with a long walk. I can walk for an hour and listen to a book and retain most of it.
- In Nov 2022, Apple introduced fee on in-app purchases. Post that, you cannot buy books from the Audible iPhone app. It is really painful and annoying.
- I only use the Audible App on my iPhone and have not tried it out on the TV, Windows (I use the Spotify Desktop app a lot).
Listening to a book is not only just as good as reading it. Sometimes, perhaps even often, it’s better.