Audiobooks can be expensive! To help you save money we’ve put together this regularly updated resource with the best audiobook deals and sales currently available. These include ongoing free trials and limited-time offers from Audible and other leading audiobook services. We even have some exclusive audiobook promo codes for additional savings. Read on to find the best deals on audiobooks available right now!
Audiobook Free Trials
Many online audiobook retailers offer a free trial as an incentive to try their subscription service. Below are our picks for the best audiobook free trials. Note: you may need a credit card to sign up for the trials and incentives are subject to change.
Audiobooks.com – 3 free audiobooks
Audiobooks.com is a subscription service with a library of 400,000+ premium titles. You can try Audiobooks.com for free and choose your first book from the catalog of premium titles plus 2 audiobooks from their exclusive VIP selection, and access their Sleep & Meditation, Audio News, and Audio Magazine curated content. Read our Audiobooks.com review to learn about our experience with the service.
Audible Plus – Listen all you want
Audible Plus is a listen-all-you-want plan from Amazon’s Audible, the world’s largest seller of audiobooks. It includes thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, Audible Originals, and more (but typically not the latest bestsellers). With this offer, you can try Audible Plus free for 30 days. To find some good titles in the Audible Plus catalog see our guide to the Best Audible Plus Audiobooks.
Audible Premium Plus – Bestsellers & more
Audible Premium Plus membership (starting at $14.95 per month plus applicable sales tax) will give you your fix of bestsellers and new releases. On top of that, you can listen all you want to exclusive podcasts, audiobooks, Audible Originals, and beyond, courtesy of the included Audible Plus Catalog. Audible Premium Plus has a free 30-day trial offer with 1 free audiobook.
Amazon Prime members can start an Audible trial with 2 credits (1 credit = 1 title) that can be used on any titles from the Audible premium selection. A standard trial includes 1 credit. After trial, all members receive 1 credit per month.
If you’d like to save money on your Audible membership, you should also consider signing up for the Audible annual membership. By prepaying for your credits with the Audible annual plan, you can currently save $2.46 per credit or $29.90 per year vs. the Audible Premium Plus monthly plan.
Everand (formerly Scribd) – Unlimited listening
Everand (formerly Scribd) is a subscription service that provides members access to millions of audiobooks, ebooks, magazines, comics, and sheet music selections. Membership includes unlimited access to Everand’s massive digital library for a flat monthly fee (you can think of Scribd as the “Netflix for books”). Read our Everand review to learn more about our experience with the service and why we believe it is the best value subscription currently available. You can try Scribd free for 60 days with an exclusive offer for Audiobook Addicts readers (the normal offer is 30 days).
Audiobook Deals and Sales
The following are our picks for the best audiobook deals and sales currently available:
Audiobooks.com – Audiobook sales & 2-for-1 deals
In addition to the 3 audiobook free trial mentioned above, Audiobooks.com has a regularly updated selection of audiobook deals and offers.
Audible – Daily deal & Audible sale titles
The Daily Deal lets Audible members and non-members purchase a new and different title each day at a reduced price. See today’s Audible Daily Deal.
To sign up to receive email notifications go to your Account Details page on the desktop site and click on Notifications on the left-hand side. Check the box next to Audible Daily Deals, you’ll start receiving emails right away.
You can also see current Audible sale titles and deals here:
- Current Audible Sales & Deals (US)
- Current Audible Sales & Deals (Canada)
- Current Audible Sales & Deals (UK)
- Current Audible Sales & Deals (Australia)
Chirp Books – Up to 95% off bestselling audiobooks
Chirp offers limited-time deals on audiobooks without subscription fees and savings of up to 95%. It’s an excellent service if you don’t want to be locked into a monthly commitment or have to deal with managing a credit system. Read our Chirp Audiobooks review to learn about our experience with the service.
Bonus: get 30% off your first purchase with the code: CHIRPAA30
Libro.fm – Promo code & sale audiobooks
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. As part of the sign-up process, you’ll choose the independent bookstore you want to support with future purchases and Libro.fm will split profits with this bookstore. Sign up for a monthly subscription with the promo code AUDIOBOOKADDICTS and you will receive a bonus audiobook i.e. you’ll have 2 audiobook credits to redeem from the start. Read our Libro.fm review to learn about our experience with the service.
Libro.fm also has a regularly updated selection of discounted audiobooks, including bestsellers and featured picks. Browse the current selection of Libro.fm sale audiobooks.
Are you aware of any current audiobook deals and sales not listed above? Let us know in the comments below so we can add them to this resource page.
