How to Use Libby to Listen to Audiobooks for FREE

Take that, Jeff Bezos

It still boggles my mind when I am talking to someone about audiobooks and they mention Audible. I have never, once in my life, paid to listen to an audiobook. Every audiobook I’ve ever enjoyed I’ve listened to through apps through my local library.

“BUT CHELSEY,” you might be saying. “Even though I haven’t read your extremely long post yet, this seems complicated. Also, I’ve heard that if you listen on one of the library apps, there might be a super long wait time. If I have an Audible membership, I won’t have to wait.”

Let’s do some math. Merely to get access to the Audible Plus catalog, without any extra credits, is $7.95/month.

To get 1 credit a month plus that access, you’re paying $14.95/month. Two credits is $22.95/month. Even if you buy the yearly membership, which gives you 24 credits and access to the Plus catalog, you’re paying $229.50 a year to listen to audiobooks, which is $229.50 more than the amount I have paid for listening to audiobooks, ever.

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