In late November, Amazon Music proclaimed that subscribers will have access to the Audible catalogue of over one million audiobooks. However, they can only listen to one audiobook every month. They won’t have purchasing rights, without a Audible subscription. It initially launched in US, the UK, and Canada, but has now expanded into other countries.
Amazon today announced that Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers in Australia, New Zealand and France can now listen to one audiobook a month from Audible’s library of premium audio storytelling content, including a catalogue of more than 850,000 of the most popular and enduring audiobooks in the world. Customers can stream at their convenience and can continue listening to their monthly title after the next billing cycle begins, or select a new one.
Amazon Music now offers an extensive selection of audiobooks across genres as well as Audible’s robust slate of original and exclusive productions including fan favourite “Project Hail Mary” from bestselling author Andy Weir, classic “1984” starring Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, and Andrew Scott, and evergreen bestseller “Can’t Hurt Me” by David Goggins. Audible, home to the complete library of beloved Harry Potter audiobooks and related stories, also recently announced a brand-new co-production of the original Harry Potter stories, revisiting the beloved listening experience for the first time ever. Scheduled for late 2025, these full-cast audio productions will bring the iconic stories to life as never heard before, offering immersive audio entertainment through high quality sound design in Dolby Atmos, stunning scoring, a full range of 100+ character voices, and real-world sound capture.
Some markets are running a promotion for 3 months of Music Unlimited for free. That will get you 3 free audiobooks from Audible.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.