“From time to time, Audible tests new products and services to gain knowledge about the evolving needs of our customers and partners.” Thanks for clarifying!ĭoes this mean an ad-supported subscription tier is forthcoming? Engadget has reached out to Audible for some clarification on this move but has yet to hear back. “Audible is dedicated to continuously optimizing how we deliver audio programming to listeners everywhere,” it states. That isn’t so bad, but does set a troubling precedent for many ad-averse consumers.Īs to why this test was taking place at all, the company's help page offers nothing but empty buzzwords. Audible notes that a maximum of eight ads will play within a 24-hour period, regardless of what you are listening to. The company says the providers were informed of the change and given the chance to opt out of ads. The only finalist title for best young adult audiobook in the 2020 Audie Awards we haven’t talked about is Like a Love Sto ry by Abdi Nazemian, which is set in 1980s New York and is about a teenage boy from Iran who is grappling with being gay in the midst of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she’s thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. The ads pop up while listening to traditional audiobooks, podcasts and Audible original content. The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, narrated by Aja Naomi King, Heather Alicia Simms, Bahni Turpin and Joniece Abbott-Pratt.
For now at least, paying subscribers seem immune to the change. The company says it is “conducting limited testing” on a select user base with the advertisements and that this step is currently reserved for non-paying members, giving them “ad-supported access to a limited set” of titles. Amazon-owned Audible has started putting ads in audiobooks, potentially indicating a sea change within the industry.
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