| What to look for in an audiobook club | | | | have a less popular player, check compatibility first. If |
| When researching audiobook club reviews, the | | | | you want to listen to the audiobook on multiple or |
| number one thing that you want to consider is | | | | different devices, check the digital rights |
| selection. It doesn't matter how great the audio | | | | management employed by the provider. Some DRM |
| quality is or how cheap the downloads are unless the | | | | prevents copying an audiobook to multiple devices. |
| club has books that you want to listen to. The | | | | Promotions, cost and monthly plans |
| biggest audiobook players today have a wide | | | | Most large industry players, such as Audible and |
| selection, but you will find some that have locked up | | | | eMusic, offer introductory promotions and monthly |
| audiobook rights in exclusive deals, so before you | | | | plans that provide cheaper prices than their a la carte |
| sign up, make sure that the club has audiobooks by | | | | selections. You may also want to consider a club that |
| your favorite author. | | | | offers rentals. Rentals can't be done digitally. Instead, |
| The big providers all have good sound quality and | | | | the club mails you the book on CD, and you keep it |
| quality control, so those aren't factors like they once | | | | until you're done, mail it back and get another |
| were. One thing to worry about is that individual | | | | audiobook. |
| books are recorded at good levels, so that you don't | | | | We've given you the attributes to factor in when |
| have to crank the volume to hear the words. | | | | choosing an audiobook club. Visit our links below to |
| Make sure the audiobook club supports your portable | | | | learn more about individual audiobook providers and |
| music player. Nearly all support the iPod, but if you | | | | compare pricing. |