Please refer to my previous post “Audio Books” and in particular comments about transferring from audible.com to audible.com.au.
Since then, Amazon has sent out an email to update information about the matter. As mentioned in my previous post, I had more or less decided to transfer. However, before proceeding I read through their “Help” page.
This sentence caused me to re-think: The following content will transfer to your new Amazon account, as long as the content is available for purchase from the new Amazon website.
So items that I had paid for and are in my library but are not available on the local site would be lost.
It might cost a bit more to stay on the U.S. site and be billed in USD but it is not much.
- audible.com USD $ 14-95 (AUD $20 ) VS
- audible.com.au AUD $16-45
Difference is about AUD $3 to $4 per month subject to exchange rate variations– not much. On the other hand I don’t often re-read (listen to) books in my library but it applies to both Audible and Kindle and I have books in both libraries not available on the Aussie site.
In the past, I have often bought additional credits when I wanted more that one audio book in a month. Audible sells 3 credits at a discount of a bit less that USD $12 a credit/book (AUD $16) or a couple of dollars more than the cost of a paperback.
From now on, I will not buy extra credits but get additional audio books free of charge from my local council library. Dispensing with this cost will more than cover the extra cost in remaining on the U.S. site.
Consequently, I think I will not transfer and wait and see what happens. We might be forced to transfer, or the exchange rate might increase the AUD cost up to a point where I will change my mind.
In the meantime it will be a case of “if in doubt – do nothing”.