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Neither store publishes a sale price, so there is no “20% off” here and there never will be. What there is: the real ways to pay less for the same audiobook — a store that lists it cheaper, a copy that is cheap to begin with, a credit spent on the dearest title it covers, and a library card.

Prices are US list prices: Audible’s, read on October 24, 2026; Apple Books’ within the last two days. They change without notice, and the price on the store when you get there is the one that counts. The order on this page is ours; everywhere else on this site the order is the store’s.

Cheaper at Apple Books

The same audiobook, sold by both stores this morning and listed for less at Apple Books — the biggest saving first

  1. $19.99at Apple Books The Sixth Faction Veronica Roth Emma Love16 hrs128-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.6 (156) $9.70 less than Audible’s $29.69 Where to buy
  2. $14.99at Apple Books The Total Money Makeover Updated and Expanded Dave Ramsey Dave Ramsey7 hrs 50 min4.9 (1,164) $9.30 less than Audible’s $24.29 Where to buy
  3. $16.99at Apple Books The Steps Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone9 hrs 4 min87-day library wait 3 libraries sampled4.9 (699) $9.10 less than Audible’s $26.09 Where to buy
  4. $14.99at Apple Books In the Shadow of Eight Collin Gosselin Collin Gosselin7 hrs 15 min163-day library wait 3 libraries sampled5.0 (3,056) $8.62 less than Audible’s $23.61 Where to buy
  5. $19.99at Apple Books A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas Maasverse Jennifer Ikeda23 hrs 16 min37-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.8 (61,045) $8.55 less than Audible’s $28.54 Where to buy
  6. $13.99at Apple Books Beneath the Cards Garrett Adelstein Garrett Adelstein11 hrs 15 min4.8 (86) $7.32 less than Audible’s $21.31 Where to buy
  7. $12.99at Apple Books A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson Rob McQuay9 hrs 44 min3-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.4 (12,180) $7.26 less than Audible’s $20.25 Where to buy
  8. $29.99at Apple Books One Helluva Ride Michael Douglas Michael Douglas19 hrs 16 min108-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.7 (196) $6.85 less than Audible’s $36.84 Where to buy
  9. $19.99at Apple Books Elon Musk Walter Isaacson, Walter Isaacson - introduction Jeremy Bobb20 hrs 39 min42-day library wait 3 libraries sampled4.8 (9,593) $6.25 less than Audible’s $26.24 Where to buy
  10. $19.99at Apple Books American Scoundrel Kai Bird, Susan Goldmark Ari Fliakos15 hrs 42 min88-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.8 (245) $6.25 less than Audible’s $26.24 Where to buy
  11. $19.99at Apple Books Out of the Shadows Jay Stratton Hal Puthoff9 hrs 38 min4.8 (278) $6.10 less than Audible’s $26.09 Where to buy
  12. $22.99at Apple Books Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course Paul Noble Paul Noble13 hrs 21 min4.8 (1,470) $5.98 less than Audible’s $28.97 Where to buy
  13. $22.99at Apple Books Learn French with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course Paul Noble Paul Noble12 hrs 38 min4.8 (570) $5.98 less than Audible’s $28.97 Where to buy
  14. $14.99at Apple Books Fictional Selves Kyle MacLachlan Kyle MacLachlan10 hrs 32 min88-day library wait 3 libraries sampled4.9 (57) $5.71 less than Audible’s $20.70 Where to buy
  15. $19.99at Apple Books Nexus Yuval Noah Harari Vidish Athavale17 hrs 52 min9-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.5 (2,607) $4.76 less than Audible’s $24.75 Where to buy
  16. $24.99at Apple Books Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari Sapiens Derek Perkins15 hrs 18 min1-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.7 (57,647) $4.70 less than Audible’s $29.69 Where to buy
  17. $16.99at Apple Books The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown Edward Herrmann14 hrs 24 min2-day library wait 2 libraries sampled4.8 (43,776) $4.61 less than Audible’s $21.60 Where to buy
  18. $16.99at Apple Books Swan Song Charles Spencer Charles Spencer9 hrs 46 min76-day library wait 3 libraries sampled4.6 (875) $4.61 less than Audible’s $21.60 Where to buy
  19. $14.99at Apple Books Ms. American Dream Patricia Williams-Lee Patricia Williams-Lee6 hrs 29 min4.9 (67) $4.50 less than Audible’s $19.49 Where to buy
  20. $16.99at Apple Books Mockingjay Suzanne Collins The Hunger GamesBook 3 Tatiana Maslany11 hrs 19 min10-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.9 (17,254) $4.03 less than Audible’s $21.02 Where to buy

Under $15

The cheap end of a catalogue that mostly lists between $20 and $25 — cheapest first

  1. $8.99a copy Guess It in 3! Space Riddles Paco Barker Guess It in 3! Jon Mills's voice replica2 hrs 1 min4.9 (50) Where to buy
  2. $9.65a copy Guess It in 3! Dinosaur Riddles Paco Barker Guess It in 3! Jon Mills's voice replica2 hrs 27 min4.9 (51) Where to buy
  3. $9.76a copy Mexodus Nygel D. Robinson, Brian Quijada Brian Quijada1 hr 19 min4.9 (54) Where to buy
  4. $9.99a copy How to Slay a Wizard Owen Benjamin Virtual VoiceAI voice5 hrs 4 min4.8 (319) Where to buy
  5. $10.18a copy Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy KidBook 1 Ramon De Ocampo1 hr 56 min4.4 (3,320) Where to buy
  6. $10.25a copy Swedish Death Cleaning Clara Nystrom Lauren Taylor1 hr 36 min4.9 (52) Where to buy
  7. $11.24a copy Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition) Joseph Nguyen Joseph Nguyen2 hrs 36 min4-day library wait 1 library sampled4.5 (2,157) Where to buy
  8. $11.97a copy The Man on the Run Paul McCartney, Morgan Neville Words + Music Paul McCartney2 hrs 55 min4.8 (79) Where to buy
  9. $12.88a copy French & Saunders: Titting About (Series 7) Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders French & Saunders: Titting About Dawn French2 hrs 55 min5.0 (50) Where to buy
  10. $13.50a copy Attention Seeker Darcy Michael Darcy Michael6 hrs 55 min5-day library wait 2 libraries sampled4.9 (553) Where to buy
  11. $13.62a copy The Moons of LA Paul Bae Ken Jeong3 hrs 50 min4.8 (78) Where to buy
  12. $13.62a copy Big Age Kenya Barris, Danny Segal Jenifer Lewis3 hrs 25 min4.8 (3,041) Where to buy
  13. $14.08a copy Not from a Nice Family Diana Keough Diana Keough3 hrs 58 min4.8 (711) Where to buy
  14. $14.08a copy Yo-Yo & Friends Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma3 hrs 40 min4.7 (205) Where to buy
  15. $14.99a copy One Man In Christian Craighead Christian Craighead5 hrs 26 min4.9 (534) Where to buy
  16. $14.99a copy Somebody's Forever Robbi Renee A Grown and Sexy Somebody SeriesBook 2 Wesleigh Siobhan4 hrs 13 min4.8 (104) Where to buy

What one credit buys

Every title in this catalogue costs exactly one credit whatever it lists for. These list for the most, so a credit goes furthest here

  1. $48.99one credit Lucky Inn Love Virgil Knightley, Maxwell Flare A Cozy Isekai Adventure for MenBook 1 Dylan Wheeler11 hrs 20 min4.8 (68) Where to buy
  2. $47.24one credit Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4 J.K. Rowling Harry PotterBook 4 Jim Dale20 hrs 36 min4.9 (126,182) Where to buy
  3. $47.24one credit Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Book 7 J.K. Rowling Harry PotterBook 7 Jim Dale21 hrs 36 min5.0 (151,409) Where to buy
  4. $36.84one credit One Helluva Ride Michael Douglas Michael Douglas19 hrs 16 min108-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.7 (196) Where to buy
  5. $36.00one credit A Promised Land Barack Obama Barack Obama29 hrs 10 min7-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.9 (56,357) Where to buy
  6. $35.56one credit Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Full-Cast Edition) J.K. Rowling Harry Potter (Full-Cast Editions)Book 5 Hugh Laurie26 hrs 39 min27-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.9 (5,458) Where to buy
  7. $35.34one credit Speak Spanish Like Crazy: The 100-Hour Spanish Fluency System Patrick Jackson JD Felipe Gonzalez106 hrs 25 min4.9 (102) Where to buy
  8. $35.34one credit Speak Spanish Like Crazy: The 60-Day Spanish Fluency Challenge with Juan Pablo Juan Pablo Cardona, Patrick Jackson Juan Pablo Cardona22 hrs 2 min5.0 (82) Where to buy
  9. $35.34one credit CompTIA A+ 220-1201 & 220-1202 Exam Test Prep Computing Technology Industry Association - Audio Study Guide Samuel Davidson, Rebecca Davidson Brennan Koenigsreuter31 hrs 27 min5.0 (56) Where to buy
  10. $34.99one credit Learn the Spanish Subjunctive Like Crazy: Intermediate to Advanced Workbook Juan Pablo Cardona, Patrick Jackson JD Juan Pablo Cardona21 hrs 48 min5.0 (76) Where to buy
  11. $34.99one credit CCNA 200-301 Cisco Certified Network Associate Exam Test Prep - Study Guide Samuel Davidson, Rebecca Davidson Brennan Koenigsreuter30 hrs 1 min5.0 (54) Where to buy
  12. $34.99one credit Medical Terminology On the Go - Study Guide Samuel Davidson, Rebecca Davidson Dr. Michelle Carabache28 hrs 6 min5.0 (50) Where to buy
  13. $34.99one credit HVAC Exam Test Prep Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning - Audio Study Guide Samuel Davidson, Rebecca Davidson K.C. Hook23 hrs 20 min5.0 (50) Where to buy
  14. $34.99one credit Medical Billing & Coding On the Go Samuel Davidson, Rebecca Davidson Lauren Garvin21 hrs 18 min5.0 (50) Where to buy
  15. $34.99one credit Med-Surg Exam Test Prep Medical Surgical Nursing Certification Samuel Davidson, Rebecca Davidson Brennan Koenigsreuter33 hrs 46 min5.0 (50) Where to buy
  16. $34.59one credit Azarinth Healer Book Seven Rhaegar Azarinth HealerBook 7 Andrea Parsneau21 hrs 25 min4.9 (328) Where to buy
  17. $33.81one credit The Stubborn Skill-Grinder in a Time Loop 5 X-RHODEN-X The Stubborn Skill-Grinder in a Time LoopBook 5 Daniel Wisniewski24 hrs 50 min5.0 (160) Where to buy
  18. $33.65one credit Learn French: The Complete Beginner's Course, 10 in 1 Babel Bridge Press Fast Track to Fluency Daniel Hartwell28 hrs 26 min5.0 (70) Where to buy
  19. $33.65one credit Learn Spanish with AI Patrick Jackson JD Edgar de Santiago26 hrs 26 min5.0 (50) Where to buy
  20. $33.65one credit Learn Korean: The Complete Beginner's Course, 10 Books in 1 Babel Bridge Press Daniel Hartwell24 hrs 35 min4.9 (77) Where to buy

Free at the library, soon

A queue of 14 days or less across the library systems the charts read — shortest wait first. The line under the title says how long, and how many libraries were asked

  1. Freewith a library card Never Split the Difference Chris Voss, Tahl Raz Michael Kramer8 hrs 7 min1-day library wait 3 libraries sampled4.8 (66,497) Where to buy
  2. Freewith a library card Endure Cameron Hanes Cameron Hanes7 hrs 52 min1-day library wait 1 library sampled4.8 (15,947) Where to buy
  3. Freewith a library card Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari Sapiens Derek Perkins15 hrs 18 min1-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.7 (57,647) Where to buy
  4. Freewith a library card The Body Bill Bryson Bill Bryson14 hrs 4 min1-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.7 (7,209) Where to buy
  5. Freewith a library card A Walk in the Park Kevin Fedarko Kevin Fedarko14 hrs 40 min1-day library wait 2 libraries sampled4.6 (671) Where to buy
  6. Freewith a library card Wild Cheryl Strayed Bernadette Dunne13 hrs 2 min1-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.4 (25,457) Where to buy
  7. Freewith a library card The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown Edward Herrmann14 hrs 24 min2-day library wait 2 libraries sampled4.8 (43,776) Where to buy
  8. Freewith a library card The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games Santino Fontana16 hrs 16 min2-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.5 (36,687) Where to buy
  9. Freewith a library card All Creatures Great and Small James Herriot All Creatures Great and SmallBook 1 Christopher Timothy15 hrs 41 min3-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.8 (7,865) Where to buy
  10. Freewith a library card Why We Sleep Matthew Walker PhD Steve West13 hrs 52 min3-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.8 (17,552) Where to buy
  11. Freewith a library card Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games Jefferson White12 hrs 48 min3-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.8 (37,818) Where to buy
  12. Freewith a library card The Housemaid Freida McFadden The HousemaidBook 1 Lauryn Allman9 hrs 46 min3-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.6 (45,785) Where to buy
  13. Freewith a library card A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson Rob McQuay9 hrs 44 min3-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.4 (12,180) Where to buy
  14. Freewith a library card The Simple Path to Wealth JL Collins JL Collins6 hrs 38 min4-day library wait 2 libraries sampled4.8 (10,328) Where to buy
  15. Freewith a library card Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition) Joseph Nguyen Joseph Nguyen2 hrs 36 min4-day library wait 1 library sampled4.5 (2,157) Where to buy
  16. Freewith a library card Attention Seeker Darcy Michael Darcy Michael6 hrs 55 min5-day library wait 2 libraries sampled4.9 (553) Where to buy
  17. Freewith a library card How to Win Friends & Influence People Dale Carnegie Andrew Macmillan7 hrs 15 min5-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.7 (102,064) Where to buy
  18. Freewith a library card Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself Joe Dispenza Adam Boyce10 hrs 49 min5-day library wait 3 libraries sampled4.7 (6,029) Where to buy
  19. Freewith a library card Endurance Alfred Lansing Simon Prebble10 hrs 21 min6-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.8 (27,607) Where to buy
  20. Freewith a library card Outlive Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford Peter Attia MD17 hrs 7 min6-day library wait 4 libraries sampled4.7 (8,743) Where to buy

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