How to Get Audible Books for Free & Cheap in 2025

I've been using Audible for years, as they have a massive library and great exclusive content. But, as many of you probably already know, this is not a cheap service.

Audible Plus is $15/month, and for that price you only get one credit, which can be used to buy a single audiobook. But there are ways to avoid paying the full price for a few months, and even a free alternative worth considering. 

Use the Audible Plus free trial 

The first (and most obvious) way to get free audiobooks is by signing up to the 1-month trial of Audible Plus. This is a no-strings attached trial, though you will need to provide payment details.

For that first month, you will be given an Audible credit, which will allow you to add exactly one audiobook to your library for free, permanently.  

They sometimes offer a 3-month trial for $1, which I highly recommend. You won't find a better price for three audiobooks. 

Use the Amazon Music Ultimate free trial 

Amazon Music Ultimate, the most expensive version of Amazon's music service, also includes access to an audiobook from Audible each month. You should therefore separately subscribe to this free trial after doing the Audible Plus trial. 

And the best part? Amazon Music Ultimate's free trial currently lasts for three months:  

However, there is one noticeable downside. Even if you can get Amazon Music Ultimate for free, you do not get to keep the audiobooks, like you can when you use an Audible credit, you instead 'borrow' the titles for a month. 

Use Freecash to fund an Audible Plus subscription 

Once you have used both free trials, the easiest way to continue getting audiobooks is by using Freecash to fund an Audible Plus subscription. With this platform, you can get a monthly audiobook without spending your own money. 

Freecash is a platform that will pay you to complete simple tasks online, like testing new games as a player tester or responding to surveys. And getting started is easy: 

And in just one afternoon you would easily have made enough to fund an Audible Plus subscription. 

Exchange audiobooks on Audible for credits 

You will not be able to do this repeatedly, but it should work at least once for every account. Once you have listened to an audiobook, return it and buy another audiobook:

If you have listened to a book once already and are happy to exchange it for another, this can be a great option. It should work at least once or twice for everyone, but not indefinitely. 

Consider free alternatives to Audible like LibriVox 

There is a free alternative to Audible called LibriVox, where users can upload their own book readings. They have about 20,000 audiobooks on there, and getting access to one you like as simple as visiting the website and pressing download. 

Of course, as a free alternative to a paid service, you cannot expect the same quality or quantity, and the site's UI feels dated. But the volunteers are passionate about their voice-over work, and especially if you want to listen to the classics, LibriVox should have a decent audiobook for you to enjoy.