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Old August 8th, 2018, 11:02 AM
Guerri Stevens
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Default [Dixonary] OT: Amazon Audible

Not sure I'm remembering this exactly right, but apparently Amazon has a
feature/service, or whatever, called "Audible". I got an email from
it/them. Why are they, and others, allowed to do this kind of thing -
signing you up, and forcing you to unsubscribe. It wouldn't be so bad if
Amazon, for instance, were to simply send an email saying "we have this
superlatively wonderful and fantastic new service and here's how you can
sign up.

But no. They sign me up and it is up to me to cancel the thing. I am
wondering if I should cancel my Amazon account and tell them why. And
suggest that every single person I know do likewise. But I'm way too
lazy to do that. (sigh)

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Old August 8th, 2018, 01:48 PM
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Default Re: [Dixonary] OT: Amazon Audible

Guerri,

As a customer-obsessed Amazon employee, I'm sorry to hear this happened.
But I also don't see anywhere where they automatically sign you up, nor
have my Google searches turned up any similar reports from anyone else,
which I would expect if this were happening.

There is a free trial offer that you may have accidentally signed up for
when buying something else. Audible is also a free benefit for Prime
members, so it's also possible to have signed up as a Prime member and
then, if your Prime membership expires, you might have to separately cancel
the Audible membership so you don't start paying for it.


On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 9:02 AM, Guerri Stevens <guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com>
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> Not sure I'm remembering this exactly right, but apparently Amazon has a
> feature/service, or whatever, called "Audible". I got an email from
> it/them. Why are they, and others, allowed to do this kind of thing -
> signing you up, and forcing you to unsubscribe. It wouldn't be so bad if
> Amazon, for instance, were to simply send an email saying "we have this
> superlatively wonderful and fantastic new service and here's how you can
> sign up.
>
> But no. They sign me up and it is up to me to cancel the thing. I am
> wondering if I should cancel my Amazon account and tell them why. And
> suggest that every single person I know do likewise. But I'm way too lazy
> to do that. (sigh)
>
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Old August 9th, 2018, 08:21 AM
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Default Re: [Dixonary] OT: Amazon Audible

I suppose I might have accidentally signed up. I don't use Amazon much.
So I will make a mental note to be careful next time I order something
from them. I may have been in a hurry, and not paying attention. I doubt
that I am a Prime member.

Guerri
On 8/8/2018 2:48 PM, Daniel B. Widdis wrote:
> Guerri,
>
> As a customer-obsessed Amazon employee, I'm sorry to hear this
> happened.Â* But I also don't see anywhere where they automatically sign
> you up, nor have my Google searches turned up any similar reports from
> anyone else, which I would expect if this were happening.
>
> There is a free trial offer that you may have accidentally signed up
> for when buying something else.Â* Audible is also a free benefit for
> Prime members, so it's also possible to have signed up as a Prime
> member and then, if your Prime membership expires, you might have to
> separately cancel the Audible membership so you don't start paying for it.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 9:02 AM, Guerri Stevens
> <guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com <mailto:guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com>> wrote:
>
> Not sure I'm remembering this exactly right, but apparently Amazon
> has a feature/service, or whatever, called "Audible". I got an
> email from it/them. Why are they, and others, allowed to do this
> kind of thing - signing you up, and forcing you to unsubscribe. It
> wouldn't be so bad if Amazon, for instance, were to simply send an
> email saying "we have this superlatively wonderful and fantastic
> new service and here's how you can sign up.
>
> But no. They sign me up and it is up to me to cancel the thing. I
> am wondering if I should cancel my Amazon account and tell them
> why. And suggest that every single person I know do likewise. But
> I'm way too lazy to do that. (sigh)
>
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Old August 9th, 2018, 09:57 AM
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Default [Dixonary] OT: Amazon Audible

I tried to sign up for Audible back in 2005, but they didn't support my MP3
player. That was an unpleasant disaster. Now I don't have enough ear time
for books. There are too many good podcasts.

Daniel, what do you mean that Audible is now a free benefit for Prime
members? How many books do members get each month? And is it any book, or
just a subset? Also, one of Audible's main selling points has always been
that you own the books, so if it's linked to a subscription-based service,
does that element go out the window?



On Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 9:02:50 AM UTC-7, Guerri wrote:
>
> Not sure I'm remembering this exactly right, but apparently Amazon has a
> feature/service, or whatever, called "Audible". I got an email from
> it/them. Why are they, and others, allowed to do this kind of thing -
> signing you up, and forcing you to unsubscribe. It wouldn't be so bad if
> Amazon, for instance, were to simply send an email saying "we have this
> superlatively wonderful and fantastic new service and here's how you can
> sign up.
>
> But no. They sign me up and it is up to me to cancel the thing. I am
> wondering if I should cancel my Amazon account and tell them why. And
> suggest that every single person I know do likewise. But I'm way too
> lazy to do that. (sigh)
>
> --
> Guerri
>


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