How to Share Audible Books with a Friend or Family Member

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Easily share your favorite audiobooks with your favorite people
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If you want to share an Audible book with someone else, you have a few options. If you don't want the person to have to pay to listen to the audiobook, add them to your Amazon Family , then add the Audible book to your shared library. You can also share a link to an Audible book via the mobile app or Audible website, but the person will need to use their own credits to listen. Another option is to send it as a gift . This wikiHow guide will cover all the ways you can share an Audible book with friends and family.

Can you share Audible books?

Using Amazon Family, you can easily share an Audible audiobook with someone else. After adding the person to your Amazon Family, go to Manage Your Content and Devices > Content > Audiobooks , select an audiobook, and then choose Add to Library . Family members can now find the book in their Audible libraries.

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  1. If you have Amazon Prime, you can share any Audible book you own with members of your household. Books you own can be shared with one other adult family member and up to four children. [1] If you haven't set up a Household yet, you'll want to do that first.
    • Go to the Amazon Family website.
    • Click Add Adult . Or, if the person you're adding is 12 or under, select Add Child . [2]
    • If adding an adult, enter their email address to send them an invitation. Once they accept, they'll be added to your household.
    • If adding a child, fill out their profile and click Save to add them. [3]
  2. Go to Manage Your Content and Devices in any web browser.
    • If you are sharing an Audible book with a child, go to the Amazon Parent Dashboard instead, then select the child you want to share with.
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  3. It's near the top of the page.
  4. A list of Audible books you own will appear.
  5. Some options will appear.
  6. This adds the Audible book to your family library. Now that you've added it, your family members will also see it when they sign in to the Audible app on their mobile devices and Kindle ereaders. [4]
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Gifting an Audible Book

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  1. If you want to share an Audible book with someone who isn't a member of your Amazon family, you can buy it as a gift. In any web browser on any device, go to the Audible Gift Center .
  2. Under "Gift a specific title," search for the book you want to send. Its price will appear beneath the title.
  3. This opens a form you'll need to complete.
  4. Enter the email address of the person you want to share the book with and complete the rest of the form.
    • If you'd rather print out a link to the book to hand someone in person, you can toggle on the Print option.
  5. The book's price will appear next to the "Buy" button. From here, just fill out your billing information to complete the purchase, and a link to the gifted audiobook will be sent to the recipient. [5]
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  1. You can use the Audible mobile app to share a link to an Audible book you think they'll enjoy. Your friend will need to have their own Audible membership or use credits to listen to it–this will not actually give the person free access to read the book. The only way you can share the full book itself is to use Amazon Family or buy it for them as a gift . Start by launching the app.
  2. A list of Audible books in your library will appear.
  3. A menu will expand.
  4. This opens your share screen, where you can select an app to share the Audible book with.
  5. You can choose how you want to send the book. You can send the book via email, Facebook Messenger, text message, or any other compatible form of sharing.
  6. Your friend will receive a link to the Audible book you're recommending. If they follow the link, they can check out its description and choose whether to read it.
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  1. Go to https://audible.com and log in. If you want to share a link to an audiobook with a friend who might be interested, you can do so through the Audible website. This will not give your friend free access to the book, however–it's just a link so they can check it out and see if they want to buy it with their own credits .
  2. You'll see this near the top of the page.
  3. A menu will expand.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to share a link to the Audible book with whoever you want to share it with.
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FAQ

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  1. 1
    Can you lend someone an Audible book? No, there is no way to lend an Audible book. Your Audiobooks are connected to your own library and cannot be lent to others.
  2. 2
    Is Audible free with Amazon Prime? Audible does not come as a free perk with your Amazon Prime subscription. To use Audible, you'll need to subscribe to a Plus or Premium Plus plan. [6]
  3. 3
    Can I transfer an Audible book to another Audible account? It's not possible to transfer an Audible book from one Audible account to another. The book will stay connected to the account on which you bought it.
  4. 4
    Can I return an Audible book? If you bought a book by accident or have changed your mind, you can return an audiobook within 365 days of purchase. You must have an Audible Premium Plus account that's in good standing to process a return. [7]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://help.audible.com/s/article/manage-family-library-sharing?language=en_US
      2. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/myh/amazonFamily
      3. ↑ https://help.audible.com/s/article/manage-family-library-sharing?language=en_US
      4. ↑ https://help.audible.com/s/article/manage-family-library-sharing?language=en_US#Anchor1
      5. ↑ https://help.audible.com/s/article/gift-an-audiobook?language=en_US
      6. ↑ https://www.audible.com/ep/memberbenefits
      7. ↑ https://help.audible.com/s/article/return-a-title?language=en_US

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      1. Open Audible.
      2. Tap a book to start playback.
      3. Tap the share icon.
      4. Tap Send this Book .
      5. Tap to choose how you want to send the book.
      6. Fill out the recipient's name and information in the provided fields and tap Send .

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