Step-by-Step Guide: How To Buy Audible Books On IPhone

Is there any way to buy audiobooks through the Audible app for iPhone or iPad? Amazon official reply: At this time, the Audible app for iOS devices does not support in-app purchasing - we're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Although Amazon says that you can buy your Audible books on mobile devices or computers, that doesn't mean you can purchase Audible books through the Audible app for iOS. It's really inconvenient and frustrating that you can't purchase in-app, but there are still ways to buy Audible books on an iPhone. In this article, you'll learn how to buy Audible books on an iPhone or iPad.

• Method 1. Buy Audible Books on iPhone via Browser
• Method 2. Buy Audible Books on iPhone via Audible App for iOS

Q: Why doesn't Audible allow you to buy books from the Audible app for iOS?

A: All digital products, such as music, game credits, and books, purchased via the App for iOS, must be charged through the Apple Store payment system, which includes a 30% fee to Apple. To avoid the margin cut by Apple, Audible chooses to make their audiobook content unavailable for purchase via the Audible app for iOS directly on the iPhone.

Method 1. Buy Audible Books on iPhone via Browser

1 Go to Audible.com via Safari browser on your iPhone.

VisitAudible.com on Safari browser, and then tap menu button>>Sign in>> input your audible (Amazon)account information and tap “Sign in” to login to Audible website.

2 Find the Audible book you want to purchase.

Input the book title or author to the top search bar, and then tap the “Search” icon to find the book you want to buy.

3 Buy Audible books on iPhone

Go to the product detail page, scroll down to find and tap “Buy Now for …” button, and then tap “Confirm Purchase”.

Then you will redirect to the “Thank you” page and this means you’ve purchased this book successfully.

4 Listen to Audible on iPhone.

Log in Audible app for iPhone, the latest purchased book will be listed at the top. Tap the book title or cover to download this book. You don’t have to download the book completely for playing. When the “Ready to Play” appears besides the book cover, you can play this book..

Method 2. Buy Audible Books on iPhone via Audible App for iOS

Maybe there are too many complaints about the inconvenience that purchasing kindle books via browser on iphone, finally Amazon allows users to buy audible book directly in Audible app with Credit. If you have no credits in your audible account, please buy audible books via browser.

1 Open the Audible app and tap the search icon at the top right corner.

2 Input the title or author to the search bar. And then find the book you want to buy from the search results.

3 Tap Add to Library (1 Credit) and then tap “Confirm”.

Now this book has been added to your library. You can download and start listening to the book now.

Pro tips:

• 5 Must Know Audible Credit Tips to Get Most of It

Bottom line

If buying audible books is too complicated on the iPhone or iPad, just purchase, download and listen to audible on the computer.

Iris Yan is a passionate member of the Epubor team, dedicated to enhancing your ebook reading experience. She shares insightful tips, tricks, and practical advice to help you get the most out of your digital library. Join her on the journey to reading excellence today!

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