We were unable to test the audiobook quality on a Kindle ereader as we used the Amazon Voyage to test the platform, which doesn’t have Bluetooth connectivity. Titles that have both the ebook and audiobook versions can, of course, be read or listened to and you can do this even on a Kindle ereader – most of the recent models have Bluetooth support to pair wireless headphones with. If you want to switch from one to another, you’ll find that the book opens at the page you stopped at however, there are times when this is a few pages off when moving from an ereader to the Kindle app, but always spot on when moving from a browser to the app. Whether on a browser, the Kindle app or a Kindle ereader, you can filter your Kindle Unlimited library with just a single tab or click and start reading on any device. No matter what screen or device you’re using Kindle Unlimited on, your library is easily available to you. (Image credit: TechRadar) Kindle Unlimited user experience That said, if magazines are your focus, you might be better off signing up for Readly, which offers over 5,000 magazines. Where available, the number of magazines is quite limited, with Scribd offering a lot more. While magazines are available to US customers, several other countries don’t have access to these. If, however, you have a book sitting in your library, you can still read it after it’s been removed from the catalogue by downloading it to your device. The catalogue is updated each month, with some existing titles leaving the platform to make room for others. Several popular authors don’t have their books on the platform and, if they do, you’ll need to wait a while before they become available on Kindle Unlimited. If you’re looking for new releases, you will be disappointed. If you want to add more, you will need to 'return' a book to do so. The service isn’t unlimited in the number of items you can borrow either – you can download 20 titles in total, but only borrow 10 at a time. Unlike its name, the catalogue isn’t quite unlimited, although it can be argued that a million titles is a lot. Any title you add via the browser will, of course, become available on all the devices you’ve got Kindle Unlimited set up on. If you know what you’re looking for, you can search for a specific author or title on any device (even a Kindle ereader), but browsing the full catalogue is best done on a desktop computer.Īs mentioned earlier, there’s an option to 'Browse The Catalogue' available when browsing through Amazon on a Mac or PC that’s not available on the Kindle app or the ereaders. Practically any genre of ebook you can think of is available on Kindle Unlimited, but we found that there were a lot more self-published titles on the platform, a large part of which is romance novels. Kindle Unlimited is more about ebooks you can enjoy on your Kindle ereader or on the Kindle app, with only a couple of thousand of those available with an Audible narration. Where Scribd has far more audiobooks than ebooks, it’s the other way around for Kindle Unlimited that’s because Amazon has its Audible platform dedicated to audiobooks. Some magazines available in select markets.(Image credit: TechRadar) Kindle Unlimited library and content The downside here is that you can’t use Scribd on any ereader. Moreover, there’s no limit to how many titles you can add to your personal library. In comparison, ebook subscription service Scribd costs the same in some markets but a bit more in others ($9.99 / £10.99 / AU$14.99) and gets you access to a very varied range of content, including more magazines and audiobooks, podcasts, documents (that includes recipes and business templates), plus free access to six additional educational and streaming apps, making it a touch more cost effective. If you are a Prime member, you can use the Prime Reading service at no additional cost, but it limits you to a catalogue of just 1,000 titles at a time (otherwise works the same as Kindle Unlimited). It’s important to note that Kindle Unlimited is not part of the Amazon Prime subscription and is an additional service that you will need to sign up for. You do get a 30-day free trial to give the service a whirl before paying up. This monthly subscription gets you access to over a million ebooks, about 2,000 audiobooks that have a corresponding ebook on the platform and, in some countries, a limited number of magazines as well.ĭuring special shopping events, Amazon does offer either a discount on the monthly cost for a few months or an extended free trial, but these are restricted to new Kindle Unlimited subscribers only. Amazon Kindle Unlimited's monthly cost is $9.99 / £7.99 / AU$13.99, which is similar to what several other streaming services will cost you.
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