SubzyHow to Cancel Audible (2026) — And Keep Your Books
Cancelling Audible does not take your library away. Any title you bought outright or redeemed with a credit stays in your account and remains playable in the app forever, with or without a membership.
The thing you can lose is unused credits. They expire when the membership ends, so the sensible order is to spend them, then cancel. Audible will also offer to pause instead, which is genuinely useful if you simply have a backlog.
Books bought with credits are yours permanently. Unused credits usually are not — they are forfeited when the membership ends, unless Apple or Google bills you, in which case they survive. Spend them first either way.
Cancel Audible step by step
- Open audible.com/account in a browser and sign in.
- Go to Account Details, then Cancel membership.
- Choose a reason, then decline the pause and discount offers if you want to leave outright.
- Confirm, and check for the cancellation email.
- The Audible iPhone app has no cancellation option — use a browser.
- If you subscribed through the App Store, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions.
- Tap Audible, then Cancel Subscription.
- If Amazon bills you directly, use the website above.
- If you subscribed through Google Play, open the Play Store, tap your profile icon, then Payments and subscriptions.
- Tap Subscriptions, choose Audible, then Cancel subscription.
Common questions
Do I keep my audiobooks after cancelling?
Yes. Every title you purchased or redeemed with a credit stays in your library permanently and plays in the Audible app whether or not you have a membership.
What happens to unused credits?
If Audible bills you directly, unused credits are lost when the membership ends — spend them first. There is one exception worth knowing: if you subscribed through the App Store or Google Play, credits stay on the account after cancelling.
Do credits expire even if I stay subscribed?
Yes, generally after 12 months. Credits roll over but not indefinitely, so a large balance is worth spending rather than saving.
Can I pause instead of cancelling?
Yes, and Audible offers it during the flow. A pause of one to three months stops billing without ending the membership, which suits a backlog better than cancelling and rejoining.
Do I get a refund?
Audible is unusually generous here — it allows returns on individual titles you did not enjoy, and support will often refund a recent membership charge. Ask before assuming not.
What about Audible Plus catalogue titles?
Those are included with membership rather than owned, so they leave your library when the membership ends. Only purchased and credit-redeemed titles stay.
When does my membership actually end?
At the end of the current billing period. You keep access, and can still spend credits, until that date.
Does cancelling affect my Amazon account?
No. Audible membership is separate from Prime and from your Amazon account, which continues unchanged.
Will my listening progress and bookmarks be kept?
Yes, for titles you own. Position, bookmarks and notes stay attached to the book in your library.
Can I rejoin later and get my credits back?
You can rejoin any time, but expired credits do not come back. New membership means new credits from that point.
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