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How to cancel Audible

Cancellation lives in your account settings on the Audible website. Doing it early does not usually cost you the rest of the period you have already been given.

By Stephen V.Last reviewed
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Cancel an Audible membership from Account Details on the Audible website, not in the mobile app. If you are on a free trial, canceling before it ends is what stops the automatic charge — Audible states plainly that the trial converts to a paid monthly subscription when it is over.

The steps

  1. Sign in on the website. Use the Amazon account the membership is attached to. The mobile app does not carry the cancellation flow.
  2. Open Account Details. Membership settings live here, not under app or playback preferences.
  3. Find your membership. Your current plan and the option to change or cancel it are in this section.
  4. Decline the alternatives. You will usually be offered a plan switch or a pause before the cancel option. These are genuinely useful if you want a break rather than an exit — but if you are leaving, keep going.
  5. Confirm. Complete the final step and keep the confirmation email.
  6. Check it took. Go back to your account and confirm there is no renewal date left. This is the step people skip, and it is the one that catches a cancellation that did not complete.

If you subscribed through an app store

A membership bought through a phone's app store is billed by that store, and it has to be canceled in that store's subscription settings. Canceling on the Audible website will not stop an app-store subscription. If you cannot find the membership in your Audible account, this is almost always why.

What you keep

Audiobooks you bought — with money or with a credit — generally stay in your library after the membership ends. What stops is the membership-linked catalog access. If a specific title matters to you, check how you obtained it before you cancel; the distinction is explained on how Audible works.

Before you go

If you are leaving because the value was not there, it is worth checking the arithmetic once rather than assuming — the sum on is Audible worth it takes a few seconds and sometimes says the cheaper plan would have worked. And if you are leaving because you want audiobooks for less, your library card is the answer nobody in this category wants to give you: see free routes to audiobooks.

Common questions

Can I cancel Audible in the app?
Membership cancellation is handled through the Audible website account settings rather than inside the mobile app. If you subscribed through an app store, you may need to cancel through that store's subscription settings instead.
Will I get a refund if I cancel Audible?
A canceled membership normally runs to the end of the period you have already paid for rather than refunding it. Refund handling is set by Audible's own terms, so check those for your case.
What happens to my audiobooks when I cancel Audible?
Titles you purchased, including those bought with credits, generally stay in your library. Access to catalog listening that came with membership ends with the membership.
Can I cancel during the free trial without being charged?
Yes. Canceling before the trial ends is what prevents the automatic charge, since Audible states the trial converts to a paid subscription automatically. Do it as soon as you have decided rather than leaving it to the last day.

Sources

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