If you are a regular Audible member, you might already be aware of how Audible subscription works. At the end of every subscription period, your account will automatically be charged for the new term.
But, what if you do not want to get charged for the next subscription period?
Should you cancel your membership?
Well, that may not always be the best option. If you cancel your membership, you will lose all your membership benefits along with any unused credits in your account.
Instead, you can place your membership on hold.
When your membership is on hold, you won’t be charged and your credits will remain unchanged until your membership is resumed. You will enjoy most of the Audible benefits even if your membership is on hold. It’s just that you won’t get any more credits and Audible originals during that period.
You can pause your membership for up to 3 months at a time. One way to do this is by contacting Audible customer care and asking them to do it for you.
However, in this article, you will learn how to pause audible membership without contacting customer care.
But before that, you should be aware of a few important things regarding this feature.
4 things to know before you pause your Audible membership
1. Your Audible Membership can be placed on hold once every 12 months for a duration of up to 3 months. During this time you will not be billed your monthly membership fee.
Let’s say you put your membership on hold for two months beginning March 1st. When your membership restarts again on May 1st, you cannot place it on another hold for a full 12 months from that first resumed bill date, that is, May 1st.
2. As of now, you cannot pause your membership from the Audible app. You will have to do it from Audible’s Official Website.
3. Placing your membership on hold does not mean canceling your membership. If you cancel your Audible account, any unused credits associated with your account will be terminated with your membership.
4. If you do not have any credits left on your account, you may consider canceling your account if you are not really using it.
You can restart your subscription again whenever you want. You will not lose any earlier purchased audiobooks when you cancel your membership. Once you buy an audiobook, you can keep it forever!
You can save the pausing option for later when you will actually have credits in your account.