🆚 Audible vs. Google Play Books

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Audiobook service
Ebook technology

About

Audible is an Amazon-owned online service for audiobooks, podcasts, and original spoken-word content.

It offers a large library of audiobooks, offline downloading, cross-device syncing, a credit-based subscription model, and exclusive Audible Originals available in over 50 languages.

Google Play Books is a digital storefront and app from Google that offers a large library of ebooks, comics, manga, and audiobooks for purchase.

It claims to host one of the world's largest ebook collections with over five million titles, supports cross-device syncing, offline reading, and sharing of purchases within a Family Library.

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington, United States
Mountain View, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ❌Free 30-day trial
Plus$7.95/month
Premium Plus$14.95/month
Free ✔️

Categories

Audiobooks › Rank #2
Audiobooks › Rank #3
Audio Streaming › Rank #15
Ebooks › Rank #5

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Audible audiobook service is 1.5 times more popular than Google Play Books.
Total websites

Market share

Audiobooks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Audible is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Google Play Books is more popular in Brazil, Canada, and Indonesia.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Italy
Indonesia
Turkey
France

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Audible is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, entertainment, and business, while Google Play Books is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising, and online shopping sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Entertainment
Education/Reference
Business
Personal Pages
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Health
Religion/Ideology

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#68,590
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Name
Rank
#62,231
#68,590
#101,127
#121,778
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See also

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