Are you an Audible user who also has an Alexa device? If so, you can listen to your Audible audiobooks on your Alexa device. In this post, we’ll outline how to use Audible on your Alexa device, including its most basic commands, navigating your audiobook, adjusting narration speed, accessing a free audiobook each month, and getting in touch with Audible support.
First, let’s start with the basics. You can ask Alexa to pick up where you left off with your most recent Audible audiobook by saying “Alexa, read my book.” If you want Alexa to read a specific book in your Audible library, you can say “Alexa, read” and then say the name of the book. You can also pause your audiobook at any time by saying “Alexa, pause” and resume it with “Alexa, resume audiobook.”
When it comes to navigating your audiobook, you can say “Alexa, go back” or “Alexa, go forward” for Alexa to go either forward or backward 10 seconds in your Audible audiobook. Alternatively, if you want to move forward or backward a specific period of time, simply follow your request with that amount of time. For example, if you want Alexa to go forward two minutes in your audiobook, say “Alexa, go forward two minutes.” You can also move between chapters by saying “Alexa, next chapter” or “Alexa, previous chapter,” or go to a specific chapter by saying something like “Alexa, go to chapter five.” If you want to hear something over again, say “Alexa, restart chapter.”
You can adjust the speed of the audiobook narration by saying “Alexa, read faster” or “Alexa, read slower” to speed up and slow down narration. Alternatively, you can return to the standard reading speed by saying “Alexa, read at normal speed.”
Alexa can also help you set a sleep timer for your Audible audiobook by saying “Alexa, stop reading after” a set period of time, or telling Alexa to set a sleep timer for a set number of minutes or hours. To get an overview of your Audible library, ask Alexa “What’s in my Audible library?” To access a free audiobook each month, say “Alexa, what’s free from Audible?” Alexa will say the title and start playing it. You can also have Alexa read the sample of an Audible audiobook you don’t own by saying “Alexa, read” and then speaking the name of the book. If you like what you hear, you can purchase the audiobook through Alexa by saying “Alexa, buy this.”
Lastly, if you need help with your Audible account, you can have your device instantly contact Audible support by saying “Alexa, call Audible.” Your device will instantly dial up Audible support and get you in the queue to speak with a real person.
In conclusion, listening to your Audible audiobooks on your Alexa device is easy and convenient. By using these simple commands, you can navigate your audiobook, adjust narration speed, access a free audiobook each month, and get help with your Audible account. Happy listening!