My Favorite Audiobook Subscription Isn’t Audible Anymore (It’s Everand)
Today I’m going to go over with you guys a subscription service for books that I just discovered this past year. This subscription service is called Everand and has audiobooks, ebooks, and podcasts. I was approached by Everand to become an affiliate for them back in February (and you’ll find my affiliate links throughout this post for Everand along with my Amazon affiliate links). I was unsure about the subscription at first because I’ve only ever used Audible and my local library’s app, but I decided to give it a try.
After finishing the free trial, I was sold and decided to become an affiliate for Everand. While I primarily use it for audiobooks and haven’t tried the ebooks or podcasts yet, I found myself enjoying it WAY more than Audible. I also saw enough traffic to my post about my favorite book subscription services that Everand offered to sponsor this post. So, I’m going to give you guys my honest review, pros vs. cons for this subscription, the plans and what you get with each, the books I’ve listened to so far using this subscription, and why Everand has turned into my favorite audiobook subscription.
Subscription Plans and What You Get
So, I pulled this graph directly from Everand showing price comparisons of their plans vs. their competitors. 
As you can see, their starting subscription price is $11.99 and that package is the standard one only offering one premium title per month. Their next tier (the one I personally will use once my Audible credits run out) is Plus and is $16.99 a month for 3 premium titles and their unlimited catalog. Their most expensive tier is their Deluxe tier at $28.99 a month and five premium unlocks. I personally wouldn’t choose that tier because you get more bang for your buck with the Plus tier (not to mention I really don’t listen to enough audiobooks to need 5 credits a month).
If you want to try Everand, the free trial let’s you unlock one premium title during your 30 day free trial.
The Books I've Listened to So Far (and My Listening Experience on Everand)
So, I have listened to three audiobooks of my choosing while using Everand. It was amazinggg to have those credits for premium titles because I was waiting on a ton of holds from my local library and got to listen to them on Everand instead. Their free trial (which you can sign up for here) offers one free audiobook or ebook of your choosing. Since I usually only listen to audiobooks (I occasionally read ebooks but only through NetGalley), I’ll share with you the three books I’ve listened to while using Everand and what I thought of those books individually below.
Atomic Habits by James Clear
James Clear goes over his national bestselling ways to create habits that will change your life merely by making small changes. There are several different chapters outlining tiny ways to start new habits that are easy to implement and keep up. James Clear also talks about the pitfalls of habits and what you can do to mitigate them.
I don’t usually read self-help books, but I really enjoyed this one and found myself implementing a lot of the “atomic habits” without even knowing it. You can check out my full review for Atomic Habits here.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Nora knows she no longer wants to live, but once she makes that decision, she ends up in a library at midnight. It isn’t just any library, though. At this library, Nora can choose to make different choices based on the regrets she has in life. As she ventures through different lives and different choices, she learns many important things. But Nora’s main problem lies in whether or not she can find the will to want to live.
This one is actually getting turned into a movie, which is why I read it in the first place. It’s very fantastical and wasn’t my favorite read, but it has a magic library, so that’s always a plus for me!! Check out my full review for The Midnight Library here.
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
In a small town in Ireland right before Christmas, Furlong ruminates about his life with his wife and five daughters, but then he discovers something that weighs heavy on his conscience. Furlong has to decide what he should do: the right thing, or the easy thing.
This is a VERY short audiobook and was honestly so enjoyable. It was simple yet powerful, and that’s really all you can ask for in a story. My full review will be posted on my blog within the next few weeks!
As far as listening experiences go, Everand’s was so smooth. I never glitched and had to close out the app. The audiobook never shut off for no apparent reason. This is a small one, but for some reason, every other app autoplayed my audiobook as soon as I turned my car on (talk about awkward sometimes!!!). Everand, though? You had to press play. Don’t ask my why or how that happens, but it was one of my favorite things 😂.
Pros vs. Cons
Okay, so I’m going to get into some pros and cons. I’m only going to talk about the audiobook side of Everand since I haven’t used the ebooks, but overall, it was a generally pleasant experience.
Pros:
- Their price is honestly unmatched. I still have Audible credits from my last purchase of their subscription, but I always by Audible’s yearly for 12 credits (I’m not a huge fan of the unlimited catalogue, so the credits are all I need). It’s $149.50 a year. That’s basically $12.46 a credit if you divide $149.50 by 12 months. With Everand, at $16.99 a month with THREE credits each month, you’d be paying $203.88 a year for THIRTY SIX FREAKING CREDITS (3 credits times twelve months). That’s triple the amount of credits for only $54 ish dollars more. I’m a huge numbers girl, and these numbers don’t lie. That’s a HUGE pro for me and a big reason why I’m moving to Everand as soon as my Audible credits run out.
- The options are unlimited (with premium unlocks). I haven’t found a book yet that wasn’t on Everand when I wanted to listen to it.
- The app is super easy to use, navigate, and save audiobooks for later.
Cons:
- Their unlimited catalogue is… limited. I’ve looked at several different audiobooks in the unlimited catalogue and most were books I hadn’t ever heard about, or they were from classic authors like Agatha Christie. I’m not complaining here (I love Agatha Christie after all), but I wouldn’t be paying for Everand for just their unlimited catalogue (which isn’t an offered plan anyway, but keep that in mind).
- I have heard that you cannot download ebooks from Everand onto some e-reader (mostly Kindles). I haven’t tried this AT ALL, so I honestly have no idea, but other reviewers have mentioned that it’s a huge con and it totally is. However, it is compatible with a TON of e-readers, and you can find all of the compatible ones here on Scribd’s website (Everand’s partner company).
Why Everand is My Favorite Audiobook Subscription Now
So, I’ll be honest here, I was kind of skeptical of this new(ish) subscription service when I was approached to try it out for their affiliate program. I’ve been Team Audible for as long as I can remember, but, honestly, I’m moving to Team Everand and I’ll tell you exactly why.
With Everand, the free trial gives you one free unlock and access to their unlimited catalogue. I love a good free trial and I think this one gave you just enough leeway to actually find out if you like the service before actually paying for it. After the free trial is over, though, is where you get the most benefits from using Everand. Even if the unlimited catalogue isn’t the greatest, I don’t even use Audible’s unlimited catalogue enough for that to matter to me. Honestly, it’s a subscription service. They have audiobooks, the app works well, and it’s laid out in a way that isn’t confusing. That’s not where Everand stands out. Where they stand out (and the WHOLE reason they’re my new favorite audiobook subscription service) is because of their AMAZING PRICE. Just take a look at my quick math in the pros for using Everand. The amount of credits you get per year compared to other services (which you can also see broken down in the section for what Everand costs) is unbeatable.
I don’t know about you, but I’m sticking with Everand because it’s an easy app, has any audiobook I could ever need, and it’s more affordable than any of the other plans I’ve seen out there.
I’ve been a legacy subscriber for 10yrs. when Everand was Scribd. I paid 84 dollars a year. In November I’ll try a month of Plus just to see the full catalog of books. There are some books now I’d like to hear,but they arent available and I’m on that long library list waiting. My app was glitching recently,so I dropped out of beta. It’s been a great service for me,but I dont feel like I can see the full selection of books that you can before I decide to switch and commit to another year.