Cancel Audible through your Amazon account settings
Log into your Amazon account, go to Account & Lists in the top right corner, and select Your Account. Scroll down to Memberships and Subscriptions and click on it. Find Audible Membership in the list and click Manage Membership. On the next page, scroll to the bottom and click Cancel Membership. Amazon will ask you to confirm and may offer you a discounted rate to stay — you can decline and proceed with cancellation.
Your Audible account will remain active through the end of your current billing cycle. You keep access to any books you've purchased outright, but you lose access to books borrowed through your monthly credit. If you have unused credits, Amazon does not refund them, so consider using them before you cancel.
Key Takeaways
- You cancel Audible through Amazon Account Settings under Memberships and Subscriptions, not through the Audible app itself.
- Your membership stays active until the end of your current billing period, so you can still listen to borrowed books until then.
- Any unused monthly credits disappear when your membership ends — there is no refund for them.
- Books you purchased with your own money (not borrowed with a credit) remain in your library after cancellation.
- Amazon may offer you a discounted rate to keep your membership; you can ignore this offer and complete the cancellation.
What happens to your books after cancellation
The difference between books you own and books you borrowed matters. If you used a monthly credit to get a book, you lose access to it the moment your membership ends. If you bought a book outright with cash (some Audible books are sold this way), it stays in your library forever, even after cancellation.
Before you cancel, check your library for any books you borrowed but haven't finished. You have until the end of your billing cycle to listen to them. After that, they disappear. If you want to keep listening to a borrowed book, you can return it early and use your credit on a different book, or straightforward finish listening before your membership ends.
If you cannot find the cancel button
Some older accounts or accounts with pending issues may not show the cancel option in Account Settings. If you click Manage Membership and see no Cancel Membership button, contact Amazon Customer Service directly. You can reach them through the Contact Us link at the bottom of any Amazon page, or call the number listed there. Have your Amazon account email and phone number ready.
Amazon Customer Service can cancel your membership when ready if there is a technical issue preventing you from doing it yourself. They may also ask why you are cancelling — this is optional to answer, and your reason does not affect whether they process the cancellation.
Pausing instead of cancelling
If you are not ready to cancel permanently, Audible offers a pause option. On the same Manage Membership page where you would cancel, you can choose to pause your membership for up to three months. During a pause, you are not charged, but your account stays open and your unused credits do not expire.
Pausing is useful if you are taking a break from audiobooks but think you might return. When you are ready to resume, you straightforward reactivate your account from the same settings page. This is different from cancellation, which closes your membership entirely.
Refunds and what you cannot get back
Amazon does not refund unused monthly credits under any circumstance. If you have three credits sitting in your account and you cancel, those three credits are gone. There is no exception for credits you have not used yet. The only money Amazon may refund is if you were charged after requesting cancellation — this is rare, but if it happens, contact Customer Service with your cancellation confirmation.
If you paid for an annual membership upfront and cancel partway through the year, Amazon does not prorate a refund for the remaining months. You lose access at the end of your current billing cycle, and the unused portion of your payment is not returned. Read your membership terms carefully before purchasing an annual plan if this matters to you.
Reactivating your account later
After you cancel, your Audible account does not disappear when ready. You can reactivate it at any time by going back to Account & Lists > Your Account > Memberships and Subscriptions and selecting Audible Membership. Click Reactivate Membership if that option appears. You will start a new billing cycle and receive a fresh monthly credit.
Your library of purchased books (the ones you bought outright, not borrowed) will still be there when you reactivate. Borrowed books you lost access to will not return — you would need to borrow them again with a new credit. Reactivation is straightforward and takes less than a minute.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get a refund for my unused credits?
No. Audible does not refund unused monthly credits under any circumstance, whether you cancel when ready or after months of membership. If you have credits left, use them on books before your membership ends, or they are lost.
Will I lose my books if I cancel?
Books you purchased outright with your own money stay in your library. Books you borrowed using a monthly credit disappear when your membership ends. You can still listen to borrowed books until the end of your billing cycle.
How long does it take to cancel?
Cancellation is when ready once you click the final confirmation button. Your membership remains active through the end of your current billing period, but the cancellation itself takes seconds. You will receive a confirmation email from Amazon.
What if I want to come back to Audible later?
You can reactivate your account anytime through the same Memberships and Subscriptions page. Your purchased books will still be there. You will start a new membership with a fresh monthly credit and a new billing cycle.
Do I have to call Amazon to cancel, or can I do it online?
You can cancel entirely online through your Amazon account settings. You do not need to call or email unless you cannot find the cancel button or have a billing dispute. The online method takes about two minutes.