Amazon Offers 6 Months of Audible Plus, Music Unlimited With Echo Bud Deal

Amazon launched next-generation Echo Buds Wednesday, taking preorders for the wired version of the true wireless earphones for $99 in a limited-time offer before they go up to $119. A wireless charging option is $119 during the promotional period, increasing to $139. It’s sweetening the deal with six free months of Amazon Music Unlimited and Audible Plus for customers not currently part of an Audible free trial, it said. Customers who buy the Echo Buds by May 12 are eligible for the Audible Plus trial offer, which must be redeemed by July 12. The new Echo Buds, with Alexa built in, are 20% smaller than the previous set, said to have a more comfortable fit and have advanced active noise cancellation that cancels twice the amount of noise as the first generation buds, said Tom Taylor, Amazon Alexa senior vice president. Users can engage noise cancelation through Alexa or by pressing and holding either earbud.