I read a lot of non-fiction (mostly history) and was concerned that there might be a limited audio selection.
I love Audible. Easy to use..good value...I have over 100 titles in my library. - I like the speed up function that allows the reader to be heard at 1.5 speed or higher..It does become a little expensive (14.50 a month) if you don’t get that many books
Use it all the time. Got tired of music when working out or walking and now listen to books on tape.
Not cheap; about $15 per month and you get 1 credit per month. Audible books run around $15 to $20 per book (some more, some less; most popular books last 9 - 12 hours listening; but tons of short ones and some really long ones.
They recently upgraded both their phone app and the website, so it is easier to track you reads.
Also recommend you check your local library. Many now have free audible books for library members. Won’t be cutting edge stuff or as good of a user experience, but will augment your Audible nicely.
Nothing better for a long car ride than a good book on tape.
Excellent, if a little pricey. My kids love the Harry Potter speaker, great vocal range and emotive ability.
I recently purchased 500 audio books from an affiliate of FreeEbooks.com for $20. Haven’t really used them other than to test one or two.
Amazon is a leftist company run by an evil man.
You can expect their technology to spy on you.
We Freeoers tend to be frugal
WHERE TO FIND FREE AUDIOBOOKS ONLINE
Librivox
Lit2Go
Loyal Books
Mind Webs
Open Culture
Overdrive
Podiobooks
Project Gutenberg
Spotify
Storynory
SYNC
Important note! These are all free audiobook options, but they’re legal.
https://bookriot.com/2016/09/15/11-websites-find-free-audiobooks-online/
I started Audible about 6 months ago, but recently paused my monthly subscription since I couldn’t find anything else I wanted. It’s a decent service. You can even trade a book, no matter how much of it you listened to, for another title. Just a few tips...if you like autobiographies, make sure to check the description to see if it’s read by the author (that matters to me). Also, check the runtime as some books can be as little as a couple of hours. The favorite in my collection right now is Reclaiming History (Bugliosi) which runs almost 19 hours.
I have a vast Audible library. The selection from Amazon Audibleis probably the largest audible library in the world. I purchase the prime membership which gives me 24 credits fot around $230, with a year to use them. 1 credit usually buys 1 book. Once you buy it, it’s yours to keep. You have a year to use your credits. They also have 2- or 3- for 1 sales throughout the year. And, they also have books that sell for less than the price of a credit, so don’t waste credits on lower priced books. I normally use up my credits before they expire and renew them early.
It’s a great service and I love it, especially for long car trips or just background while I have to do various mindless tasks.
Sucks that it’s Amazon, but if you can figure out how to get Amazon Smile on Audible, then you can make them donate to Judicial Watch or the like.
I hate Bezos’s guts. Love Audible. I was buying audio books from iTunes. I save a boatload of money. Selection is good and easy to use. I tend to look for longer titles that will last a month of driving.
It has more than audio books on it too; I’m able to buy back orders of various radio shows that I normally wouldn’t get to hear.
Back when the BBC Radio had actual good stuff on it, for example, or Big Finish if you like sci-fi.
I’m happy with Audible, and used it before it was Amazon. Now that so many books via Kindle offer Audible for the book, it’s even better.
I prefer to read books on Kindle, but listening to books has helped on trips. May I suggest the Return of the Native read by Alan Rickman?
I am not sure if you can use amazon.com/smile. If you can designate a good charity to defuse the Amazon ugliness in our culture.
My local library offers free audio book loans. That’s what I use and I highly recommend if you can get it.
If you have a library card, get Libby and Hoopla. Content is free.
Tried to cancel. Charges still showing up on my credit card 7 months later despite a lot of complaints.
Look over the book selection first. I had subscribed years ago and got so great books. I resubscribed a month ago and their selection of books has gone down hill for me. But I don’t listen to fiction. History, biographies, autobiographies. I cancelled my resubscription after 2 months.
Our local library is connected to an online library app but they stopped offering library cards to those of us who don’t live in the city. But at the Audible rate, I can buy a card for 3 months credits and get all the books I want. It is like a library card though, you have to return the books. Audible you get to keep your download.
Pm me if you have any questions.