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I actually think Audible is pretty good. I would feel better about buying from them if it wasn’t fully owned by Amazon. Are there any good alternatives out ther

I actually think Audible is pretty good. I would feel better about buying from them if it wasn’t fully owned by Amazon. Are there any good alternatives out there?

abawany 3y ago
I'm a fan of downpour.com: no-drm downloadable mp3s, no monthly subscription lock, and a good selection.
howardabrams 3y ago
Gutenberg has some. Perhaps I need to help by reading the classics out loud... into a microphone... and uploading them.
wlesieutre 3y ago
Speechify is trying, though the catalog isn't nearly as wide https://speechify.com/audiobooks/ https://speechify.com/audiobooks/
cobbzilla 3y ago
try librivox.org, decent public domain coverage.
UtopiaPunk 3y ago
libro.fm is an option for buying books. You can purchase a subscription or buy individual books. Some of the money goes to support local bookstores, so that's kind of neat. They're also not Amazon, so that's kind of neat, too. I'm a big fan of the Libby app, which you can acccess through your local library. If your library subscribes to the service (and it's likely they do if you live in the USA), then you just need to log in with your library card. https://libbyapp.com https://libbyapp.com There's also LibriVox, which is mostly a volunteer project. As its volunteers, the quality of the reading can vary widely, but you can sometimes find audio versions of older literature here that can't be found anywhere else. It's also free. https://librivox.org/ https://librivox.org/
- TylerE 3y ago
  Just because a library subscribes to libby doesn’t mean you nessesarily get it. My local system does, but they went for cheapest plan that only includes children’s books.
- pixelatedindex 3y ago
  Thankfully my library uses Libby - I just wish they let you check out physical books too like how Overdrive used to.
entropicdrifter 3y ago
libro.fm is the website I use for audiobooks. The library is signficantly smaller but it's 100% DRM free, you can support a local bookstore with your purchases [1], and they have a subscription that gives you credits you can spend on audiobooks, very similar to Audible. [1] https://libro.fm/indies https://libro.fm/indies
layer8 3y ago
I use https://audiobookstore.com/ https://audiobookstore.com/.

I actually think Audible is pretty good. I would feel better about buying from them if it wasn’t fully owned by Amazon. Are there any good alternatives out there?

abawany 3y ago

I'm a fan of downpour.com: no-drm downloadable mp3s, no monthly subscription lock, and a good selection.

howardabrams 3y ago

Gutenberg has some. Perhaps I need to help by reading the classics out loud... into a microphone... and uploading them.

wlesieutre 3y ago

Speechify is trying, though the catalog isn't nearly as wide https://speechify.com/audiobooks/ https://speechify.com/audiobooks/

cobbzilla 3y ago

try librivox.org, decent public domain coverage.

UtopiaPunk 3y ago

libro.fm is an option for buying books. You can purchase a subscription or buy individual books. Some of the money goes to support local bookstores, so that's kind of neat. They're also not Amazon, so that's kind of neat, too. I'm a big fan of the Libby app, which you can acccess through your local library. If your library subscribes to the service (and it's likely they do if you live in the USA), then you just need to log in with your library card. https://libbyapp.com https://libbyapp.com There's also LibriVox, which is mostly a volunteer project. As its volunteers, the quality of the reading can vary widely, but you can sometimes find audio versions of older literature here that can't be found anywhere else. It's also free. https://librivox.org/ https://librivox.org/

TylerE 3y ago
Just because a library subscribes to libby doesn’t mean you nessesarily get it. My local system does, but they went for cheapest plan that only includes children’s books.
pixelatedindex 3y ago
Thankfully my library uses Libby - I just wish they let you check out physical books too like how Overdrive used to.

entropicdrifter 3y ago

libro.fm is the website I use for audiobooks. The library is signficantly smaller but it's 100% DRM free, you can support a local bookstore with your purchases [1], and they have a subscription that gives you credits you can spend on audiobooks, very similar to Audible. [1] https://libro.fm/indies https://libro.fm/indies

layer8 3y ago

I use https://audiobookstore.com/ https://audiobookstore.com/.