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Ask HN: Netflix for audiobooks?
I own only a few movies since there are only a handful I'm even interested in seeing again. I usually watch movies and TV shows (once!) on various streaming services, including iTunes, Netflix, and Hulu.
Where are similarly priced streaming services for audio books? Here are the closest ones I've found after a brief search, which use the old 'mail me a disc' model, along with their comparatively astronomical prices:
http://www.simplyaudiobooks.com/rentals ($18/month)
http://www.booksfree.com/available_plans.shtml ($24/month)
Audible.com and Audiobooks.com are selling books for $15/month (or at least that's how Audible markets their 'credit' system). I'm definitely going to check out what's available at the local library!
- kentf 13y agoI love audio books and would certainly use a Netflix for audiobooks, but I have found that the best deal in town is Audible's credit system. I buy the Platinum plan at the beginning of each year and run out around October / November, then re-buy. Strongly recommend it.
- huxley 13y agoMe too, I've been an Audible subscriber since 2002. Lately I've been grabbing a couple of the Great Courses (or Modern Scholar) series a month. Between 15-22 hours of classes per audiobook at $11 a piece is pretty good deal.
- ivan_ah 13y agoSlightly off topic, but still related: have you tried the mac os speech tool? I find the default voice, Alex, to be quite good. So good that I have completely stopped reading news stores and blog posts: I just let the computer read things out to me (unless there is code blocks).