Audibooks - Where do you get them?

I'm facing a 11 hour motorcycle ride tomorrow. Where y'all get your audiobooks (Android compatible)?

My local library has Overdrive that allows you to borrow ebooks and audiobooks. I mostly use it for Kindle books but it should work for Android with the audiobooks.

https://www.overdrive.com/

I too have just rejoined the local library, after a 30+ year hiatus. (I was lamenting the loss of Fringe on Netflix before I could finish season 5 and someone suggested the library. I keep forgetting that place exists.)

Wandered the aisles and saw plenty of DVDs and audio books. I might have to try a few audio books myself, with a 35min drive to/from work.

I use/used audible and it works really well(Amazon Company). Also has a good app for android

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In reply to captdownshift:

LOL. I see what you did there. I for one didn't even notice the thread title typo until after I read your post.

If I wanted an audio book, I would just read out loud to myself. I've not really ever tried to listen to a book, but I don't think I would like the experience as I doubt I would pay attention to it nearly as much as I would from actually reading it.

Audbile is nice, but I don't need another subscribtion.. Now time for a library card.

Would love audible, but can't stand that I need a smart device to play the book. Still haven't found a suitable workaround.

I buy non-drm stuff from https://tantor.com/ sometimes. Great stuff, just put it on a usb stick, plug it into my stereo, done.

Hoopla is also an option but their interface is junk. I had so many problems with a certain book that I gave up and looked elsewhere....

Library / thread.

I subscribe to audible.com. On the bike I connect my phone to a sena 10s on my helmet to play the audio books through the audible app. Works great.

T.J. wrote: If I wanted an audio book, I would just read out loud to myself. I've not really ever tried to listen to a book, but I don't think I would like the experience as I doubt I would pay attention to it nearly as much as I would from actually reading it.

Try it. With a good narrator, it can actually bring another dimension to the book. For example, Snow Crash, a book I'd read until it fell apart - I listened to it, and it was like a new book. They're excellent for road trips or long commutes. The Martian is another that's really well done.

The library is an good resource. Check both their online options as well as the CDs on the shelf. Takes a bit of time to rip the CD on to a listening device, but it's a good selection.

Another option is podiobooks.com. Free and legal! More independent authors, some read by the authors themselves. There are some good options in there, though. Scott Sigler has a bunch of stuff there that's entertaining, and I've always enjoyed Nathan Lowell for long, mindless road trips. John Lenahan does a good job as well.

For public domain books you can get them free at librivox.com. Edgar rice Burroughs is a good place to start.

Keith Tanner wrote: Another option is podiobooks.com. Free and legal! More independent authors, some read by the authors themselves. There are some good options in there, though. Scott Sigler has a bunch of stuff there that's entertaining, and I've always enjoyed Nathan Lowell for long, mindless road trips. John Lenahan does a good job as well.

+1

Scott Sigler stuff is highly entertaining. In kind of a B horror movie way (doesn't take itself too seriously). He produces & reads them himself and does a great job.

The Martian is an excellent audio book. Its odd for me... I was able to snag it, in MP3 form, on a CD on Amazon for like $10. Its rare than I find a good book this way, but I snap them up.

I may have to start paying for audio books on audible and then just pirating the MP3 version.

In reply to Keith Tanner:

My only routine long trips are in a plane and regulat books work just fine for those. I don't think I would be a good candidate for audiobooks while driving as I would tend to focus on one or the other too much. I tried and detested kindle books, so I guess there just some things where I am not good with change and books is one of them.

Audiobooks don't work as well for me on plane travel - there I read. They're also not so good for driving through a strange city where you have to concentrate on navigation. But next time you're on an interstate drive, give it a try. It doesn't cost you anything if you go to the library.

I use Librivox and Hoopla. Hoopla has gotten better and I like the fact the unlike Overdrive, if I can see it I can check it out.

When I first started using Hoopla it was not that great. It would stop, not remember my bookmarks but I have not really had any issues with it for some time now.

Library and overdrive.

Been using both for years, but since the NB doesn't have an aux input, I'm stuck with CDs