Why aren't there more pirated audiobooks considering how easy it is to rip them from Audible?

edit: Libation apps needs you to give it your amazon password and ID, it’s foss and I trust it. (editing because seemed important)

Amazon allows you to download the book from Audible, but you need a code/password or something like that to read it. Libation can basically convert these encrypted files into decrypted mp3 files by getting this code from the website, I am pretty sure you can get it too. So, my question is, why aren’t there more pirates pirating audiobooks? Why isn’t every audiobook on audible available online for free?

I mean, many are, but why is it not more prevalent?

Be the change you want to see ey?

I listen to hundreds of audiobooks and I’ve literally never been unable to find an audiobook I wanted to pirate. Audiobook/eBook piracy is huge.

Where do you go for audiobooks? What player(s) do you use?

Money is getting tight with some life changes and don’t know that I can afford to stick with my audible subscription.

Audiobookbay, and Smart Audiobook Player my friend.

I use audibookbay to download, and AudiobookShelf to listen. It’s an awesome combination for DRM free audiobooks

MyAnonaMouse (mam) is a private tracker. You have to wait for very new popular titles but it’s gotten the job done for me.

If my private trackers don’t have what I’m looking for, DHT search engines like btdig always have my back when it comes to audiobooks.

Mobilism dot org has been supplying me with audiobooks for over a decade

Holy shit! Y’all ain’t messing around!! I’ve been stuck on libby and considering subscribing to audible but that plan is officially scrapped.

Piracy for the win!

Y’all ever hear of Libby app? It’s like piracy with fewer steps.

Love Libby, but my small town library has limited inventory. Is there a virtual library I can get a card for with a larger inventory?

I too want to know. Sometimes I find a book, but it isn’t available.

I believe there do exist places where you can get a virtual library card without living there. New York Public Library is what comes to mind, but don’t quote me on that.

Unless the policy changed recently: Brooklyn doesn’t require a NY address. I had a Brooklyn card for years, but have never lived in NY. It was about $50 a year.

That’s only for New York residents, unless you’re a teen looking to read banned books this year in particular.

Need to verify a NYC address for this one

I’m pretty sure the state of Kentucky will let anyone get a card.

The Kentucky state library will give anyone a virtual library card. I also have cards from a couple nearby counties that have cooperative agreements with my local library. Libby makes you search each of them separately.

Just checked, and they say it’s only for residents?

Being american/living there is required for that, right?

You sure? Just downloaded and it required a library card.

I like to add a step back in, where I rip the audiobook and then return the rental to the library. Others get to listen, and I have a copy for whenever I actually get around to listening to it :-)

I do this with ebooks from them. Just download the epub, strip the DRM, return immediately so someone else can read it and i have my DRM-free offline copy for whenever i have time to read it.

How does one rip from Libby? The analog hole?

It’s gotten harder lately, the old app would just straight let you download mp3 files by chapter. It’s a bit more complicated now.

I believe this is what I used last time. https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive

What books are you trying to find that aren’t on audio book bay?

It’s a basic site but well stocked. Not comparable to the big torrent sites, but it is great.

It is clunky to use but their catalogue is great. I would recommend it to anyone trying to find audiobooks.

Yes but I always have to set my VPN to like England or Sweden to access it.

I have never had an issue with access.

Your ISP DNS might have unlisted it. Does it work if you change your DNS provider?

Pretty much every book is available the day of release. Not sure what you’re talking about.

ok sir, you don’t have the right to remain silent. lemmy see the websites you use

https://myanonamouse.net/

You have to queue up on IRC and go through an interview process.

Have heard a lot about them, let’s see if I can join em

This is when piracy is no longer the more convenient option.

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Why aren't there more pirated audiobooks considering how easy it is to rip them from Audible?

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