Looking for a way to get audiobooks to listen to. Preferably in a format compatible with Apple Books app.
Probably not the answer you’re looking for, but your local library likely has thousands of audiobooks available for free through an app.
Libby is the service my library uses. The state capital gives everyone a free library card also, so I get access to a much wider library than i would otherwise. Bullshit the restrictions publishers require, like forcing the library to buy a license for each “copy” of a book it loans, but libraries are still fighting the good fight more than anywhere else I know.
Yes I have Libby. It’s awesome but waiting for months before some audiobooks get available and only have it for 14 days is frustrating.
Piracy and libraries can mix. Once you have your file, use calibre or similar to strip out the DRM and then return the book immediately.
Raises the borrowings in the library’s records, showing use, lets someone else borrow the book, and now you don’t have to return your DRM-free copy.
Unfortunately, audiobooks are played right within the Libby App, so u can’t extract the audio. It works with e-books, but not audiobooks.
That’s my go to for sure. But what do you play them on? I am trying to find an app that will play my downloaded audio books and won’t lose my place or restart the file every day when I want to continue
I used Smart Audiobook Player to listen to an audiobook recently and it worked great.
I’ve listened to thousands of hours of audio books and this is my go to player for sure. I tried a couple other ones again recently and ended up coming back to this one. Simple and easy to use. It does have a problem moving books occasionally if they are in the root directory and not a sub folder. I just make sure my books are in sub folders when i get them.
I started on smart audiobook player but I now host an audiobookshelf docker container which is great, it’s like Plex for audiobooks.
Plex+Plexamp works great for audiobooks
For some reason the regular Plex player would restart tracks on me after being out of the app for a long time. But Plexamp seems to have that one under control.
Oh, also, while we’re talking audiobooks, check out Graphic Audio versions of your various books. They do a great job
The best way I have found is through MyAnonamouse, it’s a private tracker though, so you will have to go through their application process
MAM is by far the best. MAM coupled with audiobookshelf is an Audible replacement.
Check out Smart Audiobook Player in the Gplay store. The free version is fab and the paid ads some bells and whistles.
What are you listening to? I’m just about finished with Rebecca Yarros - Fourth Wing.
Mobilism has been a go to for me. Someone recommended it here a while back. Its far from perfect but I only grab an audio book maybe a few times a year so it works for me.
mobilism is pretty good, they’re more for epubs but they have a solid amount of mp3, m4a and m4b audiobooks. Not sure which format apple books prefers but they’re worth a look
