Does anyone have good sources for audio books? Finding a specific book can often be hit or miss on torrent sites.

  • Seraph@kbin.social
    251·
    1 year ago

    You can access audiobooks for free, from your local library, using the Libby app.

    • Beanmaster@kbin.social
      4·
      1 year ago

      Been doing this for years now, it’s great! The only downside is if you’re looking for a popular title, you’ll likely end up waiting a couple weeks.

      But it’s super easy to just take something else out while you’re waiting and react when your book is available

    • dishpanman@lemmy.ca
      2·
      1 year ago

      My library also supports LibriVox and Hoopla. They also have two isles of CD audiobooks and you can sign up to borrow others from the library in the area. They may not have everything, but have a pretty decent enough selection to keep me entertained for the most part.

    • zurvan2@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      If you have a PC, the overdrive website and application still work. The downloads are more friendly to format shifting than Libby’s are.

  • MaermanEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    You can try Myanonamouse. Their whole thing is ebooks and audiobooks.

    • CabowskiEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      The biggest challenge for me is understanding how irc works

      • DoctorMarques@feddit.deEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You don’t really have to. On the invite page you’ll get a code that you just have to copy paste into the chat and then you wait for your interview. The interview ist just admins checking if you read and understood the rules, what username you want and some details about how you are going to use the site.

  • dudemanbro@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    Mobilism, Audiobookbay, yandex (the search engine yes… very easy if you just use key words in your queries). I’m sure private forums are helpful as well.

    Edit: I use mobilism quite a bit and audiobook websites that have links for rapidgator or other hosts. Having a debrid service (all, real, etc) is super helpful because I can usually use the premium link service to convert the link so I can download at full speed. Not all hosts are supported but its not often I find a link from a host that isnt supported. If this does happen, I just bite the bullet and go ahead with a slow download.

    • please_lemmy_out@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Completely worth it. Tons of content and a great community.

      The interview process isn’t a big deal at all… basically just asking questions to confirm you understand the rules.

  • HibbyEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    If all else fails with others’ comments, try your public library. Seriously.

  • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    YouTube is surprisingly useful. There was an audiobooksonyoutube subreddit that I found very useful.

  • bet@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    If what you want is the recorded performance of someone reading a book, then yeah, librivox for legal audiobooks, and other commentors have other amswers that are on-topic. But DRM-free ebooks — text things, like epubs — can be read aloud by good ereader apps. I like Moon+ Reader Pro from Google Play, and Cool Reader from f-droid. For me, the emotionless robotic reading of TTS engines is more like a hands- and eyes-free way to enjoy the author’s words as written; I find listening to someone performing an audio reading of the book a different experience.

    Before ebook reader apps learned about TTS I used to take my txt ebooks, feed them through flite (Festival Lite), then convert the resulting audio to ogg vorbis and load them on an iRiver PMP to play during long drives.

    • incognito_tuna@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’ll have to try out some ereader apps. I had this thought a few weeks ago but didn’t find any free apps in the little bit of looking I did. I’ll take a look at those you suggested.

  • HyonoKoEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I sometimes find things on the soulseek network. I use the nicotine+ client.

  • Scrath@feddit.deEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Personally I’ve had a lot of success with abtorrents. They don’t have everything of course, but especially more well known series are usually present. The search is a bit wonky though

    • HipHoboHarold@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      I might check this one out later. I usually use audiobookbay, but half the links are dead if it’s more than 5 months old. And i keep forgetting to try and log in at the right time for Myanonymouse.

  • Memento Mori@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    As someone who recently joined, it’s been great to see all the books available. A caveat: there are a LOT of rules to follow. They can be difficult to follow if you deviate from the norm, such as using a VPN. They aren’t insurmountable but they take time to adjust to.

    One rule that was strange at first: You can’t download anything you want right away. You have to earn points first in the community and over time you will gain access to the bulk of the library.