Audio books

Evie n Rhys · Senior Member

Audio books

Radar · Guru

Evie n Rhys hi

Yes we do and really enjoy them. We wish you all the best with your thoughts of sharing them.

Brisbane City library has on line service using a media device to play audio books that I have started using. I play them though a tablet.

I am not big reader and on our reason overseas trip I downloaded 2 books and 1 audio book, read the 2 books and enjoyed them but with a 21 day loan time we only heard some of the audio book. Now I need to wait for it to come available again.

Hope you find a solution to sharing your audio books. Ralph

elliemike · Guru

We get them from the library here in Perth (Victoria Park Library) and record them to MP3. (Where possible.)

Never got around to down loading any off the net as yet. As we still have a few to listen to.

It's a good way of catching up on those classic books you have never got around to reading as well.

Done it for a few years now. Tess of the D'Urbervilles was a recent one we both enjoyed. I probably would never have bothered with getting the book itself. But it was great having it read to you.

Cloak · Guru

You can download them from LibriVox for no charge.

No current titles however only out of copyright material.

Enjoy

Cruising Cruze · Guru

Hi Tess

My wife is using epup for reading books ,she got a few thousand of them and shares all around with people .
epub can you use on any android system

but for the one's you want have a look here ,they are free to download
www.allyoucanbooks.com/

maybe not a good idea if you have no home internet but other wise go for it

I hope this will help you a bit

let us know if you need more help ,glad to give you a hand

Cheers John

Cruising Cruze · Guru

For the ones that want some Dickens audio books have a look here ,all free

http://torrentz.eu/search?f=dickens+audio+book

cheers John

can download for who ever, just let me know which ones you want

-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Wednesday 23rd of October 2013 09:07:27 PM

Hylda&Jon · Guru

We got about 100 audio books from a friend before we left and since my car cd/radio player also has a usb port we just loaded a thumb drive up with audio books, plugged it in and listened to them all around Australia. Was so good.

Cheers

Jon

Highwayman · Senior Member

Hi alvie and rhys I hv a few mainly of the personal growth type..favourite at the moment is eckhart tolle his has a few out ...yes is in ans to yr question music is no 1 then the learning curve...books come from iTunes yes full price happy to pay....then library...I download discs ..all on my iPod sad world without music in it..or learning sumfing new

milo · Guru

also podcasts are good too !
I have even been on a couple (aussie tech ones)

countryroad · Senior Member

A good way to listen to all the Dickens books if you can get them.

I have a few but at $30+ a bit expensive. I have borrowed them from the library whenever I'm driving alone, for a number of hours, love them.

Did get 1 from op shop once.

Oma · Guru

John are these talking books?

Cruising Cruze · Guru

yep so far I can tell

John

countryroad · Senior Member

A question John...do I somehow download from the list and then put them on a usb stick ?

you kindly said you could download just let you know titles, can I ask how are you going to do that ?

Robyn

Sheba · Guru

Hi Tess. I've been getting some from Op-shops. Tapes only though. $2.50 a pop.

Cheers,

Sheba.

countryroad · Senior Member

Hi Sheba, trouble with those is I have nothing now to play them on. Bit like old records, they went onto tapes, all chucked now, went to op shops, don't often play CD's use iphone 3, used to have ipod.

Amazing isn't it

Cheers...Robyn

Oxley · Veteran Member

I buy my audiobooks from Downpour.com, as they are DRM Free (can play on any device) the range is not as good as Audible, and as they are a US site I look for the ones under $20 and have a long play time.

I Play them on my Nexus 7 tablet using Listen Audiobook Player (not sure if this was free) and paired to a JBL Charge Bluetooth speaker, which has its own battery, so I can get a many hours of listening without needing a powerpoint.

I also buy some from Audible.com and purchased some software for my Macbook to "convert" them, or I use the audible app, but lately have found the audio quality on some books is terrible.

Grams · Guru

I listen to audiobooks on my iphone when I travel in the car on my own. I also use Libravox recordings, which are free. I am listening to a collection of Edgar Allen Poe stories, I am up to The Raven now. Les' off sider on the truck also listens to audiobooks, but Les doesn't like them. He prefers music.

I have 1,000's of free audiobooks now, as well as ebooks waiting to be read. But I am a slow reader and only get the chance to read in bed. But audiobooks I can listen to anywhere.

Grams

Cruising Cruze · Guru

@ Countryroad

I just download them via U torrent than I can put them on my phone or Android tablet or leave them on my computer and I can play them where ever I like
and If I would share them with someone I copy it on to a CD or a USB stick or send them by email ( if they are ebooks , audio is to big for email )

I hope this will help a bit

Cheers John

Sheba · Guru

countryroad wrote:
Hi Sheba, trouble with those is I have nothing now to play them on.
Cheers...Robyn

Picked up a Sony Walkman for about $3.50 at my favourite Op-shop a couple of months ago. Works perfectly.
Cheers,
Sheba.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.