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The Best Places to Find Free Audiobooks (Legally)

posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday June 06 2018, @08:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the i-hear-what-you-are-saying dept.

canopic jug writes:

How-to-Geek has a quick overview of the best places to find free audiobooks legally. Great for commutes, road trips, and other travel, these collections include more than just public domain titles. The quality varies but good ones are out there. The list starts out with the obvious destinations of Project Gutenberg and LibriVox and is topped off with a mention of your local public library, which should not be overlooked.

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday June 06 2018, @11:11PM (1 child)

    by frojack (1554) on Wednesday June 06 2018, @11:11PM (#689615) Journal

    nothing even remotely close to contemporary

    Why does that even matter?

    I've never understood people who just HAVE to read the latest machine-generated novel from authors who's name will be printed on the cover 5 times larger than the title of the book. There are literally millions of books you've not read that are every bit as well written and enjoyable that are in the public domain.

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  • (Score: 2) by requerdanos on Thursday June 07 2018, @01:05AM

    by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 07 2018, @01:05AM (#689658) Journal

    nothing even remotely close to contemporary

    Why does that even matter?

    The time period during which a work was created is often considered in selecting works for enjoyment as well as for scholarship or research, along with factors such as genre or form.

    There are literally millions of books you've not read that are every bit as well written[sic] and enjoyable

    While this is true, the fact that many good works exist outside a particular categorization of literature says nothing about works within that categorization. In some ways, some older works are better; in some ways, some newer works are better.

    authors who's name will be printed on the cover 5 times larger than the title

    If the work in question is a hardcover book, removing the dust jacket usually corrects this imbalance. If it is a paperback, simply keep in mind that "you can't judge a book by its cover."

    I've never understood

    Your honesty is refreshing.