While there are many ways to download free audiobooks, it’s important to make sure you’re getting the original material.
Many of us love reading books but don’t find time to do so due to our busy schedules. Audiobooks are the perfect solution as you can listen to them while you commute, do sports or do other tasks. Let’s take a look at some of the best websites to download audiobooks for free.
Digitalbook.io – This online resource offers more than 100,000 free audiobooks for download. Users can access the audiobooks on any of their preferred devices such as smartphones, eReaders, laptops or desktop PCs. The free audiobooks can be downloaded and played offline or accessed directly from the Digitalbook website. The main mission is to ensure that people can easily access various audiobooks. Apart from English, Digitalbook offers audiobooks in various other languages including German, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Greek, Japanese, Chinese and Latin.
LibriVox – The audiobooks on LibriVox are narrated by real people and created by volunteers. They are then made available for free to audiobook lovers around the world. Most of the popular titles in the public domain are available in audio format on LibriVox. Since LibriVox is a non-profit, non-commercial entity, users can access their audiobooks in an ad-free format. Audiobooks in various languages are available on LibriVox. Audiobooks in English currently have the largest collection with over 39,000 books.
Audible – Both free and paid audiobooks are available on Audible. If you want to use Audible on your smartphone, you need to download the Android or iPhone/iPad app. You can also listen on your laptop or PC. Since Audible is an Amazon company, you need an Amazon account to access the free audiobooks. Once you log in to your Amazon account, you need to add the selected audiobook to the library. After that, you can listen to the audiobook for free. For the paid audiobooks, you can enjoy a 30-day free trial. After that, you need to choose a subscription.
OverDrive (Libby, the library app) – This platform is dedicated to making digital content accessible to everyone for free. Thousands of free audiobooks are easily accessible through the Libby app, available on Google Play, App Store and Amazon Appstore. Android Auto also allows users to listen to audiobooks while driving. Users can access audiobooks on multiple devices and they are automatically synced for the benefit of users. The Libby app allows users to control the speed of the audio as needed.
LoyalBooks – There is a huge selection of free audiobooks available on LoyalBooks. The library includes exciting stories from new authors as well as content from some of the greatest authors of all time. There is an exclusive “Top 100” selection of audiobooks specially curated for beginners who are unsure of which book to choose. Users can listen to the audiobooks and if they find them interesting, they can also share them with their friends and family members. Users can listen online or download the audiobook in MP3 format for offline use.
