It’s easy to listen to audiobooks if you have a computer, phone, tablet, Kindle, MP3 player, smart speaker, or smart TV–and that includes Amazon, Windows, Apple iOS, and Android devices. With Audible, you can choose to buy them individually or set up a subscription that includes a number of titles per month. Unlike streaming services like Amazon Music, Amazon Prime, Spotify and Netflix, however, you have to buy each title first, instead of having unlimited access to all the available titles. Sometimes, simply tapping the audiobook’s icon in your library will start it playing, and it’ll remember where you got up to when you stop.

Listening to an audiobook is no different to listening to music – you select the title and press play, pause or stop as you require. Sometimes they even have mood music and background sounds to bring the story to life even more.

A great reading brings emotion, expertise and atmosphere to the storytelling that you can’t get from the printed page. Most audiobooks are narrated by actors, professional audiobook narrators or, often, the authors themselves. Audiobooks are perfect for when you need to be hands-free, like when you’re driving, working or cooking, and are a wonderful way for those of us with limited visual abilities to experience the world of literature. Audiobook basics What is an audiobook?Īn audiobook is a book that’s been read aloud and recorded by a narrator, which you can listen to from beginning to end, just as you would if you were reading a physical book. Read this page before you buy your first title. We’re here to answer them, from “What is an audiobook?” right up to how to choose an Audible plan that’s right for you. But if you’re new to audiobooks, you might have a few questions.

Anyone who loves listening to audiobooks and podcasts is spoilt for choice with our gigantic range of titles.

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