Then about three years ago, I discovered Audible, Amazon’s audiobook subscription service and marketplace that allows subscribers to listen to books anywhere they go. I was lucky if I could make it through one book in a single month. Between work, relationships, and my smartphone, finding time to sit down and unplug with a good book was like a chore in itself. Eventually all those to-be-read piles I used to devour on the regular got bigger and bigger, with no end in sight. They were signs that proved I’d loved each and every one of my books to the fullest.īut then life happened and my free time disappeared. Most of all, I loved the way books looked after I finished reading them: the creases down their spines and the stains left behind by spilled drinks, and the way the pages inside got all swollen and dog-eared along the way. I’d do whatever it took to make it through just one more chapter. I didn’t care how ridiculous I looked (but spoiler, I knew I looked ridiculous). Inspired by this little scene in Beauty and the Beast, I even figured out how to walk and read at the same time and narrowly-miraculously-managed to avoid tripping and falling each time. If there was a paperback or hardcover that caught my eye, I didn’t just read it, I devoured it. Growing up, I was always the kid with her nose stuck in the middle of one. This means if there is only one "copy" of Where the Crawdads Sing, and it's currently being borrowed by someone else, you can place the book on hold and Libby will estimate when it will be available to borrow.Įven so, Libby is basically free (technically you pay taxes for your library), so if you live in an area with a comprehensive local library and don't mind waiting until books are available to borrow, it's a great Audible alternative.I don’t really remember what my life was like before books. Second, Libby treats its audiobooks just like any other library item with borrows, holds, and renews. First, you can only listen to audiobooks in your local library's collection.
Also like Audible, you can download books for offline listening. You can increase or decrease playback speed, set a sleep timer, skip a few seconds backward or forward, place a bookmark, and view chapters.
Libby offers a pleasant, intuitive interface with an audiobook player that resembles Audible's. First up is Libby, which works by connecting your library card to access your local library's digital collection of ebooks and audiobooks.
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