Anyone try audio book "clubs" online?

[Hamlette]

I love to listen to audio books. I prefer unabridged versions but if I can't find unabridged, I've been known to listen to abridged versions.

I've pretty well run through what is available in my city. The library and the bookstore that rents audiobooks (on tape and CD) and I'm drooling over some titles available through audio book clubs like Audible. Some even have rental systems like Netflix but for audio books.

Has anyone used any of these services? Happy with the terms and selection? I'm thinking about joining one but admit I get confused when I search around the web and end up giving up.

I rarely listen to an audio book twice and the prices for purchase are so high I can't justify the expense of buying one for just one listen.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[wakeme2008]

1. If you know how to use the UseNet

alt.binaries.mp3.audiobooks
alt.binaries.sounds.audiobooks

I have 211 mp3 audiobooks, but whos counting. :)

[Hamlette]

5. I don't know much about UseNet but I'll ask my son to figure it out

I knew there was some reason I had kids!

Thanks for the tip!

Can you "burn" them to CD? I don't want to have to listen to a whole book while at my computer.

[wakeme2008]

9. I store the MP3 audiobooks

on CDs. In compressed MP3 format I get 2-8 books per CD. I use an iPod to listen to them. But you can burn from audiobooks in MP3 format to CD format but it then takes as many as the library version. Just finished a 10 CD book. But in MP3 format it was 156 meg or 1/4 of a CD :D

If you are using Windows, get Agent :) there is a free and paid version.
:)

[Hamlette]

10. thanks for all your advice! I'll have my son translate

[housewolf]

2. Have you looked at audible.com?

Not free but it looks like a good program

[Hamlette]

6. it so confuses me...all the talk about what type of device to use

for listening. I want a tape or a CD so I can keep it or take it on trips or listen in bed.

[kliljedahl]

3. Try this too

Don't know if its exactly what you're looking for, but I use it a lot. Lots of other stuff too. Got a really good copy of Reefer Madness & Night of the Living Dead. I mostly use it for music, tons of good stuff.

http://www.archive.org/


http://www.kliljedahl.net

[Hamlette]

7. interesting site, I don't see many books but other good stuff indeed.

[kliljedahl]

11. Keep looking

There are books there. Like I said, I mostly use it for music. Bands that allow taping of concerts. Got some good old movies there too. Old Sci-Fi stuff that used to get played on late night TV.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[B Calm]

4. audio books for free . com

http://www.audiobooksforfree.com

[Hamlette]

8. I saw that earlier, not many nonfiction books but on your suggestion

I went back and looked again...a couple of titles in the fiction section look interesting....especially since they are free.