Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Audio Books

  • 19-12-2019 9:03am
    #1
    Boredstiff666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭


    Does anybody listen to audio books regularly?

    I love listening to stories on the radio while I work and wondered if there was a cheap place where I could join? I want fresh stories not old classics which I know the plot turned into audio.

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    beveragelady
    Registered Users Posts: 854 ✭✭✭beveragelady


    Audible.co.uk!
    Get the app for your phone and get sorted.


  • #3
    sophiekearns
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭sophiekearns


    Is there any option to just buy audio books with committing to a monthly subscription. Audible looking for 9/10 euro a month. I could do without committing to yet another monthly direct debit!


  • #4
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    You can just buy books from Audible, without paying a monthly fee.


  • #5
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,733 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    There is also Scribd - in theory it is unlimited listening but practically it is limited to 4 audiobooks per monthly subscription.


  • #6
    Balmed Out
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,721 ✭✭✭Balmed Out


    Join your local library and download borrow box. There's a massive selection and you borrow and return without ever going to the library once joined other than to renew each year.


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    hollypink
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭hollypink


    If you are a library member, you can use Borrowbox. Selection is limited compared to Audible and you sometimes have to reserve books and wait for them to become available but it's all free and there are some brilliant audio books on it.

    https://www.librariesireland.ie/elibrary/eaudiobooks


  • #8
    sophiekearns
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭sophiekearns


    Posy wrote: »
    You can just buy books from Audible, without paying a monthly fee.

    Ah thanks, I hadn't realised that. Looks like Audible really don't want to promote this. You can sign up monthly instantly from the home page, while you have to go a few pages in to make a one off purchase. Flies in the face of their business model I suppose.


  • #9
    Sinister Kid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,503 ✭✭✭Sinister Kid


    hollypink wrote: »
    If you are a library member, you can use Borrowbox. Selection is limited compared to Audible and you sometimes have to reserve books and wait for them to become available but it's all free and there are some brilliant audio books on it.

    https://www.librariesireland.ie/elibrary/eaudiobooks

    The library have a great selection of audio books completely free.
    They use overdrive, RBdigital & borrow box, all are very easy to use & have apps.

    I'm currently listening to an audio-book that would have cost me an audible subscription or £20 as a one off.


  • #10
    Deja Boo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,681 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    Hope it's ok that I posted a link to your ^ post Sinister Kid in the Book Club thread. :)


Advertisement