Sillyman 1 year ago • 100%
Even though they might go the subscription route … it will not bode well… first of all there is no nfsw content through the api and secondly looking at the behaviour of Reddit it will not be very long before Reddit finds another way to shut them down
Piracy
I found this guide here for downloading music, might be useful. Check it out and feel free to add it to the wiki/megathread if all the information are solid.
Sillyman 1 year ago • 100%
This seems to be quite outdated. Waffles is no more There are 2 private trackers which have risen up from What’s ashes: redacted and orpheus
Audiobooks
What audiobooks are you currently listening
Sillyman 1 year ago • 100%
I just finished Genesis by Robin Cook. Like all his books, this one is also a Medico-Thriller. This book published in 2019, is based on Genetic Profiling based in DNA sampling and recreating the family tree.
I was an avid fan of Robin Cook in my teens and read almost everything written by him, this book however did not recreate that excitement. It is a well written book working on an important promise but I never connected to the protagonist and the antagonist. Other may like it though based on its premise and Robin Cook charisma.
George Guidall, like always, does a fantastic job with the narration.
Don't know where I got the book from. It was in my library for years. These days it is extremely hard to find the books with were originally published on CDs and are now only available on Audiobookbay. THough the torrents are not very well seeded. i would suggest anyone wanting to read Robin Cook should get their hands on these asap.
Hi everyone, do post about your currently in-progress audiobooks. 1. What are you liking about the book, the author, the narrator etc 2. Where did you get the book from 3. What app/platform are you using to listen Anything else you would like to share.
Audiobooks
How do you guys usually get your audiobooks?
Sillyman 1 year ago • 100%
For legal sources:
- Audible
- Scribd
- Storytel (if available)
- Overdrive/Libby
- Apple Books
- Google Books
- Chirp
Not so legal sources:
- Audiobookbay
- Mobilism
- Audiobb
Sillyman 1 year ago • 100%
I am really surprised about how a for profit company can be so dumb.
Killing the golden egg laying goose can be so apt here.
Audiobooks
What Audiobook player do you use?
Sillyman 1 year ago • 100%
In terms of Audiobook Players for mobile phones, i tend to divide them into 2 categories:
- Apps which play the media stored locally:
Android Clients: a. Smart Audiobook Player - Versatile, has almost all the required audiobook features. Very stable and one of the oldest players in the market (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.smartaudiobookplayer&hl=en&gl=US)
b. Listen Audiobook Player: Newer, has a better UI (in my opinion). Cloud Sync of reading progress (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeandroid.listen&hl=en&gl=US)
c. Voice Audiobook Player: Good UI, FOSS (https://github.com/PaulWoitaschek/Voice)
iOS Clients: a. Bound Audiobook Player: Stable with most of the required features (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bound-audiobook-player/id1041727137)
b. Haven't used any other app
- Apps which work of server-client model
a. Audiobookshelf: New, still being actively developed. Android client though in beta is quite decent. iOS client still needs work. Multi-Platform (https://www.audiobookshelf.org/)
b. Plex with Prologue (https://prologue.audio/) (iOS)/Bookcamp (https://www.bookcamp.app/) (iOS/Android)/Symphonium (https://symfonium.app/) (Android): In terms of ease of use and features, Prologue beats all the other apps however the other apps mentioned provide a good experience
Hi everyone, I created this community as i was not able to find any audiobooks focused community on the lemmy fediverse. Do subscribe and post anything related to books and audiobooks. Also do let me know if anyone would like to mod this community.
Lemmy