Audible
Even if they are using an iOS-based iPod, Audible will not run. Audible requires iOS 17.0 or newer, which was never released for iPod.
Ask HN: Where do you guys find audiobooks?
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Re: Ask HN: Where do you guys find audiobooks?
#12Audible, but your library might have them too.
Don't use torrents. That's cheap. Pay authors, just like you expect to be paid for your work.
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#13Audible
You can "rip" books you "buy" from Audible if you want them on a device that doesn't support Audible or is otherwise mainly offline.
Re: Ask HN: Where do you guys find audiobooks?
#14I purchase my audiobooks from libro.fm. It’s like Audible where you subscribe and get a credit every month, but part of the profit goes to support local book stores, and the books are DRM free.
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#15I highly recommend "Blinkist". It is an app with only audio book summaries and written summaries. It was a key step in my successful digital detox. The fact that they were summaries was easier do create daily habits.
Tip: In your digital detox, I also highly recommend an app like "Freedom" to block your time wasters. It's a bit like parental control but for yourself to timebox time spent on the news or HN.
Note: This won't help you personally but expect to help HN readers in general.
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#16If you want to go with public domain books in audio, here's a place for books read by volunteers https://librivox.org/
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#17Libby: Source is local library
Spotify Premium: You get a certain number of free hours per month
BBC Sounds: Worst app of the lot, but they do have audio books
I wish all of these apps implemented a "Default Sleep Mode" between, say, 10pm and 7am so if you press play it defaults to only playing for 30 mins. Podcast Republic has this.
Re: Ask HN: Where do you guys find audiobooks?
#18I purchase my audiobooks from libro.fm. It’s like Audible where you subscribe and get a credit every month, but part of the profit goes to support local book stores, and the books are DRM free.
This right here. The ability to download actual MP3s from books you’ve purchased is a miracle in 2025. Plus, sending some change to your local bookstore is better than sending it to Amazon.
Re: Ask HN: Where do you guys find audiobooks?
#19I purchase my audiobooks from libro.fm. It’s like Audible where you subscribe and get a credit every month, but part of the profit goes to support local book stores, and the books are DRM free.
100%. My workflow is purchase DRM free audiobooks from libro.fm, put it in my selfhosted audiobookshelf folder, and listen anywhere. Libby is a first choice actually as well if you have a library card.
Re: Ask HN: Where do you guys find audiobooks?
#20Spotify has a bunch included