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Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

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Post by delichon »

apitman wrote: post #56
krick wrote: post #32

How is the Android app? The only good app for local audio-books I know is "Smart AudioBook Player". The web-app GUI in the demo is less than perfect, but kinda ok, if you enable chapter-view. The biggest problem is a single set of ±10 s rewind buttons: for a dedicated audio-book player it's not enough, a separate ±1 min button set is a must. But since the authors didn't think of that, I don't expect it to be differen…

Do you have any other favorite features from Smart Audiobook Player? I'm building an audiobook app now. I have some unique features unrelated to playback, but I also want it to be an excellent player.

History. I keep losing my place on books with random touches, and I dislike the process of finding it again through sampling. Spoilers! The history feature fixes that.

And the built in equalizer. And the speed shifting. And the file management. It's just a great app.

Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

#72

Post by wing-_-nuts »

krick wrote: post #32

How is the Android app? The only good app for local audio-books I know is "Smart AudioBook Player". The web-app GUI in the demo is less than perfect, but kinda ok, if you enable chapter-view. The biggest problem is a single set of ±10 s rewind buttons: for a dedicated audio-book player it's not enough, a separate ±1 min button set is a must. But since the authors didn't think of that, I don't expect it to be differen…

I run ABS on my laptop, and the main issue I run into is that when my laptop changes networks (i.e my vs my parents wifi), it completely breaks syncing. I wish you could set up a server and say 'this will be available on x,y, or z ip, try them all'

The android app does allow you to download audio books for offline listening, which I use a lot when driving. Unfortunately the 'playlist' doesn't seem to just autoplay the next book. I don't like interacting with my phone behind the wheel. Not sure if it has an android auto app or not.

Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

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Post by fonema »

stavros wrote: post #41
krick wrote: post #32

How is the Android app? The only good app for local audio-books I know is "Smart AudioBook Player". The web-app GUI in the demo is less than perfect, but kinda ok, if you enable chapter-view. The biggest problem is a single set of ±10 s rewind buttons: for a dedicated audio-book player it's not enough, a separate ±1 min button set is a must. But since the authors didn't think of that, I don't expect it to be differen…

I use ABS to host my audiobooks and I use the Android app to download them to a folder, and then use Smart Audiobook Player to play them. It works great, though you lose the time syncing with the server, if you care about that. There are also alternative clients, like Lissen.

Same here. I do this because ABS android app would not accurately track my listening progress, and is very frequently off after a pause. May be off by 30 min, by an hour, gets rather frustrating relistening the same segments. Was never able to solve this.

Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

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Post by Valord »

wing-_-nuts wrote: post #72
krick wrote: post #32

How is the Android app? The only good app for local audio-books I know is "Smart AudioBook Player". The web-app GUI in the demo is less than perfect, but kinda ok, if you enable chapter-view. The biggest problem is a single set of ±10 s rewind buttons: for a dedicated audio-book player it's not enough, a separate ±1 min button set is a must. But since the authors didn't think of that, I don't expect it to be differen…

I run ABS on my laptop, and the main issue I run into is that when my laptop changes networks (i.e my vs my parents wifi), it completely breaks syncing. I wish you could set up a server and say 'this will be available on x,y, or z ip, try them all' The android app does allow you to download audio books for offline listening, which I use a lot when driving. Unfortunately the 'playlist' doesn't seem to just autoplay th…

Use tailscale or another private VPN to not suffer from changing networks.

Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

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Post by apitman »

delichon wrote: post #71
apitman wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have any other favorite features from Smart Audiobook Player? I'm building an audiobook app now. I have some unique features unrelated to playback, but I also want it to be an excellent player.

History. I keep losing my place on books with random touches, and I dislike the process of finding it again through sampling. Spoilers! The history feature fixes that. And the built in equalizer. And the speed shifting. And the file management. It's just a great app.

Thanks. Also how do you get books onto your phone for Smart Audiobook Player in the first place?

Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

#76

Post by apitman »

Valord wrote: post #74
wing-_-nuts wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I run ABS on my laptop, and the main issue I run into is that when my laptop changes networks (i.e my vs my parents wifi), it completely breaks syncing. I wish you could set up a server and say 'this will be available on x,y, or z ip, try them all' The android app does allow you to download audio books for offline listening, which I use a lot when driving. Unfortunately the 'playlist' doesn't seem to just autoplay th…

Use tailscale or another private VPN to not suffer from changing networks.

The end-to-end principle would suggest this should be solved by the app and server.

Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

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Post by jermberj »

apitman wrote: post #58

I'm currently building an audiobook app. I've considered adding podcast (and even music) support, but wonder if this is something people actually want bundled together or would prefer tailored experiences.

The canonical advice would be to focus on one thing first and make sure you're doing it well and users want it, then expand.

Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

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Post by thrill »

specto wrote: post #68
apitman wrote: post #58

I'm currently building an audiobook app. I've considered adding podcast (and even music) support, but wonder if this is something people actually want bundled together or would prefer tailored experiences.

I agree, focus on the audiobooks. That being said, I would love an app that can detect and skip the awful built in ads they've added to podcasts...

It's especially jarring because the ads are at maximum volume.

Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

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Post by dp-hackernews »

delichon wrote: post #71
apitman wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have any other favorite features from Smart Audiobook Player? I'm building an audiobook app now. I have some unique features unrelated to playback, but I also want it to be an excellent player.

History. I keep losing my place on books with random touches, and I dislike the process of finding it again through sampling. Spoilers! The history feature fixes that. And the built in equalizer. And the speed shifting. And the file management. It's just a great app.

You get history in the ABP android app.

Re: Audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server

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Post by dp-hackernews »

apitman wrote: post #75
delichon wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

History. I keep losing my place on books with random touches, and I dislike the process of finding it again through sampling. Spoilers! The history feature fixes that. And the built in equalizer. And the speed shifting. And the file management. It's just a great app.

Thanks. Also how do you get books onto your phone for Smart Audiobook Player in the first place?

I used to use Syncthing with a custom .stignore to exclude all but the books I want to listen to offline.
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