SugarApplePie comments on Spotify Premium Will Include Instant Access to 150,000+ Audiobooks (UK/AUS tomorrow, US to follow)

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[–] SugarApplePie@beehaw.org 29 points 2 years ago (5 children)

For anyone interested in this news, don't forget to check out your local library. If you're in the US there's a good chance that your library card will also give you access to online audiobooks for free!

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[–] NiklzNDimz@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

^ The Libby app works great for audiobooks, too!

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[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

My library also supports Hoopla, which is a limited number of borrows per month, with instant availability. The catalogue is probably lesser, but it's different so adds options.

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[–] SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeo 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If your library has hoopla you can get ebooks, music, tv shows, movies, comics, and magazines too. Unfortunately doesn’t work with ereaders for the ebooks.

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[–] acastcandream@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago

Hoopla is the greatest

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[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago

Libby only supports kindle.

Both do support Android, though. There are Android ereaders available, and while they're mostly Chinese companies I don't personally trust much, low powered for tablets, and old Android with minimal support in terms of upgrades, I personally think the trade off is worth it compared to how limited your choices on proprietary readers are. I wouldn't put confidential documents on them, but I also probably wouldn't trust Amazon with that either.

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