Not everyone has enough time to be able to read all the books you would like. The solution to this little The problem is to carry the books that we want to read on our iPhone so that we can take a look at them when we move to or return from work or school by public transport.
Another simpler solution is to use one of the different applications that we have at our disposal to listen to audio books, that is audiobooks. In the App Store we have different applications to enjoy this format, a format allows us to enjoy our favorite books while doing other things.
Even companies like Amazon are betting very hard on this format and give up to 3 months of trial so you can enjoy more than 90.000 audiobooks.
If you want to know what the best audiobook apps available in the App Store, I invite you to continue reading.
Audible
Audible is Amazon's podcast platform, one of the most complete platforms that we can find in the market with more than 90.000 titles available. Through the application, we can download and listen to our favorite audiobooks offline, so there is no excuse not to enjoy them anytime, anywhere.
Leonor Watling, Jose Coronado, Eduardo Noriega, Alaska are some of the actors and personalities behind the audiobooks available on Audible. Audible is not only an audiobook platform, but it is also a podcast platform where we can find exclusive podcasts.
Apple books
Apple Books (formerly known as iBooks) is available for Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It is also available for PC via iTunes and via Mac via the Apple Books application.
they have more than 30.000 free titles To choose from, there is no subscription plan and it allows us to enjoy a part of the audiobook so that we can assess if we like how it is narrated.
It is easy to use and you only pay for the books you want to listen to. This is an ideal platform for the casual listener who does not need unlimited access to all available content.
Storytel
Storytel is one of the most comprehensive audiobook platforms alongside Audible from Amazon. Puts at our disposal more than 200.000 audiobooks from 6,99 euros per month (price that varies depending on the monthly plan that we hire) and offers us a trial period of 14 days.
At Audible we will find the latest novels crime and suspense, lifelong classics, help books ... all of them narrated by professionals.
As a good app worth its salt, Storytel offers us an app for iOS that allows us to download our favorite audiobooks to listen wherever we are.
Librivox Audiobooks
What makes the LibriVox platform unique is that it offers completely free public domain books. In addition, anyone can register with the service to become a reader so that the number of books available on the platform increases.
LibriVox adapts to users who do not want to pay a subscription without first testing whether this method of reading / listening to books suits your needs.
Google Play Books
Being one of the largest digital companies in the world, Google could not not offer an audiobook service, along with its book platform, just like Apple.
The good thing about Google Play Books is that it is also available for iOS with a dedicated app and there is no monthly subscription fee. You just buy audiobooks on the go and add them to your Google Play library.
Spotify
The most used music streaming platform in the world, Spotify also makes an audiobook section available to us, however the number is still very small, but it is an excellent opportunity to give this format a try. Of course, do not expect to find the recently published books.
iVoox
Although iVoox is a podcast platform, we can also find one wide variety of audiobooks, although you do not expect to find as much variety as we can find in platforms dedicated especially to this type of audio.
All the books available on this platform are available for your download for free without having to pay a single euro to listen to them, so it is an excellent option to consider.
Kobo Books
Kobo is a well-known name to e-book fans and they have now added an audiobook option to their service offerings. For a monthly fee, you get access to millions of books in audiobook format so you can listen on the go from your iPhone.
From bestsellers to independent authors, Kobo has a large market that welcomes new authors all the time. The application allows us to download all the books we want and listen to them whenever we want as long as we continue to pay the monthly subscription.
Scribd - audiobook and ebooks
It was the first service of its kind to offer a flat rate subscription service, which offers us access to a huge catalog where we can find from classics to the most recent releases.
Through the application for iOS, we can listen to the books that interest us most anywhere. We can also access through a web browser, so we can continue listening to our favorite books in front of our computer.
Scribd's monthly subscription is 8,99 euros / month and we can test the service for 30 days completely free of charge.
HQ Audiobooks
Audiobooks HQ allows us to listen to dFrom best-selling books to timeless classics, going through promising authors. All available books have been recorded by professionals in recording studios. Like Apple Book, these platforms do not require a monthly subscription.
Through the application, we can download and listen to the books that interest us the most. In addition to books in Spanish, we can also find books in other languages, so it is an excellent option to review other languages while we expand our culture or prepare to sleep thanks to the off timer that the application integrates.
And remember, if you want to try a wide catalog for free, on Amazon's Audible you have up to 3 months completely free.
