I tried a couple of times to find certain audiobooks, but seldomly had luck. There just does not seem to be a place that sells digital versions of audiobooks, similar to how bandcamp sells music.

And even putting on my eye patch and throwing out my fishing net I was not able to find a place to get them.

I do not want to use a subscription service, especially if it’s part of amazon.

Therefore it seems buying a CD and ripping it is the only option left.

  • @ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.mlEnglish
    26•3 months ago

    https://libro.fm/ you can buy audiobooks through independent book store and they are drm free. It’s great. If you want more of an eye patch solution. You could rip audio from YouTube. There tends to be a lot of books uploaded there.

      • @ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2•3 months ago

        Yeah it is great – their sales are pretty good but they kind of hide it but I often pick up a bunch of books from there and then host them on my home server so my family can read the books I bought. Also good to support your local book shop if you can , in my opinion.

      • Dark ArcEnglish
        1•3 months ago

        +1 for Libro, I’ve been very happy with their approach and the DRM free store

    • @Salix@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1•3 months ago

      I absolutely love Libro.fm. People can choose a local physical store for Libro to donate to.

      How much do Libro.fm Affiliates earn?

      Our affiliate program offers a 10% commission on each audiobook and credit bundle, and a 30% one-time commission on each new monthly membership. Commission is earned on each qualifying sale (excluding tax, returns, and cancellations).

      Their customer service is phenomenal. Multiple times, there were some audiobooks that they did not have on their website that I wanted, so I sent them an email asking if they might be able to obtain them. They reached out to the distributors and got them on their store for me to buy in less than a week each time!