Jen GentlemanJul 16

That's a nice audiobook

It would be a shame

If

You tuned out and had to backtrack a bunch

Show threadJen GentlemanJul 16
(let's be honest I do this both with audiobooks and written books)
Show threadJen Gentleman
Audiobooks have the additional problem that sometimes I fall asleep if I'm listening to them late at night - this made me waste a bunch of hours in Spotify listens and since on Spotify you pay by the hour for audiobooks is TLDR why I do not listen to audiobooks on Spotify after trying it once - I literally ran out of hours with 30min left of the book đŸ¥²
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Show threadAndré PolykanineJul 16
@JenMsft My recommendation: pay for audiobooks you can actually grab and store on your backup drive, i.e., that have physical files. Currently Audible provide those, and other than that… I guess, only buying physical CDs (if it's still current). Otherwise they are not yours, you can theoretically get up and find out the book was removed from the service.
Show threadAlex CamilleriJul 16
@menelion @JenMsft +1. Can highly recommend https://libro.fm/
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores

Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

Libro.fm
Show threadFritz AdalisJul 16
@JenMsft
Ouch.
Show threadJen GentlemanJul 16
@FritzAdalis luckily for that case I actually already owned the book, so just read it myself - still, annoying, though
Show threadAnthony BosioJul 16
@JenMsft Not sure what you’re using, but on iOS you can set a timer that stops anything playing.
Show threadJen GentlemanJul 16
@abosio Android
Show threadAnthony BosioJul 16
@JenMsft They must have something like that.