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[โ€“] turtl@lemm.ee 29 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Remember to download your audio books with something like Libation https://getlibation.com/

[โ€“] egonallanon@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

Ooh I'd been looking for something like this thanks for sharing.

[โ€“] bent@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

I was actually thinking that I should look for something like this earlier today! Thank you friend

[โ€“] darksiderbun@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

FYI you can download your audible audiobooks from the web interface and then get your "activation bytes" (same for every book from your account) and then use ffmpeg to convert them, effectively removing the DRM. Good luck ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Downloaded and converted ever one to mp3. Definitely was right move.

[โ€“] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

My partner and i are considering a switching to a family subscription at Mofibo

https://mofibo.com/

[โ€“] madjo 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've moved to libro.fm, through a bookstore in Rotterdam.

[โ€“] shinxir@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

Seconded Libro.fm

Found a (for me) working alternative for Audible.

[โ€“] axh@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I never liked Audible, even before the whole boycott of US products started. It's kind of a shitty deal for me. Storytel (Swedish) and Audioteka (Polish) are my go to audiobook service.

[โ€“] P1nkman@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I don't know why, but I can't stand the compression Audible uses. It does not matter who the narrator is, I can hear the bass compression, which completely destroys the listening experience for me. Storytel has much better audio!

[โ€“] easily3667@lemmus.org 1 points 3 days ago

Just because they are evil and use their effective monopoly to crush people doesn't mean you can't like them.

[โ€“] Psythik@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Some people will do literally anything except pirate, it seems.

[โ€“] SexDwarf@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Some people like to actually support the authors and narrators and editors and publishers and translators etc. I'm not against piracy but it absolutely does hurt (especially small and independent) artists and authors.

[โ€“] Tagger@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Salt, too isn't available in my country. looks good!

[โ€“] lornosaj@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Any specific reason why Tolino? I am trying to get an ebook reader and was wondering where to move my library, just didnt do the research yet (did try self hosting these but it wasnt hassle free or it wasnt a smooth experience).

Edit: Just tried it on iOS - somewhat broken app as once you select your country (supports AT, DE, CH, and NL), you canโ€™t change it to another one. Quite weird.

[โ€“] VacheronPatek 2 points 3 days ago

No specific reason. I like to read german books as well. So why not try out.