Listening to audiobooks is a great way to take books anywhere you want to go, allowing you to listen to the latest bestseller while on holiday, going for a run, or a long drive. Audiobook apps can be installed on virtually any device - from iPhones to Androids, desktops, notebooks, and tablets. Here is a list of the top audible apps:
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Audible. This app has been around for years, with more than 150,000 titles in its library and its increasing integration with Amazon's Kindle system. The audiobook player offers excellent playback features with chapter navigation, bookmarks, sleep mode, variable playback speed and multitasking support for background playback and downloading. Audible now integrates with Kindle, and Kindle users can pay a small fee to upgrade a Kindle ebook with an Audible audiobook, and Amazon's Whispersync allows users to switch between audiobook and text. (www.audible.com.au)
Nook Audiobooks. This app is from Barnes & Noble and it comes with a store library of more than 50,000 titles across a variety of genres. Rather than use a subscription model like Audible or Audiobooks.com, Nook features an online store where users purchase books, and then download and listen to them through the app. (www.barnsandnoble.com)
Overdrive. This allows users to borrow ebooks and audiobooks from their library's collection, with all the flexibility and convenience of a digital app. Overdrive users can borrow titles from the library's collection 24/7, and users can create holds, wishlists and return ebooks and audiobooks. Cross-device syncing of titles and bookmarks allow you the flexibility to listen to an audiobook on the device of your choice. (www.app.overdrive.com)
Smart Audio Player. Is popular for Android devices as it comes with features, such as variable playback speed, bookmarking, an audio equalizer, a sleep timer and control widgets for the notification tray and your home screen. (www.play.google.com)
Bookmobile Audiobook and Podcast Player. Bookmobile supports DRM-locked content from iTunes and Audible, as well as DRM-free content ripped from CDs or downloaded, including M4B and MP3 audiobooks. The app features a control scheme designed to keep you from easily losing your place, as well as supporting background playback. Extra features include a custom bookmarking feature that can automatically remember where you last stopped. (www.freshmowed.com).
My favourite is Audible as it works with Amazon Kindle, so you can read and listen to the same book at the same time.
