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✓ Gr8 App, Gr8 titles and readersReally enjoying listening to the books I don't have the strength to lift up! Congrats to all who volunteer! And to those thinking about using this app, just do it! You'll be glad you did..Version: 2.5.2
✓ Very nice!Great app. Good display of books catalogued in various ways. Large library of books usually read by volunteers with pleasant voices. D..Version: 2.5.2
✓ Free Audio BooksAmazing selection and most, if not all are of high quality. I enjoy audio books at any place and time. Fred Ronge.Version: 4.0.8
✓ Superb listening! 📖I work alone at night and always listen to comedy and audio books etc I've download onto my iPod. I thought I'd give this a try...and wow! Now I have access to so many classic books I can just download instantly and get on with my work! The readers are all of good standard (especially watch out for books read by Mark Smith from South Carolina, who has a great voice) I'm very tempted to get the other 23,000 books now as I've not got a lot of time to read in my life, and this opens my world to so many beloved classics!.Version: 2.3.2
✓ Pretty Good!Not bad selection and easy to use.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Lynda WilliamsI spend part of nearly every day with audiobooks. You make my walks and drives rewarding..Version: 2.5.2
✓ Great app.I love to read but I never seem to get to enough books as I would like. And reading some of the classics is kind of a chore for me. This app makes it easy. My only real complaints is that when I leave the app alone for a while many of the audio books I had downloaded don't work. And I can't really say I am overly fond of some of the narrators. A lot of them speak in this expressionless monotone voice that puts me to sleep. But that's something the app can't help. Over all, it's a great app. Definitely worth a buy..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Audiobooks ReviewI have thoroughly enjoyed audio books, especially when waiting at the doctors office and the pharmacy. The selection is good; I am now listening to a diary of a WWI American who went over early and flew with the French Air Force. I read a lot, and this gives me another and different avenue to our world, past, present, and future. If you do not read, you are missing the knowledge, vocabulary, and joy of infinite possibilities that you could never otherwise dream of. Audiobooks is a great place to start..Version: 0
✓ Very good audio booksFind them great for keeping up my knowledge of things an when your hands are busy elsewhere then there's audio books to listen while you get on with the things you have to do or even cooking dinner or potting in the garden great. To keep up with even pause to answer the phone or listen to something else an get bk to where you left off..Version: 2.5.1
✓ Great appThis is a great app. Many books to listen to that are very hard to come by in book form. Well done..Version: 2.3.3
✓ My most-used AppI love the new design, the range of books, and the easy listening. Most narrators are excellent. My only negative comment is that chapters do not always download sequentially or logically. Frustrating process to figure out. Also can't listen while doing another activity on Ipod..Version: 0
✓ Libre voxI Am really enjoying listening to a range of children's titles with my 5 year old, and am delighted to see so many old favourites are available. The narrators voices vary, and some are definitely better than others, but as they are all volunteers I think this is only to be expected. Overall a bargain - thousands of books for a small download price!.Version: 2.3.2
✓ Excellent app and serviceHaven't physically read a book in ages, but have 'read' loads of audio books. This app is an awesome way to do that. Works well, good ways to search out more books. If you are sassy enough to make your own audio books from mp3's, or whatever, great, if not then definitely get this app and enjoy! Get it anyway as a good way to search for books. Perfect for driving, traveling, doing work, lying in bed, you name it. Better than tv as you can do other stuff. Get the app and go from there!.Version: 2.5.1
✓ BrillantTrès bon produit pour le prix ;-) Vaut la peine à être téléchargé et installé pour les ouvrages classiques. Nécessite plus de titre pour obtenir 5 étoiles, mais aussi une plus grande flexibilité pour ce qui est par exemple redémarrer l'application là où l'on s'était arrêté au lieu de repartir sur la page de début, choisir son livre puis appuyer sur lecture. Essayez le!.Version: 2.5
✓ AmazingLove it! Va.Version: 2.3.2
✓ FinallyIt's great I listen to the books while I walk/bike and workout fantastic as I hardly get time to sit and read anymore loving catching up on my classics. Thank you.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Worth itGreat deal and selection.Version: 2.5
✓ FantasticI love this app It's perfect for children and adults Were else can you get almost 5000 books for 2$ It's just a great app and a great deal.Version: 2.5.1
✓ AmasingI like listening to it as wall as reading it.Version: 2.3.3
✓ I'm very Excited!I'm new to this app but it's absolutely fantastic! The only reason I put four stars is because I just got into the app, so I'm honestly not fully aware of what all is there yet, but I'm already thrilled to see the massive amount of classic audiobooks essentially, for free! I'm thrilled to see that many of the founding documents of this country including the Federalist papers and the anti-Federalist papers as well as the Constitution and Declaration of Independence the Bill of Rights, many of these important priceless works are in a handy audiobook format. To a conservative Christian these so often Judeo-Christian-based revolutionary documents are of unbelievable worth.... along with many great sacred classics by great saints such as William Bradford,John Bunyan, Martin Luther, Augustine....Version: 2.3.3
✓ Very good way for desk bound people to relax their eyesGreat way of making literature accessible to people who are are either: - very busy; - can't read on the bus etc. (travel sickness) - people who need to relax their eyes as well as their minds, such as those that work in IT Only problem I have with it is that I can't tell who performed the reading, and can neither submit nor see performance ratings. Some of them (such as one particular episode of Sherlock Holmes) was most jarring to listen too (though good on the person for trying). Well worth it, but there needs to be some mechanism to reduce searching for a good rendition..Version: 2.5.1
✓ Audio booksVery good I don't always have the time to sit and read a book so audio books are great..Version: 2.0
✓ Excellent appA huge range of books. Sometimes the storyteller's voices can be off putting, but as they're classics you're soon wrapped in the tale. I often listen when I'm faced with a sink full of dishes to wash after a meal. I'll also use it if there's nothing of interest on the radio when I'm driving, using a portable speaker. Since the last update I find it will regularly crash - sometimes twice in 20 minutes - and stutters from time to time..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Just amazingIn order to fully appreciate this app, let me tell you a little story. 20 years ago, when I was getting an English minor in college, if you wanted to read some classics, you had to, well, either read the book or find the audiobook. Finding the audiobook pre-Internet involved a trip to the library, then hopefully finding it on CD and not tape. With luck, all the tapes/discs were there, and they weren't too warped or scratched up. Or they weren't already checked out. You might find Moby Dick or Robinson Crusoe, but Prisoner of Zenda or The Land That Time Forgot? No chance. Now for literally chump change, you can get just about any classic you want read to you. So. Frickin. Cool. This would have made my life about a million times easier back in the day, and might have even made House of the Seven Gables enjoyable..Version: 2.3.3
✓ AllI love the audiobooks! I listen to them when I drive three hours each way on a journey by car I do several times a month. It makes ALL the difference to me. Thank you!!!.Version: 2.3.1
✓ Aug 2012Liked the original app better..Version: 2.3.3
✓ AwesomeGreat app. You can download all the free books you want. Great classics. A little side note to all the reviewers who give low ratings and keep asking for "more recent" books, like Harry potter and twilight: these are PUBLIC DOMAIN books. This app will never get copyrighted works and offer them for free. If u want new books, u have to pay for them. Check out audible. If u like great books from the beginnings of literature and philosophy, up until a little ways into the last century, this app is for you..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Wonderful App!Have never written a review before but just had to comment on this app! I have found it fantastic and great value for money. A great way to get through the classics by having someone else read them to you. I quite enjoy the change of readers and find the different styles fascinating! Give it a go..... You have little to lose and all to gain!!!.Version: 2.0
✓ GreatOne narrator per novel please... And make sure they have the ability to read the text well... Otherwise what's the point..Version: 2.5.2
✓ MrWorks pretty well except some of the readers are not loud enough when I am listening in a noisy environment. Also sometimes when I stop and resume listening the book starts again some minutes before. That is I am listening to what I have already heard. Despite these problems I will keep listening to the app and enjoying the experience..Version: 4.0.8
✓ Really is freeYup, they really are free audiobooks, and the app to find and play them with is handy enough. Be aware that all the books are likely to be 80+ years old for copyright reasons so if you're only interested in modern stuff then move on. The quality of reading is mainly good considering it's done be volunteers but it can be patchy. I also find some of the yankee accents a bit impenetrable at times (and downright weird to hear for English literature)!.Version: 4.0.8
✓ I like itIt functions well, looks nice, and offers a lot for the price. You will find very few things that it can improve on. Its label system while playing tells the author and title but not the chapter name when there is one. You can't browse the library to find a new book while listening to one. And you don't have just a plain complete list of books outside of set catagories or author searches. However, I still recommend this app and have bought it for all my iPod owning friends..Version: 0
✓ Audio booksI was going to rate this 4 because american accents reading English books do not go together, and 1 reader 1 book would be better. Having said that this app is fantastic, and for the money can not be beaten. But having listened to 3 more books since I started to write this review I am upping its rating to 5, they have been brill, due to 1 book 1 reader..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Good appI listen to it in the car on the way to work and it has a great selection of classics that I have always wanted to read. Having different narrators for each chapter can be annoying at times and you have to download the entire book or it freezes after chapter 3 or 4. App well worth getting!.Version: 2.0
✓ Great valueI think Free Books is one of my best value app purchases so was excited too see the designers have branched into audiobooks. Easy to use and easy on the eye. Have only listened to one book so far and the narration was pretty good but even if there's some dodgy ones in the mix I'll still be happy. I've bought audio books with cringe-worthy narration before so when it's free I won't be complaining..Version: 0
✓ ImpressedIt greatly depends upon the person and their preferences. For those who admire the classics like myself it is a great way of reflecting upon a novel. However I would not recommend this to anyone who favours the modern literature as it will not appear on this app. The voices vary some are hardly understandable but most are ok..Version: 0
✓ Thank you to all readersThis is a brilliant app. I have been very unwell and I find being able to listen to the novels helps calm me when I am in a lot of pain. Would recommend to anyone..Version: 0
✓ Masterful!After searching for a an audiobook for quite some time, I decided to set my sights in this gem. I was not disappointed! The vast array of books I a welcome sight and the natural feel of the app definitely adds to the application. Everything works perfectly except for one small minor issue. After downloading some audiobooks an closing the application, the app will sometimes delete all the files downloaded, forcing me to re-download them. It would be very nice to have this issue resolved in the next update. Keep up the good work!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ March 2017 Update Works w/ ReinstallAs the other reviewer commented, DELETE the app from your phone and then (re)download it from the app store. Unfortunately you lose your place in you book(s), but this is how you make the updated app work again. This app is the absolute BEST. I have been using it for several years now during my commute. I find it amusing that the same liber vox readers keep turning up when I finish everything by one author and go to another - they've become familiar "friends". I started w the classics I always wanted to read but never did. Then/now I just work my way from the top down the Mystery genre list, doing a search for everything by the author if I like the first book. LOTS of great dime store detective and sci fi books. Also amazing to see how much was known about other places/cultures 100-ish years ago despite the obvious communication/transportation problems. So wonderful on so many levels! The app is simple and straight fwd, yet still has a "pretty" user interface and does not feel cheap. Chapters are about 23 min each (several book chapters may be combined). The first downloads over "roaming" in about a minute or less. Subsequent ones queque as you listen so that the story keeps going and going w NO interruption. (In "Settings" on for the app on your phone you can set it so it does not download while roaming, btw. If you are worried about dats usage/charges.) Bottom line is that you need to get this app! lol!!.Version: 4.1.7
✓ I like itVery useful and entertaining.Version: 2.5.1
✓ Power to the peopleSimply outstanding. I couldn't buy these books for anywhere near this price, never mind have someone read them to me whenever I want. I dread to think how much it would cost me to buy all these books in professional audio editions. The app itself is also really well designed..Version: 2.0
✓ Crash fixThe app has not open since the last update. I am very disappointed because I am unable to read and listen to very interesting books. Please do another update to fix this crash issue immediately. It is an interesting app and I recommend it highly..Version: 4.1.7
✓ Great appI love this app, alot of books at ur fingertips and so much better when read to you. I agree with some on the other comments re: noise in the back ground, strong accents etc, but once you get used to it your hooked!!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ 5 ⭐️'s aren't enough!!!This app is fantastic. I have found many new literary adventures, not to mention the amazing trips down memory lane. I can even share them with my kids and see their reactions as they happen :).Version: 4.1.5
✓ Call of the wildGood story.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Great little appGreat app with some classic books. Sound quality and accents varies on recordings but as the readers are all voluntary, you can't really complain too much (if you don't like it, you can always record your own version). Currently there is no ios4 support. So no background listening. I hope this is being addressed by the developers. Overall. Well worth the price for all those classics!.Version: 0
✓ BrilliantThis is currently my most used app! Great selection and navigation is a breeze! Definitely worth 5 stars :).Version: 2.3.3
✓ Audiobooks are greatI would prefer one reader for a whole book. Readers should be checked for clarity first as the quality of reading and recording is very erratic. Mutlitasking should be enabled in next update. So it works like tunes in the background. I really like the books available. What about option of buying newer books?Thank you..Version: 0
✓ Good!I like this app. A good collection of the classics..Version: 2.5.1
✓ Love this appVery easy to use and a great selection of classics. I have listened to books that I never would have bothered to read. Good narrators. I use this app every day to make my walk to work go faster..Version: 2.5.2
✓ Hate readingHate reading. Esp on the bus. Or get bored listening to the same old favourite songs on ure iPhone. Try listening to story. Each book is well read, easy to listen to and jst a pleasure to listen too. Try it u won't be disappointed.Version: 0
✓ Fantastic valueNever without something to listen to. Not all volunteers are great readers but many are fine. It's like someone visiting you when you are not well enough to read for yourself and reading for you. A big thank you to all volunteers and to the creators of this great app. So many books to choose from... Brill!.Version: 2.3.2
✓ I never give anything five stars......but let's take it as read that this is a great app. Agree with other users about chapter nos not always matching up onscreen and in reality, and that having all the librivox info at the start of each chapter is perhaps a bit much. However I like the concept of librivox and the variety of readers you get and overall I really like this app, one of my most used and valued ones and the only one I've so far bothered to review (so it must be good!)..Version: 0
✓ Very impressedI just downloaded it today and started a couple of books - these are perfect. Pros: *App Menu- the app is super easy to use and surprisingly elegant for $1.99 - easy to navigate, responsive, clean, stylish, and well organized. *App Player 1 - This is very well done. The time indicators, pause/play, 30 sec rewind are well done. Even a sleep timer function! The app will remember your placement for when you close and reopen your app. Recommendation: add a bookmark feature, for reference. *App Player 2 - This app ties into the lock screen player, which is good since your phone will be playing files for a while and you can save the screen without having to log all the way back in to pause *Price - can't beat it *Selection - some of the most well known titles in the world. Art of War, Through the Looking Glass, Moby Dick, Pride and Prejudice, etc. *Value - I was looking for audiobooks for my work out sessions and driving - Found it here. Cons: *Some of the reads have some weird voices - and their mics are sensitive (you can hear them clear their throat, move closer/further from mic) - but thats not the apps fault so no negative stars - if you can get over this, you'll be fine. Recommendation to developer: Maybe have 2+ reader choices for users - perhaps. a male and a female voice option.Version: 2.3.3
✓ GreatAwesome app. I really enjoy it. It would be better if it could run while operating other apps at the same time though, other then that no complaints.Version: 2.0
✓ Fantastic value for money!Good interface and lots of audio books to choose from. Don't expect it to have the latest novels, that is not what it is about. The occasional poor recording, but generally sound quality is okay. Don't forget it needs wifi to often download big chapters... Overall, one of my favourite apps..Version: 2.5.1
✓ ExcellentMy favorite app to use on my iPod. I listen to books often to fall asleep, when I ride the bus, and when I'm on airplanes (which has been often this year, so this has been a life-saver). I love that I can download several books without using all of the space on my iPod, I can send chapters to my email if I want to play solitaire while I listen or listen from my laptop, I don't have to wait for all of the chapters to download all at once, and the selection is extensive. I haven't had any problems with crashes and I am just trying out the timer, which I'm really excited about. Sometimes the readers aren't the greatest, but that's to be expected with Librivox volunteers and you get used to them. I've been finding a lot of great literature from the suggestions when I look at the listed similar books above a selection and am thoroughly pleased with this app..Version: 2.3.1
✓ Favorite AppExcellent!.Version: 2.5.1
✓ Great app!Love this app, easy to use and i love how the narrator copies accents and makes each character unique! Some of these books i would have never picked out myself, like the secret garden, but am finding them quite enjoyable. In my rating, i took away one star because i would love some different, more recent books, if possible please. Other than that, this app is worth it! Also this helps me a lot in school... We read a lot of the classics, and sometimes just listening as some one else reads can be very helpful in understanding the reading..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Great appReally enjoy this app. Its great for long trips. An opportunity to catch up on the classics..Version: 0
✓ ExcellentA good way to rate an app like this is to compare it to the website. This app is way better than the website and is very well done.Version: 2.3.3
✓ I really like it :)It's really important to know that all the audiobooks in this app are old. Like, 75 years old. So, if you consider the first Harry Potter book 'retro', this app isn't for you. If, however, you like old books, this app is awesome. All the books in this app are available on the net for free, the luxury here is to be able to play them on your iPod, or email them to your PC to listen in iTunes. The latter is a really nice option, as this will enable you to listen to the book while doing other things. 5/5. Awesome..Version: 0
✓ It's fine!No, they're not professional storytellers but that adds to the charm, you can become accustomed to the the most, (supposedly) annoying, grating, monotone voice after just one chapter. I think too many people aren't giving the readers more than a few seconds before they judge and switch off! Thousands of classic books available and all read to you for less than two quid. Brilliant..Version: 0
✓ AudiobooksGreat app lots of selections. I listen to a lot of sic fi. The only tiny downside to this is the way they are listed. Sometimes I have started a series an need to download all chapters. While I am at it I will download all other chapters of other audio books. The way they are named makes it a little hard to find the left off book. There is also no way of tagging already read books or favorite chapters I would like to replay or share. I think the tagging would be the best improvement. The readers make the stories interesting. Great app..Version: 2.3.2
✓ Great choice, readers hit-and-miss :-/This app has a really good choice of classic audiobooks, which I love, but it's a bit hit-and-miss as to the readers. A few readers were so awful/distracting I couldn't carry on listening, yet others really bring the text to life! Definitely recommended if you fancy listening to a good classic audiobook..Version: 2.5.2
✓ BarrySo glad I came across this app Incredible that so many books are available. I have only listened to two so far and I like the various voices. I'm going to listen to these stories for years to come. Thank you for making this vast library available..Version: 2.3.2
✓ This is my favorite app!I love this app because it has a broad collection of all genres (pre 1923). It is illegal to "give" away newer books with copyrights. So logically, that is why most of the texts are old. I recommend this app to anyone who enjoys classic literature, philosophy, politics, economics, exploring religions, and history. I never had time to sit down and read a 700 page book, yet easily finished it in less than a week while listening, driving to and from work..Version: 0
✓ Princess of Mars.This app. Is terrific, I have read all Tarzan books all the Sherlock Holmes books and have enjoyed them all but my favorites are the John Carter books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. This app. Has given me the opportunity to read these old books and I thank you..Version: 2.5.2
✓ Worth it.This app is worth it's small price tag. It is easy to use and has a fairly good selection of old books. The only problem is sometimes the readers are not great but then again sometimes they are fantastic. It also has a feature where you can skip back 30 seconds which is really useful..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Great App for classicsAll the books available are outside the copyright date (so mostly classics) but hopefully with more funding they can purchase rights to more recent editions. Fantastic interface and user friendly, perfect for people interested in the classics..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Great appAs long as the narrators are native English speakers it's great. One narrator per novel too please..Version: 2.5.2
✓ AudiobooksA really great app! I have been listening to a huge range of books while commuting and it has been the perfect way to spend my time. It has been great and pleasantly surprising to dip my toe into unfamiliar genre. It is try that the quality of readers for some books is terrible but I would say 80% of the books I listen to are more than adequately read. I actually have become fond of some of the readers which adds to the experience. It is like being read to by a friend. If you want professional readers download an audiobook from iTunes. I love the Librivox concept - a bit homemade, a bit c### but totally brilliant!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Like itI have been enjoying listening to classic books as I work. I like the feature to disallow downloading new chapters until I'm home on wireless. I have been listening to about six books at any given time at three chapters each. Leaves me with a lot of cliffhangers but gives me something to anticipate on the next day. Took awhile to get used to different readers on each chapter but I like to think of it as friends passing a book around and reading aloud. Tends to start with previous chapter next day do I have to manually forward one. Won't download multiple books so takes awhile to download all queued chapters each evening. No real complaints. I've been enjoying using the app..Version: 2.3.3
✓ AudiobooksThese are a great way to spend long car journeys! I'm catching up on and, in some cases, having first time experiences of some of the classics out there that I didn't ever read as a child :-) My only possible issue is that some of the storytellers either read in muffled ways, read incredibly slowly (so you lose interest in a book), or that a very long book will have several different people reading each chapter; I find it odd to hear "The Three Musketeers" being read by both male and female voices, with a variety of accents, instead of just the same one. That said, it's an exceptionally long story to have to read aloud, and so can understand many people reading it, but why not choose to have just all men, or all women, read the book. That would help with the continuity. When all said and done, it is an incredible ap to have at one's disposal, and has helped add real pleasure to pass many potentially boring driving hours. Thank you to all those who have volunteered their time. I now feel inspired to do so myself!! 😃.Version: 2.5.1
✓ AudiobooksThis is one slick little app. Gives user access to endless downloadable titles, organized however you like to see them: Genre, Authors, Period, Fiction/Non fiction, etc etc. Interface is easy on the eyes, a pleasure to use. All titles are in public domain..Version: 2.5.2
✓ One of the best apps we ownMy husband and I take long road trips when we vacation of two or three weeks. We have always taken a couple audiobooks. Often we have just picked a title from what was available at the library and have been disappointed with the story, turning it off, resulting in days and miles with only our own company. ( which isn't bad but after 33 years we have heard each others tales). This last trip to Yellowstone I used the audiobooks app and was wonderfully surprised. The readers were very professional. We could download books as we pleased, changing titles if something didn't suit us. The library is, of course, excellent as they all have weathered the critics and fashion for the past 90+ years. Thank you for providing a worthwhile addition to my iPhone apps..Version: 2.0
✓ Old school KnowledgeAudiobooks is AWESOME. Not only are they free but they contain the knowledge built in values from a time past. Having the ability to hear my books allows me to take in stories an information. Like good things to eat by Rufus. I cannot help but wonder how many people on the planet outside of Audiobooks App have heard that book? Audiobooks could be a child's best companion and a parents greatest tutor. Everyone should try Audiobooks and have a wonderful knowledgable day. Thanks,.Version: 2.3.3
✓ AusiobookIt is growing on me! I found it hard to follow with the accent at first but soon got used to it. Lots of great books available!.Version: 2.0
✓ A few tweaks would make it perfectThis is an awesome idea for an app - I've listened to one book so far and just downloaded three more. There are a lot of fair comments about the readers' voices below, this is true, I had a selection of about five different voices reading my book of 13 chapters. Most were fine but there was one who spoke like a robot and mispronounced many words, and one with quite a thick accent which didn't suit the text at all, you have to suspend belief while you're listening! I think some form of quality control would greatly benefit this otherwise brilliant project. Thanks for the app..Version: 2.0
✓ Great value but could use some improvementsI love this app. I use it all the time. It's a great resource for free audiobooks and a great way to experience the classics at no cost. Audiobooks are expensive and if you like to listen to them this is a great way to do it for free. That being said there are a couple of drawbacks. The books are all read by volunteers so their abilities vary. Some are not as clear as others or as dramatically gifted as others. Some have some annoying background noise as from an air conditioner or something that affects the sound quality. Most are easy to understand though. The one thing that irritated me most initially is that for some works (a few) the chapters are each read by different people & I found it to have a negative effect on the continuity of the book. Also, each chapter is prefaced by a blurb stating that this is a Librivox recording in the public domain and lists the title of the chapter, book & author twice. I find it to be excessive that this is in front of EVERY chapter and again it interrupts the continuity of the story. I don't know why they couldn't delete that part when they edit & assemble the recording into a single recording. These things would make the app a lot better in my opinion but I have gotten used to it and still listen to it on a daily basis. If they fixed these few issues I would give it 5 stars..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Embot23It is so nice to have a story told to me! I enjoy listening to the books while I do my chores around the house. I am able to experience more great authors then I would if I had to read in the little time I am able to! Fabulous product can' t wait for more books :).Version: 2.3.3
✓ Two men looking though the same bars ..One sees mud, the other sees stars .. I'm sorry guys, but we can all moan about accents or the proficiency of the readers - or we can be thankful that for a small cost, we can have free access to some of the greatest classical literature this world has ever seen - unless of course - you are blind, and in which case, you would be incredibly indebted to all the men and women readers who give so freely of their time to bring much joy and happiness. A little word to the moaners .. Do something useful then - you'll feel much better about your life, if you pitched in ...Version: 0
✓ Great appIf I were paying for the books, I might complain that changing readers within the book isn't great, but for free access to classic books from an app that is easy to use and works well, I'm happy to accept. Thanks to all the volunteer reading who have put a lot of time into making these books accessible..Version: 2.0
✓ Free audiobooks appI find it excellent.Version: 2.3.2
✓ Free audiobooks - GREAT is all i can say!I love to read. I have learned that the classics are so well written that they are like a wonderfully prepared meal. Many books i endeavor to read will make me fall asleep as i find myself troubling with the meaning or utilization of the words. I am now listening to the meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Philosphy written by a man 2,000 years ago. Listening to the words is much easier for me to deduce their meaning. I am enthralled at the opportunity that awaits me now with all of the books provided to me. This app alone is worth many times the price of the Ipod. Thank You!.Version: 0
✓ Great Audiobooks & PlayerThis is by far my favorite audiobook app. The narrations are of high quality and the player is simple but powerful. The app crashes less than most and always keeps my spot even after a crash. Bookmarking does not appear to work, but I may lack an upgrade. I would like to be able to add bookmarks with notations or simply be able to add notes at specific points, which would work as bookmarks. It would be great if it was possible to sync the written book and audiobook and move freely between them..Version: 2.5.1
✓ Good value. Good selection of classicsI really like this app and am on my third book. I love the books, some I'd not read since childhood. I'll be able to listen to great books forever with this app! I'd give it 5 stars but just had a problem with a book I was partially through. I attempted to open the book and it and the chapters had been deleted. I needed to re-download the book and find where I was. Not sure why as I'd not done anything since my last listen..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Great app, Shame about LibraVox.Wonderful app on the whole. I agree with what many here have already expressed.. The quality of the readers vary wildly. On downloading Peter Pan - I tried 3 different versions because I couldn't bare the readers voices. On the other hand, the guy that's currently reading ' ...Dorian Gray' is reading with such relish, that I am thoroughly carried away! Again, I concur with others about the LibraVox info being annoying. Once a book is enough, or perhaps list all the readers at the end? Other things to note: There's no way of knowing how many chapters have been downloaded. Some sort of indicater would be useful. The chapter no. On the display differs from the actual chapter being read. Perhaps the latest update will fix this little niggle? So, not a bad little app but only 4 stars due to LibraVox being so hit and miss. Besides that: relaxing, great sleep aid and a great way of really 'taking in' wonderful classic reads!.Version: 0
✓ ReviewIt's t best app I've got. I work alone n it's a companion to me. It make work flow easily. I never read as a youngster. Now I catch up with the past learning I didn't receive. It's a great idea. I use it everyday. It has been very educative for myself..Version: 2.0
✓ Audio booksI have found this app to be the best thing on my ipod, took a while to get over the libravox advertisements after each chapter, but is a small price to pay for such a great product. 5stars+.Version: 0
✓ AwesomeGreat so far. never crashes. Nice interface; timer should have an option "end of chapter". Loads extremely fast. Good selection..Version: 2.5
✓ Free AudiobooksGreat app although the quality of reader does vary. There's a man with a german sounding accent who pronounces eveything correctly then an american who pronounced the g in poignant and struggled to string three words together. Some guidance given to the people who do the reading would be nice, just to help with place names that are unfamiliar..Version: 0
✓ Multitasking!Yes!!! They delivered beautifully! My earlier review is below, and this new update shows how well these developers listen to their customers. Multitasking is exactly what I needed, and the revamped interface looks great. Upgraded from 3 stars to 5 stars, as promised. *** I use Audiobooks all the time and I'm happy with the wide selection and quality. This is an excellent app if you are driving, working out, doing housework, etc. However, it desperately needs multitasking! It would be a five-star app with multitasking, but without multitasking I am limited in how and where I could use this app. Please add multitasking!.Version: 0
✓ SuzanneGreat app allows you to close your eyes and listen to the book of your choice, you take more in listening and it is also a valuable tool for people with sight problems and also for people who have mobility and hand problems no big heavy books to hold just plug in and listen 5 star quality.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Changed my life!I wish I had downloaded this app sooner. It took a bit to adjust to not having a professional reader, but now I think it's great. Instead of shuffling around on the radio or listening to the same music on my iPod on long drives I plow through books I probably would have never finished otherwise. But my favorite thing is to turn it on while I'm doing housework. The time flies, my house is cleaner than it's ever been, and I'm filling in the gaps from my high school reading lists. Love!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ BooksTook me a while to figure out how to download the whole book but now I have and love it. I have to do a lot of driving for work and listen while driving..Version: 2.3.3
✓ GreatHaving read quite a few of these books I was intrigued to listen to them instead. I must say it was much easier to listen than to get my glasses out all the time and be able to get on with my housework while listening to the story as well. It would be nice to know the readers name next to the book as this would save time downloading every copy to find the right tone or reader you like. Great app. I definitely recommend this one..Version: 0
✓ ReviewThanks 4 being there!!!!!.Version: 2.5
✓ Love itI love to listen books before I fall asleep, in the car or while waiting for appointments . I love this APP !!! Love to revisit the classics!!!.Version: 4.0.1
✓ Excellent appNo more dropping my favourite books in the bath- I can bathe and listen instead- perfect. The preview option is great for checking if the reader is good or not or if the accent is going to grate on you prior to downloading the whole book. Bugs with downloading seem to be sorted on this version. Thanks Audiobooks!!!.Version: 4.0.2
✓ A veritable treasure chest :)This is a wonderful app. I listen to it almost every night..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Really helpful appIt is so nice to have quick access to the canonical literature I need. I have found all of the books I needed for my English class. So, I can read-along and then listen when my eyes get tired. I really appreciate what the volunteers at Librivox are doing. The readers of the texts speak clearly and have some style to their storytelling. There is a nice little quick 30sec rewind feature in case you need to hear something again. It automatically pauses when my Iphone rings and saves my place. I can even leave the app and go take notes in in another app and the recording will keep playing. I think it might be helpful to have a way to find out the total length of the book recording. Overall, the app is really useful..Version: 2.3.3
✓ GoodI use and like it!.Version: 2.5
✓ Good appUpdate: Feb. 15, 2012. Volume still not as loud as I would prefer on most readings. Cannot place comments or give stars since we do not have a "facebook" app. Odd, that you would need some other app to comment on an app. Updated to 5 stars in spite of the above since I listen a lot while ironing,or carving, or doing chores. ************************************************** Some readers are not pros, smacking lips and similar, but I can choose other books and readers that are more acceptable to listen to. Some of my favorite authors are not on the list - yet, I presume. Would be nice if the story's were a bit louder. Even at maximum setting I can barely hear some readers. Oh-and add don marquis' books (archy & mehitabel et. alis.) please. Still find a lot of readers are not talking loud enough. But really enjoy the books that I can hear. Thank you..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Pretty good!So I really like this app. I do wish you could search for books by the narrator. Some of the readers are horrific but most of them are at least decent. I like using this app to fall asleep to..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Touch screenI love this app. I have my favorite readers and have let them know. I love the selection to choose from and also really like to see books available that I've never heard of before. My only complaint is that the touch screen commands do not respond as quickly as they should. Sometimes I will touch and touch and touch etc. and nothing happens and this does make for problems especially when someone starts talking to you and you can't make the reader stop!! I also wish that I had an option to enter a keyword and have a list appear but I' m not complaining--I love this app..Version: 2.3.3
✓ AudiobookGreat app for old book lovers.Version: 4.0.4
✓ Best App Investment!!When I bought this app it was 99cents, but I don't know what it is now. But I'll tell you! It was work every penny!! Sometimes it acts up and all of the audiobooks are available on Librivox but you can download chapters and listen to them when you don't have Wifi. I have listened to probably at least 20 books, but fair warning, only pre-1930 books are on here so get this if you like old books, which I do!! I'm about to listen to Rilla of Ingleside. Great investment!!.Version: 2.5.2
✓ Totally AwesomeI love this app. Easy to use, easy to listen to and a incredible selection of books that I have always thought I should read... Now I can!!!.Version: 0
✓ AudiobooksThe actual app is ok but the books are not the most interesting thing in the world..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Good and some disappointment, but mostly very happyI have thoroughly enjoyed listening to books as I have done my housework. It has put me in a better mood and helped the time pass. It is amazing to have so many books freely available to me, with just a small initial charge. I also love books but have little time to read and am too tired if I do have a moment. This is my most used ap. my only disappointment is the quality of reading is varied. I grew up being read stories in a very animated way and few readers have come near capturing the characters I have in my imagination, some readers even pause and lose flow as they turn page - and to mispronounce a well known authors name is utterly unbearable ! I was looking forward to hearing Sherlock Holmes - but that simply cannot be done if the reader has an intense non-English accent, the stories are as British as any could ever be! Further, one must endure libra vox advertising every chapter, but one does get kind of desensitised to it. Overall, I am delighted at being able to listen to stories - something I had no time to do..Version: 2.3.3
✓ JLGreat, love it..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Great AppAwesome ,I enjoy listening to the Story's. I play the Audio book s off a night I set the reading for 30 minutes and it stops playing by this time I usually Nod of ..Version: 4.0.8
✓ Book appFabulous app and great value for your $. I use it on the train to 'listen' to books I'm reading at home.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Great so far!I just downloaded this app and love it. I've started listening to the secret garden and it is very well read. The reader has a lovely accent. I saw that other reviewers complained there was no sleep button but I found one. Maybe a new feature?? Certainly easy to find. Defiantly worth it! I only downloaded it because i couldn't sleep and fell asleep partway into chapter 2!! Can't wait to listen to more..Version: 2.3.2
✓ Really enjoying it!I'm currently listening to "pride and prejudice" and thouroughly enjoying it. I love books but rarely have the time to read. This way I can enjoy some classic literature while folding the washing, driving or even doing the grosscery shopping!!!! Some readers are hard to listen to because of their accents but if you're lucky, there are numerous versions of the same book. Only glitch I've found is the email to itunes option has been unsuccessful for me. Also, some chapters skip and fault but as mentioned you can usually find another version. Excellent overall..Version: 0
✓ Audio booksI have access to so many great titles. My only complaint is the reader changes part way through a story..Version: 2.0
✓ GoodI've recently discovered te joy of audio books, and it is due to this app. I can listen to them in my car! Or it can help me forget how dull it is to fold laundry. One puzzling thing occurs sometimes. The audio gets jumbled for a chapter or so (in 50% of the books ive tried) and I'm forced to skip it or find the book. I think this can't be from the original recordings, as it is the same kind of odd jumbling noises each time. I've yet to ask the question to the creators of the app. Suggestions The reader of Jane eyre (version 3) is a pro, and the secret garden is nicely read. I have had bad luck with the readers on Sherlock holmes so far. Lol not so good. But I've only heard 2..Version: 0
✓ I like it4 stars.Version: 4.1.4
✓ One of my favourite apps of all timeFantastic and well worth it!! Loads of books to choose from. I like listening to them when I'm cleaning the house or going on long drives. There is also a sleep timer that turns the app off after a chosen time. Great for when you can't sleep. A truly essential app!!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Great app, suggestion for Future upgradeGreat app, particularly like the feature that allows forward / rewind by 30 secs. The "pause" "play" button is grayed out a bit too much so didn't realize it existed until I searched around. If developers are thinking of what next to do for major enhancements here's a suggestion: present the free text (also available in the public domain) along with the audio ....just need to have to text skip to the appropriate section being read out ( there should also exist tags for this). That way the reader can easily check I they want to verify when the reader has misread or the concepts are difficult to follow in audio in that particular section. Right now I have to download a copy if the free text in a separate app such as iBooks and look up the text..Version: 2.0
✓ A pensioners catchupOnly a few words, excellent, to be able to catch up on all those classics. Is great! I find I can understand those classic readings much more than as I did in my youth . To be able to sit back and to listen to those words is so restful. Once again, in closing, excellent! Oh,at the second time of asking...nothing's changed just as excellent as first noted or slightly better as I get used to sitting back at the start of dark wintry evenings ! Here, it must be a year later, only a couple of books had readers with that flat no interest reading but, they are volunteers doing their best! All the rest of books I've taken out. ......Excellent no complaints only praise.Version: 2.5
✓ Sherlock holmes mysteryGet to listen to some very good tales. Some narrators are poor, but they are giving up there time. So why moan, if you can do better try it. The apps is cheap & good value for all the books you can have..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Good selectionGood selection of classics would be nice to see some more current authors.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Excelent app, shame about LibravoxReally good app. Well put together and delivers what it promises, I can't give it 5 stars though, because of Libravox! You get what you pay for and I understand that free readings by volunteers mean each chapter of a book read by a different person, that the quality of reading will be variable and, even, that it's polite to get them to give their names at the start so they feel appreciated; but do we really have to have the full explanation of what Libravox is and the link to go to if you wish to volunteer at the start of EVERY chapter? Surely once, at the start of the book, is enough? And I'm very grateful to Chip for giving of his spare time so I can have the pleasure of listening to A Tale of Two Cities in mine, but do I really need to be told, in the course of his 2 chapters, that he's from Tampa, Florida FOUR times?! If you can get past all that annoyance (and, for the most part, I can), this is a great app, but I suspect many people will find it irritating beyond belief. What a pity that such a good idea as Libravox has been ruined by such a stupid policy :/.Version: 0
✓ Love AudiobooksGreat app, I walk a lot so 'reading' books as audio is fantastic..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Wonderful!!A fantastic way to spend time caught in traffic!! The longer it takes to travel somewhere the more book it is possible to listen to!! I love it!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Wonderful appWhat a wonderful app...the most used on my iphone! I have trouble getting to sleep and this app has solved that problem, I put my iphone on my pillow on at night and listen to a story....however it is so effective in relaxing me and putting me to sleep, I havent got past the first few books. But I'm happy that my insomnia is cured!!.Version: 0
✓ How did I live without you.I have no complaints after listening to one of the great classics. I recommend giving it a try. So many wonderful books to listen to for $0..Version: 2.3.3
✓ The Art Of WarI have always wanted to read this book since I was a Kid, so it was great to sit back in a Big Recliner Chair and have it read to me, thanks to all involved in bringing this APP and story telling together in my Livingroom..Version: 2.0
✓ A real winnerI love being able to have someone read to me while I'm doing housework/other chores etc. I never have to feel guilty about sitting around with a book getting nothing else done, so this app is a winner for me..Version: 0
✓ Wonderful collection of audio booksFantastic app. More books than you could ever listen too..Version: 2.3.3
✓ My most used app!Great selection of classics, most of which I've never read. Some of the volunteer readers can be a bit hard to listen to. I wish more users would rate the books and comment on the readers ability, as I have found this helpful in the past..Version: 2.5.1
✓ BuyThis is a brilliant app but some of the voices are unclear and hard to understand. The send to itunres feature needs to be improved as out of all the 47 books ive sent to itunes 2 got through successfully. This is a great buy and I higly recomend it ti any classic reader..Version: 0
✓ Audio booksI am new to books in audio form and did some searching before selecting Audio Books app. It is very easy to use, feels like an Apple app, good features and intuitive. Also has good range of books..Version: 2.3.2
✓ Some great old classicsEasy to find quality old books. Keeps place well..Version: 4.1.7
✓ Great sociological studyExcellent app. with lots of functionality, I love being able to set the time so that if I fall asleep it doesn't wake me later. Some of the readers are less skilled than others but become characters in addition to those in the books. I love Charles Dickens and being able to listen several times and draw down layer upon layer of meaning is a real delight! I have not yet listened whilst driving but looking forward to an enhanced stimulating drive in coming weeks. Please keep the classics coming..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Worth purchasingThis app is great. It gives free access to lots of audio books. All the audio books are free, so this app pays for itself after one book. The books are all read by volunteers, so sometimes your listening experience can be interesting. I have not however found any book which I could not understand. If you are looking for perfect readers, this would not be your best choice, but if you are looking to listen to a lot of great books for free buy this app..Version: 2.0
✓ Audiobook reviewGreatest titles in the history of international literature at the touch of a button for the less the the cost of a cheeseburger!!! Love the 4000+ titles! Do many great books to choose from. Helps me expand my thoughts and my mind. It increases my vocabulary and betters my views in life. Sometimes hard to follow some plain voices yet still a brilliant application. Much rather read but this is much more economical for me and saves our beautiful green planet from the retched logging disease our world has which is a terrible obsession that impacts every organism on this planet!!!! Thanks for a truly wonderful way to expand my literature!!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ General reviewGreat value for money. I listen to books this way a lot and have discovered authors I might not have otherwise. Generally I find the readers very good with some exceptions. Personally I prefer when one person reads the whole book rather than a variety of people but that's just my preference. Would recommend this to everyone..Version: 2.5.1
✓ Wonderful resourceHaving audio books available has been fantastic for me. I have them playing in the background while doing craft and also when on long car journeys. I love having these wonderful books available..Version: 2.3.2
✓ Great value for moneyThis is an easy to use app that gives instant access to a library of classics for the whole family. Listening to great books is slowly edging out TV time!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Good but with problemsThe volumes needs to be normalized. It would be nice to have one reader per book instead of multiple people with all sorts of differing accents and reading styles. The chapter indicator doesn't advance when progressing. The volume control is relative to current "music" volume setting instead of absolute volume. I like the "recommend" suggestions feature. I wish I would have been told beforehand that clearly most of the books are pre-1923. The huge selection of material is impressive. Satisfied with app but waiting for some big improvements to fix annoyances..Version: 0
✓ It's fantastic! ...but...... I'm not too impressed by the narrators, one of them certainly did not have English as their first language and made some pretty amateurish linguistic mistakes which kind of ruins the flow of the story, also there are a few annoying accents. However, it is pretty incredible that all this classic literature is so easily available, thank you technology!!.Version: 0
✓ AudiobooksLoved listening to books I've never read before while driving to work. Great app, thanks..Version: 2.3.3
✓ The Art of WarIf your struggling to find time to go out and find the book and then make time to read it, then this is the app for you. FANTASTIC. Set aside 20 - 30 minutes a night and before you know it your ploughing through all the books you never had time for. A full 5 stars! And it's free!!!!!!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Lovely!This is a free app that leads you to free audiobooks--public domain classics! It's an easy, attractive app, and the selection is incredible. If there was any downside, it would be this: occasionally the readers of the audiobooks have voices or cadences that make it a little difficult to get into te stories, but it is still doable. And I realize this is all free, so we're not listening to actors/voice actors. It's more a file problem than an app problem. Otherwise... Get it now! You know it'll get put to very good use!.Version: 2.3.3
✓ White FangBrilliant to have access to old favorites like this. now and again depressed over sight loss especially as i'vealways loved to read. Now I have a huge instant and very portable library to enjoyany time,anywhere!thanks for inventing this app and the iPhone!.Version: 2.0
✓ Happy with app after reloadingI updated the app today and now I can not open it. It just crashes each time. I tried restarting and still crashed. Deleted app and reloaded it. Seems to work fine now..Version: 4.1.7
✓ Audio books.These are great selection of books on audio. Thank you for the library..Version: 2.3.3
✓ An excellent apHours of free listening. I have many Audible books and your narrators are just as good Thank you..Version: 0
✓ Great App!There are so many books on here I had heard of but never actually read. This is a wonderful app! Any and all book worms need this..Version: 2.5.1
✓ Good appWorks well.Version: 0
✓ Best appI love this app, it looks great, easy to use and has all the classics.Version: 0
✓ Totally worth it!Besides the fact that one book is read by many different people, it still does the job! Quality is very good overall and downloading is easy..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Wonderful with a slight tweakI love the narrations, not so professional as to sanitize the book from any ordinary member of the public. It's a good way to wind down. I often snuggle under the covers, & listen for an hour before dozing off. A couple of improvements would make it even better: 1/ Being able to start the narration, & then go out of the app to do something else ie. check emails/calendar. 2/ As the book goes into the next chapter, the chapter numbers would change, keeping pace with where the narration is at. At the moment they stay at the chapter you started playing..Version: 0
✓ GreatI'm an abject bookworm and was addicted to Project Gutenberg before I got an iPhone and then embraced Freebooks. I have an embarrassing habit of starting to read on the train and then keeping reading as I walk to my destination. Audiobooks have let me enjoy my passion safely. Thank you. I haven't tried the email to iPod yet, but look forward to trying this workaround for listening in the background. Some idea of the size of downloads would also be welcome. ******************** I think the thing I enjoy most about this app is the love and devotion of the readers. Many thanks and praises to them! I've used the download to iTunes function now. It is great to be able to do other things on iPhone while listening (like wwriting this review). Two observations... The option to download a whole book in a zipfile is welcome as it takes less user intervention than the chapter-by-chapter download. Also, the chapters don't play backinorder onitunes. Any suggestions? I still give it 5 stars..Version: 0
✓ Great app!A fantastic and convenient app! All the readers I've heard so far have been great although some of the American authors mispronounce words. Still, it's easy enough to work out what they mean..Version: 0
✓ #1 most personally recommended appOk, so maybe you find yourself like me as a delivery driver that loves to read. Any knucklehead knows reading and driving doesn't mix. (I know it doesn't seem that way out on the road, but humor me here folks!). Enter one savior of my life, the Audiobooks App. I have recommended this app to more people than any other. It's just great. I have caught up on some classics, and found new favorites I wouldn't have found otherwise. Creators and contributors to this App, I would love to give you all a hug. Great job people!.Version: 2.5.2
✓ Like it a lot.Simple. Fun way to get Classic books..Version: 2.3.3
✓ Great appWonderful app. Top quality books with a well thought interface. Sometimes requires a restart of my iPhone 4 for all features to work, but I really do love this app..Version: 2.0
✓ Selected audio is a good thingI like this app because you can download only audio books from the public domain that you want, rather than a pre-determined library. This saves space on your device. I hope it will be updated with future audio books. There is a wide range of reading talent out there; some excellent, and some not so good. My biggest gripe is when the reader's gender changes among chapters within the same book. This makes for confusing listening. There needs to be a concerted effort to be consistent within the same book, especially if the gender of the first-person narrator is known..Version: 0
✓ Alan QuartermainVery good story and narrative kept me wanting to hear more..Version: 2.3.2
✓ Just love it!Thoroughly enjoying having Dracula read to me at the moment. No probs with downloading all chapters. Bit annoying having different people read each chapter but I appreciate that I can get something like this for free at all..Version: 2.0
✓ Not perfect, but a nice app!A large variety to choose from, nice when I can't read but want to make good use of time. Several different readers during the book, each taking a chapter at a time. Most are good, but a few of the volunteers have a low recording volume and a strong (i.e not American English) accent, a combination which makes it difficult to understand at times. I got around that problem by buying the companion app (from the same company) that makes the written version of even more books available. By loading the audio book into iTunes, I could continue to listen while looking up the unintelligible part in the written version....Version: 0
✓ Most used appThere are a huge collection of stories from every genre available for download at no charge. These tend to be classics (out of copyright I presume) and as such have stood the test of time. I have recently revisited the Sherlock Holmes adventures. They are just the right length to accompany me on my morning walk Enjoy.Version: 2.3.2
✓ Very goodI haven't the time to read with 4 kids so this was so good having to mow the lawn. It made simple DIY pass very quickly. I also appreciate the people who take the time to read these books and I acknowledge that the quality and lingo will change change depending on the readers nationality; put aside this can be very useful way of getting to know an author. It took me 30 years to find the time to be able to hear War of the worlds and I am so glad I finally have. Thanks to all..Version: 0
✓ Philistine or not you should buy thisBuying this app is analogous to buying 1000 books for a dollar. But really it's more like buying 3000 books for 3 dollars. Because that's what you're doing. Fo realz. Even if you don't like all the titles, or maybe precisely because you don't like all the titles, you NEED to buy this app. There are some really good and really important works on this and as much as I love reading I don't always have the time or energy to, so if you're not a supernerd with a super metabolism but want to at least be acquainted with more books, this is indispensable. Buy it or live in regret :).Version: 0
✓ Worth every penny a dozen times over.I don't pay for many programs but the gamble on this one has paid off immensely. You could go to their website and get the books and work them into iTunes yourself and listen to them. But this 2.00 is well worth it. They have exactly what the claim. Books in the public domain recorded by volunteers. You can even help them out record more books if you choose. More than classics, they also have historical documents. Many of the books will be found on college reading lists. Candide, The Federalist Papers, Lincoln's Letters. If you have ever enjoyed listening to audiobooks then you will benefit from this program and the content it gives you access to. I always tell the program to download the entire book because I don't know I'll have an Internet access..Version: 0
✓ Free audio booksGreat wee app. Use it for when my son wants to go to bed and wants a story read to him. He doesn't like it when I do voices when I read to him do this is the best of both worlds.Version: 2.3.3
✓ Love the ap with one tiny exceptionI love this application and don't even mind listening to different people reading the various chapters. However I agree completely with Ardesco when it comes to listening to someone for whom English is their second language. I've only had the problem once so far (I expect to run into it more, since I use this ap on a daily basis) and that was with The Count of Monte Cristo. I could not understand a word that one volunteer read. Thankfully I also have the book on my Kindle application. Whenever that particular volunteer was reading I had to stop listening and would have to wait to advance in the story until I could read that chapter for myself. If I had not had the book on my Kindle I would have not been able to complete the book due to the one volunteer that I was unable to understand. As it was that volunteer probably read a dozen chapters in The Count of Monte Cristo. I still love this application and highly recommend it to my friends, along with the Kindle ap. I also especially love it when some kind soul reads an entire book. I've listened to two books so far where just one person did the reading. I realize that that requires a large time commitment, more than most people have, which makes me appreciate them all the more..Version: 0
✓ AudiobookI'm Nacoleptic and can't read books without falling asleep within 5 minutes. Anyone who enjoys a good book in bed would understand how invaluable this app is to me. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou..Version: 2.3.3
✓ More than AdequateThe app functions well and the book selection is awesome! However, with audiobooks, my level of enjoyment of the actual story is heavily influenced by the reader. These are not professional readers and we should not expect that for the price! I have downloaded three books so far. I didn't finish the first because I was so put off by the reader. The second reader was not too bad and I am thoroughly enjoying the third. So finding a reader that you like will be hit or miss, but the app is still a tremendous value!.Version: 2.3.3
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