Of course, you can listen to audiobooks from Google on any Google OS device such as Android and Chromecast products, but there’s also a Google Audiobook app for Apple products. That means if you only listen to around a dozen titles per year, Google will probably be the cheaper of the two.Īlthough its selection of titles is certainly smaller than Audible’s, there are still thousands of audiobook titles available through the Google Play store. Our price comparison of a handful of best-seller titles showed that Google Audiobooks consistently prices audiobooks equal to or cheaper than a single credit monthly subscription with Audible. The key differentiator of Google Audiobooks is that it only sells audiobooks individually, and there’s no need to pay a monthly fee to access to affordable prices. the entire Hunger Games series is available to listen to on Spotify for free.Launched in 2018, Google Audiobooks isn’t as well established as Audible, but it’s clearly designed to take it on. There are a ton of free poems on Spotify, to be quite honest, and no better place to start than this collection of Hughes poetry read by the man himself. "The Dream Keeper" & Other Poems of Langston Hughes Helen Hoang's book, available to listen to on Spotify, is all about sexy math. You better believe there's some free romance for you, too. These books are about a girl and her guy friends on a magical quest to find a long lost king-and they're all on Spotify! The Kiss Quotient They don't call it a whale of a tale for nothing! The Raven CycleĮscape into Maggie Stiefvater's contemporary fantasy series without breaking the bank. Moby DickĪ full cast recorded this abridged version of the epic that will still take you 24 hours to listen to. Wells' science fiction adventure read by Kelsey Grammer, Frasier himself. The last of the free iTunes goodies is an H.G. Like I said, you can get pretty much all of Austen's works on iTunes for free because they're in the public domain. Kate Beckinsale reads Jane Austen's most famous book in this free iTunes download. Narrated by Tituss Burgess from The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt! I can't think of anything more charming. There are quite a few secret free audiobooks read by celebrities on iTunes, actually, including. Karen Gillan ( Guardians of the Galaxy, Selfie) reads you Frances Hodgson Burnett's book on iTunes and it won't cost you a dime. This one in particular is rated really high on iTunes and is the first of a series-so be careful you don't get hooked! The Secret Garden Author Morgan Rice has a few titles available in a free situation on iTunes. Not every free audiobook is classic lit, however. Settle in for a long listen and let Orson Welles tell you Jean Valjean's story. This adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel that inspired the Anne Hathway film (sorry, I had to go there) is not just in the style of a 1930s radio play. If you only know the monster and the doctor from the movies, I highly recommend listening to the book. Hear Christopher Lee, whose booming voice you know from the Lord of the Rings movies and the Star Wars prequels, read Mary Shelley's science fiction novel. Perfect for a spooky night snowed in with a hot bev and some candles, don't you think? Frankenstein Ooh la la! A Christmas CarolĪuthor Neil Gaimon performs the Dickens classic tale. except that this audiobook adaptation also stars everyone's favorite 2020 scandal-monger, Dominic West. Okay, so if you're not familiar with this play it's what the movie Cruel Intentions is based on. ![]() Nobody has time for that! These are the really, really free audiobooks out there, curated by me for you. but only if you've already paid the pricey subscription fee. ![]() There are also a ton of "free" audiobooks for Amazon Prime members, which gives you access to some more contemporary titles. Librivox is like an online library where volunteers read public domain novels and anyone can listen for free, which is pretty rad. If you don't care so much about who is reading to you or what the production values are, you're likely to find what you're looking for. Also, because most audiobooks are public domain classics like Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, there are 1000s of recordings to choose from. ![]() A lot of the free offerings on Audible are podcasts in disguise or, like, The Mueller Report for some reason? Hard pass. Navigating the world of free audiobooks is a little tricky. What if I told you that you can add to your listening list without spending any money or moving one inch off the couch? Let me tell you all about the best free audiobooks you can find. Sometimes you're so busy and/or eager to drown out your thoughts while going through your to-do list that all you want is a nice audiobook to tell you a story.
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