41 Free Audiobook Sites
* Added 10 more Audiobook sites to the existing list, making it 35 (9th March 2009)
* Added 1 more, making it 36 (22nd August 2009)
* Added 5 more, making it 41 (22nd February 2011)
From books to ebooks to audiobooks. Depending on your daily schedule and personal preferences, you might opt for something different, something which is somehow the most convenient for you. Although speed can be a factor, getting audiobooks as an alternative medium to get your readings done can be an enjoyable experience.
- Librivox.org (This site has been mentioned multiple times on this site, but I think this site should be the clear winner for this category.)
- AudioBooksForFree.com – MP3
- Free Classic Audio Books – MP3 & M4B (Ipod)
- Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project – (Human-read & Computer-read) – MP3, M4B, OGG, SPX
- People Talk – MP3 (Added 22nd August 2009)
- Miette’s Bedtime Story Podcast – MP3
- Podio Books – Listen online, but can be downloaded as MP3
- Literal Systems Free Audiobooks – MP3
- Assistive Media – Podcasting for the Blind – MP3
- Stories To Go – MP3
- Story Spieler – MP3
- Oculture Free Audio & Podcasts – Various categories in MP3 format
- Free-Books.org downloadable MP3 books – MP3
- StoryNory – Free Audio Stories for Kids – MP3
- AudioBooks.net – Requires registration to download from the free section
- Talking Book Store (Selling audiobooks but this link goes to their free section)
- Learn Out Loud (Free Audio & Video Section of their site)
- Audio Book Quest – 45 Free Audiobooks
- StoryLine Online – FLV
- ThoughtAudio – MP3
- Free Children’s stories Audio books – Listen online, but can be downloaded as MP3
- ChristianAudio.com – Commercial but has a free section
- FreelyEducate.com – Free Audiobooks each week
- TellTale Project – MP3, OGG, AAC
- Audio Anarchy – MP3
- Listen Here – Commercial site but has a free section
- Talking History – MP3 & RM (Added 9th March 2009)
- Books Should Be Free – MP3 (Added 9th March 2009)
- Audio Book Treasury – MP3 (Added 9th March 2009)
- Simply Audio Books – Monthly free audiobook (sign up required) (Added 9th March 2009)
- LoudLit – MP3 (Added 9th March 2009)
- FreeAudio.org – MP3 (Added 9th March 2009)
- Audio Literature Odyssey – MP3 (Added 9th March 2009)
- Lit2Go – Stories & Poems (MP3) (Added 9th March 2009)
- Kiddie Records Weekly – MP3 (Added 9th March 2009)
- Poetry Archive – Listen Online (Added 9th March 2009)
- Archive.org: Audio Books & Poetry (MP3) (Added 22nd February 2011)
- Maria Lectrix: Public Domain AudioBook Podcast, for people with Catholic tastes (Listen Online) (Added 22nd February 2011)
- Naropa Poetics Audio Archives (access to over 5000 hours of recordings made at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado) (MP3, FLAC, OGG, WAV) (Added 22nd February 2011)
- Globe Radio Repertory (founded in Seattle in 1982 to bring the classics of world literature to a new and wider audience) (MP3) (Added 22nd February 2011)
- 9 Free Audiobook MP3 by BarnesandNoble (Short Stories) (MP3) (Added 22nd February 2011)
Podcasts
- EPNWeb – The Education Podcast Network (Podcast)
- PodcastDirectory – Various Categories
Sources (Ilounge’s Forum, MightBargainHunter, Pickthebrain & Google)
We hope you enjoy another long list of compilation, and feel free to leave your comments if I’ve left anything good. Cheers and happy reading listening! 🙂