Libro.fm Audiobooks

Name: Libro.fm Audiobooks
Rating: 4.9 (28685 reviews)
Author: Libro.fm

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29K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Books
Developer

Libro.fm
Language

EN
English
Size

59.2
MB

Libro.fm is an employee-owned Social Purpose Corporation and Certified B Corp that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. There are more than 600,000 audiobooks on Libro.fm, including bestsellers and bookseller picks, and your audiobooks are synced with the app immediately so you can start listening right away. If you ever have questions, feedback, or just want a good audiobook recommendation, you can reach out to us at hello@libro.fm, and a real, audiobook-loving human will get back to you. GET STARTED 1. Download the Libro.fm app and sign into your Libro.fm account. 2. Explore the catalog to find your next listen. 3. Use your Libro.fm credits to get audiobooks in the app. 4. Download your audiobook(s) and start listening. APP FEATURES - Explore audiobooks: Explore Libro.fm’s catalog of 600,000+ audiobooks. - Use credits: Use your Libro.fm audiobook credits to get and gift audiobooks from the app. - Apple Watch: Listen on the go with Apple Watch. - Automatic sync: Audiobooks automatically sync from your Libro.fm account as well as across devices. - Bookmarks: Easily bookmark content so you can return to it later (bookmarks are synced across devices). - Playback speed: Like to listen at a faster pace? Just use our variable-speed narration feature. - Sleep Timer: Feeling sleepy? Set the timer to stop your audiobook after a few minutes or at the end of the track. - Tags: Organize your library in a way that works for you with customizable tags. - Sharing: Share the Libro.fm experience with friends! - DRM-free downloads: Every audiobook on Libro.fm is DRM-free, so you can listen on any device. Our privacy policy can be found at https://libro.fm/privacy Our terms of use can be found at https://libro.fm/terms

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

29K Ratings

Love this new App! It is great to help my local Bookstore!
07/30/2023

irenadawn
I have enjoyed the app so far. I am anxious to see how they will succeed! I want local businesses to profit from booksellers too! The local businesses feature the authors and that increases sales too! They need to get some credit for all of the extra expenses they put out for promotions. I certainly appreciate all my local bookstore does in our community! They help our local community so much and they help literacy too! We need audiobooks to help with learning difficulties and other issues. So audiobooks are not just for lazy readers! They help with reading comprehension and memory issues. They also can assist with sight loss. They are helpful with Dyslexia and attention deficit disorder problems. I like them for relaxing and stress reduction. Mental health issues are often reduced while reading entertaining books and laughing is always great medicine! So audiobooks are great ways to pass the time when you have to wait in lines or in traffic. Don’t waste your time or your mind, READ!
Love this new App! It is great to help my local Bookstore!
07/30/2023

irenadawn

I have enjoyed the app so far. I am anxious to see how they will succeed! I want local businesses to profit from booksellers too! The local businesses feature the authors and that increases sales too! They need to get some credit for all of the extra expenses they put out for promotions. I certainly appreciate all my local bookstore does in our community! They help our local community so much and they help literacy too! We need audiobooks to help with learning difficulties and other issues. So audiobooks are not just for lazy readers! They help with reading comprehension and memory issues. They also can assist with sight loss. They are helpful with Dyslexia and attention deficit disorder problems. I like them for relaxing and stress reduction. Mental health issues are often reduced while reading entertaining books and laughing is always great medicine! So audiobooks are great ways to pass the time when you have to wait in lines or in traffic. Don’t waste your time or your mind, READ!
Recommend as an alternative to less ethical options
Sep 23

officious buttress
As an alternative it is fairly solid and their ethics seem to be good so I would recommend the platform to those seeking an ethical option. There are a few drawbacks that hopefully will be addressed. As of now, the app does not offer background play which is problematic for an audio medium. When listening you cannot browse the catalog which is also very limiting. Many publishers seem not to work with the platform right now so the selection is more limited than ideal. Currently new users get 3 free credits which is a nice deal, but not enough is available for credit purchase. I think the app could use some serious improvement in areas most other apps are capable. This would make it a more formidable competitor, but for the sake of a company just being decent and seemingly moral? Rare enough to give it 5 stars.
Recommend as an alternative to less ethical options
Sep 23

officious buttress

As an alternative it is fairly solid and their ethics seem to be good so I would recommend the platform to those seeking an ethical option. There are a few drawbacks that hopefully will be addressed. As of now, the app does not offer background play which is problematic for an audio medium. When listening you cannot browse the catalog which is also very limiting. Many publishers seem not to work with the platform right now so the selection is more limited than ideal. Currently new users get 3 free credits which is a nice deal, but not enough is available for credit purchase. I think the app could use some serious improvement in areas most other apps are capable. This would make it a more formidable competitor, but for the sake of a company just being decent and seemingly moral? Rare enough to give it 5 stars.
While You Were Out
03/16/2024

Jan in RVA
I have just finished this remarkable memoir of life in the Irish Catholic Kissinger family, read by author Meg Kissinger. This is the first audio book experience for me and I am absolutely going to continue this format for enjoying the great stories that are available. Listening to Meg’s compilation of her family’s trials, tribulations, tragedies as well as love, care, compassion and loyalty in her own Milwaukee- accented voice was especially meaningful for me. There is humor mixed with horror as a mom and dad struggle with their own mental illness while raising 8 children. Throughout their lives, love and loyalty allow 6 of the children to survive the traumas/illness that they endured growing up. I highly recommend this well written book with its many lessons and information about mental illness. Great read (listen) for someone who falls asleep with paper copies! Janice Julius
While You Were Out
03/16/2024

Jan in RVA

I have just finished this remarkable memoir of life in the Irish Catholic Kissinger family, read by author Meg Kissinger. This is the first audio book experience for me and I am absolutely going to continue this format for enjoying the great stories that are available. Listening to Meg’s compilation of her family’s trials, tribulations, tragedies as well as love, care, compassion and loyalty in her own Milwaukee- accented voice was especially meaningful for me. There is humor mixed with horror as a mom and dad struggle with their own mental illness while raising 8 children. Throughout their lives, love and loyalty allow 6 of the children to survive the traumas/illness that they endured growing up. I highly recommend this well written book with its many lessons and information about mental illness. Great read (listen) for someone who falls asleep with paper copies! Janice Julius
Only the mission is worth it
04/25/2021

Jacqueline-a11y
Love the mission and I’ll continue using the app just to support local bookstores alone. However, the app doesn’t offer much functionality for searching or accessing your account, and often leaves me confused. The FAQ instructions say you can pick a specific bookstore to support ‘at anytime by going to your account’ but I still cannot figure out how to do that from ‘my account’ on the app. It might only be an option from a computer, but either way the instructions are not clear, not helpful, and frustrating. The search function also needs to be improved. I cannot seem to search within the app for available books, regardless of if you can purchase through the app. For example, even just a search of ‘p’ returns zero results with the app, which I find hard to believe is accurate (do no you have no authors with a name starting with P? No titles starting with P?). This makes it a lot harder to recommend and actually get other people to switch over, who might not be as altruistic.

Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback and I'm sorry your experience with the app was frustrating. I have some great news! This week we released a major update to the app (version 5.0) that is rolling out to all of our users throughout the week. It incorporates both in-app search of our catalog, as well as checkout with membership credits! You should see a prompt to update the app in the coming days, which will address two of the concerns you shared. To choose the bookstore you'd like to support, you can visit the bookstore selection tool on our website: libro.fm/indiesIf there's anything we can do to help, or if you have any other questions along the way, our support team is always at the ready: hello@libro.fm
Only the mission is worth it
04/25/2021

Jacqueline-a11y

Love the mission and I’ll continue using the app just to support local bookstores alone. However, the app doesn’t offer much functionality for searching or accessing your account, and often leaves me confused. The FAQ instructions say you can pick a specific bookstore to support ‘at anytime by going to your account’ but I still cannot figure out how to do that from ‘my account’ on the app. It might only be an option from a computer, but either way the instructions are not clear, not helpful, and frustrating. The search function also needs to be improved. I cannot seem to search within the app for available books, regardless of if you can purchase through the app. For example, even just a search of ‘p’ returns zero results with the app, which I find hard to believe is accurate (do no you have no authors with a name starting with P? No titles starting with P?). This makes it a lot harder to recommend and actually get other people to switch over, who might not be as altruistic.
Developer Response 04/27/2021
Thank you for sharing your feedback and I'm sorry your experience with the app was frustrating. I have some great news! This week we released a major update to the app (version 5.0) that is rolling out to all of our users throughout the week. It incorporates both in-app search of our catalog, as well as checkout with membership credits! You should see a prompt to update the app in the coming days, which will address two of the concerns you shared. To choose the bookstore you'd like to support, you can visit the bookstore selection tool on our website: libro.fm/indiesIf there's anything we can do to help, or if you have any other questions along the way, our support team is always at the ready: hello@libro.fm

Bug fixes and improvements

Version 7.0.3

Dec 16

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Version 7.0.3

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