How do I download free audio Books for my MP3?

far2812

Can anyone help please? My OH is dyslexic and we are going on holiday in 2 weeks - I just bought him an MP player and wonder if I can download audio books onto it for him?

Many thanks

Murphy_The_Cat

I'd love to know for myself !
What I usually do is hire an audio book from the library, copy the discs, convert them to mp3 format and them put them onto an MP3 CD (of course, at this stage you would move them to your MP3 player).
Of course, with my method, I delete the book as soon as I've listened to them.
Cost wise, my library charges me £1 for 3 weeks hire

weegie.geek

Well you won't get them free, legally.


APART from as an introductory offer as part of a paid-for downloads service.

eMusic, for instance, will give you 25 songs, 2 audiobooks and £4 quidco for signing up, no obligation.

Hungerdunger

Just a thought, as you've only got two weeks - if he likes listening to non-fiction, there are many Podcasts available which you could download and transfer to the MP3 player. Have a look here for some ideas. Among others, I always make a point of listening each week to Dr Karl's Science Phone-in (Radio 5); Money Box (Radio 4); Digital Planet (World Service) and a couple of documentaries (also World Service).

It's relatively easy to download them; if you want to try it out and have problems, PM me.

mymatebob

http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/audio_book_podc.html

http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/audio_book_podc.html

There may be something of use in the above links.

I did use another site but the books were read by a computer voice.
No emotion or inflection at all.

ABH_3

That other site might have been: http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/home there are some pretty poor text to speach translations, but then there are some good ones too.

HTH

sra

Hungerdunger wrote: »

Just a thought, as you've only got two weeks - if he likes listening to non-fiction, there are many Podcasts available which you could download and transfer to the MP3 player. Have a look here for some ideas. Among others, I always make a point of listening each week to Dr Karl's Science Phone-in (Radio 5); Money Box (Radio 4); Digital Planet (World Service) and a couple of documentaries (also World Service).

It's relatively easy to download them; if you want to try it out and have problems, PM me.

Never new Dr Karl was on radio 5. Been listening to the podcast of his Australian one for years (Assuming it's the same Dr Karl!)

gairlochgal

If he likes classics, there is loads of legal free stuff on libravox and very easy to drop it into iTunes

Hungerdunger

sra wrote: »

Never new Dr Karl was on radio 5. Been listening to the podcast of his Australian one for years (Assuming it's the same Dr Karl!)

It is the same Dr Karl and he must have been doing the programme for some three or four years. You've probably never caught it as it goes out at 3.00am on Thursday mornings, when most normal people are asleep. (Not on this week due to Olympics). Definitely worth a listen.

bordercars

theres a thread on here for loads of bbc progs, its so simple , i hope to put all links but need to find so bear with me.
link 1. it's a MSE one tells you how to do it all
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?
t=786167&highlight=audio+recorder
link 2..where to get bbc stuff
http://beebotron.timeforabrew.com/#listenagainlinks
link3..simply audio 1 free book i think
http://www.simplyaudiobooks.co.uk/
link4...well told tales ..may limit downloads
http://welltoldtales.com/category/genre/crime-hardboiled/

i also used a prog called audacity, think thats in first link. hope they all work, its ages since ive used them, and im supposed to be working.