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Notes on listening
October 2026
How to start listening to audiobooks: a complete beginner's guide
Everything you need to go from 'I can't focus on audio' to finishing a book a week: choosing a first title, picking an app, speed, habits and the free ways to try it.
October 2026
Audible vs Audiobooks.com vs Libro.fm: which subscription should you choose?
A detailed three way comparison of the most popular credit based audiobook services: trials, monthly cost, catalogue, apps, ownership and who each one is really for.
September 2026
The best audiobooks for commutes and road trips, and how to choose them
What makes a book work in the car, how to pick for short daily commutes versus long drives, and our favourite picks for every kind of journey.
September 2026
Why the narrator matters more than you think
How a performance can lift or sink a book, what great narrators actually do, and how to find voices you will love.
October 1, 2026
The best audiobook apps in 2026
The major audiobook apps compared. The ones worth keeping, and the ones we cancelled.
September 27, 2026
The best Audible alternatives in 2026
Cheaper, free, DRM free and no subscription alternatives to Audible.
September 23, 2026
The best audiobook subscriptions in 2026
Credit plans, all you can listen plans and bundled hours compared on price, what you keep, and what happens between credits.
September 19, 2026
The cheapest ways to listen to audiobooks
Free and low cost options ranked by what they actually cost per book, from a free library card to $0.99 deals.
September 15, 2026
Libro.fm vs Audible
Same price, very different philosophies. Which one should you pay for?
September 11, 2026
Audiobooks.com vs Audible
A generous trial against the biggest library. Our verdict after paying for both.
September 25, 2026
When the author should read their own book
Notes on why some memoirs gain everything in audio and others lose it.
September 15, 2026
A short guide to full cast recordings
What changes when a book has dozens of voices instead of one.