Profile of Podiobooks.com
A Website Dedicated to Delivering Free Audiobooks by Podcast
Podiobooks.com is a concept that blurs the lines between audiobooks and podcasts, making the two inextricably linked. Instead of downloading the complete book, readers are able to download the book in chapter form as podcasts. This means that the chapters are delivered by podcast at regular intervals. All of the audiobooks on the site are free.
Once set up, the chapters simply drop into a player such as iTunes, ready to be listened to as required. In addition to the podcast delivery of books, chapters can be listened to directly from the site without a need to sign up for podcast delivery or to register. The audiobooks that are complete are available for complete download, this means that a whole book can be listened to rather than waiting for the next chapter.
Types of Audiobooks Available from Podiobooks.com
There are over 220 audiobooks available which are spread through a wide variety of genres including chick lit, fantasy, humor, magical realism and thrillers. There is also a category for audio drama or multi cast audiobooks.
Unlike many other free audiobook websites which offer recordings of public domain books, audiobooks available from Podiobooks are recently written works that the authors are freely sharing under a Creative Commons license.
The audiobooks are typically recorded by the author and while Podiobooks have strict guidelines, the quality does vary. Podiobooks do, however, reject audiobooks that fail to meet minimum standards. Podiobooks are a distributor of audiobooks and the books, therefore, are not exclusive. This means that the same book can be found on other websites.
Podiobooks also offer a professional recording service for authors who would like their book to be published in audioform, but do not have a great voice for narration.
How Easy is it to Sign Up for Podcast Audiobooks?
The process is really very straightforward and anyone with experience of subscribing to podcasts will be familiar with the process. Plenty of help is offered on the site, along with suggestions of different applications for playing podcasts. Once a podcast is delivered, it can be listened to 'any place, any where, any time' without the need to be connected to the Internet.
Playing the chapters of the audiobook directly from the site is extremely straightforward, it is simply a case of hitting the play button! Listeners will, of course, need to be online in order to listen to the books this way.
Make a Donation
Although all of the books and services from Podiobooks are free, listeners are invited to make a donation. Podiobooks promise that at least 75% of the donation will be given to the author. Listeners who wish to make a donation can nominate which author they wish the donation to go to.
Other Podcast Audiobook Providers
Another way of finding podcast audiobooks is through one of the large podcast directories or players such as iTunes. Providers such as Librivox also offer audiobooks via podcast delivery.
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