Books for drivers

Greg · Apr 26, 2015

Great Android app for audio books. I'm sure there is an Apple equivalent.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=biz.bookdesign.librivox

I've used this app for years. 1000s of free books. It really helps pass the time when driving to listen to a great book.

Enjoy.

Greg

Greg · Apr 26, 2015

Well , "The Secret Garden " by Frances Hodgson Burnett got me from Dallas to El Paso. Time to find another great book to cross NM

Greg · Apr 26, 2015

Seems that "Geronimo's Story of His Life" by Geronimo and S.M. Barret is fitting for NM and AZ

cheri1122 · Apr 27, 2015

Absolutely agree - except I use Audible and an mp3 player, because I don't want to use the cellphone. And I'm a very picky reader, lol.

Greg · Apr 27, 2015

I tried audible and librevox, settled on the latter. I just connect my phone to my truck stereo, and I'm good to go. And when a call comes in, it just pauses it and picks up where it left off after the call.

cheri1122 · Apr 27, 2015

The biggest advantage to the mp3 player is that it goes along when I'm out of the truck, and the battery lasts way longer than the phone. I get free Kindle books, but Audible is a small luxury that's worth the cost. [Less than $20/month]
If you find the book "Leviathan" by Scott Westerfeld, it's one of my favorites: a steampunk version of WW1, with wonderful characters and voices, and 2 sequels: Behemoth, and Goliath. I've listened to all 3 twice, and don't think it ever gets old, lol. Happy listening!

Greg · Apr 27, 2015

cheri1122 said:
The biggest advantage to the mp3 player is that it goes along when I'm out of the truck, and the battery lasts way longer than the phone. I get free Kindle books, but Audible is a small luxury that's worth the cost. [Less than $20/month]
If you find the book "Leviathan" by Scott Westerfeld, it's one of my favorites: a steampunk version of WW1, with wonderful characters and voices, and 2 sequels: Behemoth, and Goliath. I've listened to all 3 twice, and don't think it ever gets old, lol. Happy listening!

I'll look for it. Thanks.
Librevox is very low on data use and battery drain, I can listen all day without plugging up to charge and you don't download the books, each chapter loads as needed.
You can download the whole book at once for listening later, might come in handy when on wifi. And most are free. I haven't had to pay for one yet and I have been listening to them for years.

Greg · Apr 29, 2015

"Six bad husbands and six unhappy wives" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Fictional humor. Short book. Only about an hour long. Kind of funny, the title is misleading.

Greg · Apr 29, 2015

Time for the "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells. A classic.

scottm4211 · Apr 29, 2015

The audiobook of "No Country for Old Men" is fantastic.

Greg · Apr 29, 2015

scottm4211 said:
The audiobook of "No Country for Old Men" is fantastic.

I liked the movie. I'll have to look for the book. Thanks for the recommendation.

scottm4211 · Apr 29, 2015

Roamin said:
I liked the movie. I'll have to look for the book. Thanks for the recommendation.

It's one of my favorite movies and the book and especially narration is great.

in-Transit · Apr 29, 2015

Just downloaded librevox! Will try!

Sent from my flying circus

Greg · Apr 29, 2015

The books on Librevox are read by volunteers. Some readings are difficult to understand. If you find a book where the reader is too heavily accented, the same book can usually be found with a different reader.

cheri1122 · Apr 29, 2015

Roamin said:
The books on Librevox are read by volunteers. Some readings are difficult to understand. If you find a book where the reader is too heavily accented, the same book can usually be found with a different reader.

Another plus for Audible - the readers are pros [last one I listened to was read by Lynn Redgrave, who was excellent], but there are reviews by listeners that warn you off the few that don't measure up.