Audiobook Lovin 2019 Presents: Audiobooks Everywhere!

Welcome to Audiobook Lovin!

After five years of Audiobook Loivn' my love of audiobooks continues to grow and I hope you enjoy this year's event!! 

In the five years of Audiobook Lovin, the audiobook industry has...well basically exploded! In a good way!! More and more authors are discovering the importance of having their titles available in audio! 

Where to purchase audiobooks? 

Below are some of the more popular and liked vendors. 

Audible

Tantor

Google Audiobooks 

Kobo Audiobooks

Librivox

Audiobooks.com

Downpour

Scribd

LIBRO.FM

All of the above listed either provide audiobooks for purchase individually or you can purchase a monthly subscription.

I don't know about you, but I listen to more than one audiobook a month...  

So what's this Bibliophile girl to do? 

 THANKFULLY there's a wonderful and magical place called

In this magical place you can borrow the books for FREE! Yes, that magic word too! FREE! This is where it gets better... they have them in different formats  - paperback, ebooks and audiobooks!! 

I know some of you may be thinking "Jeez Viv, a bit much on the sarcasm." or my favorite "No, duh!? Really?!" Here's the thing, many people tend to forget that there is a library and that they do provide the advance technology of not only ebooks but audiobooks as well. I've seen people post in various groups inquiring about where to get "cheap" audiobooks or mentioning the cost of audiobooks. Thankfully, more and more people have replied to their comments with LIBRARY! :) 

Before anyone starts with the "Oh, but my library is SMALL." or the "I live in a rural..." mentality, we live in a GLOBAL world where many of the libraries are reducing physical inventory but working with neighboring (and at times, larger cities) areas to enhance their electronic inventory! Many libraries now have "non residential" options! You can pay a small fee (usually a yearly fee) and you will get access to their library catalog! Now, the fee may be up to $50, however, that is still less than you'd pay for a year's subscription with Audible AND you will be able to listen to more than one book a month. 

Libraries are working with third party vendors like Overdrive, RBdigital, and Hoopla Digital to bring you the awesomeness that are audiobooks!! 

Lets start with RBdigital which is owned and operated by Recorded Books Publishing. 

The cool thing about RBdigital? They have their mobile app available for iPad®, 

iPhone®, Android™, and Kindle Fire™!  Learn more via this video or by visiting their website.

Overdrive is another great provider that lends eBooks, audiobooks, music and video! 

Overdrive works with every major Device!

With Kindle® compatibility (U.S. only), apps for every major platform and OverDrive Read, your digital library service is compatible with every major device on the market. Visit the website for more information! 

HooplaDigital is actually one of my favorites and I use it
 ALL THE TIME!! 

Instantly borrow free ebooks, audiobooks, digital movies, music, and more, 24/7 with your library card.


These are just THREE resources that many libraries have that allow its patrons to listen to audiobooks. I hope that you go and find out what your local library has to offer and SIGN UP!!! Remember it's FREE!!! You can't beat that AWESOME deal!!! :)  


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Audiobook Lovin' 2017 Presents: Audiobooks Here, Audiobooks There, Audiobooks Everywhere!

Day two of  Audiobook Lovin' and we thought we'd chat about where audiobooks are available besides the major vendors, of course! HOWEVER, before we get into that, if you missed Wednesday's post, please make sure to visit & see the list of over 50 authors, narrators and special guests participating in this year's Audiobook Lovin' event! The post also included information on the series and how it will work!  So make sure to visit us BOTH daily!!! Click on our individual buttons (see the pretty ones below) that will take you to our respective post of the day. 

Okay! On with the show!

Audio Book Lovin’ Presents: Viviana and the Audio Book

It seems just like yesterday, Kelly and I were chatting about the latest audio books we were listening to and what we had lined up next and what we had on our wish list. Then I asked "what if we did a month long series celebrating/discussing audiobooks?" and so we began planning our first Audio Book Lovin' event and now this is our second year! We have over forty authors and narrators this year and we expect to continue to grow and improve with each year. Yet, our goal will always remain to bring you our best and share our love of audio books with everyone!

We've learned A LOT last year from the amount of work it involves to produce an audio book to the fact that some authors are not included in the selection of the narrators while others hand pick them. We got several "behind the scenes" moments and information from the narrators, from the type of equipment they used to where they recorded in a professional studio or a home made one (and how that home made one was constructed was EXTREMELY interesting) to their process. This year we have several new narrators joining the series and we'll get to learn how they do their thing. Those we got to meet last year, we'll get to catch up with them and see what they've been up to since last we connected!

In the last year, audio books sales have soared! They have become significantly more trendy and they are popular with all age ranges. There are several different factors why this is, however, I think it all boils down to that a great audio book brings the story to life. It allows you to multi-task and still be able to escape into the story. For me, I have been extra busy between the "day job" and my own business which I LOVE. Add blogging and coordinating events like Audio Book Lovin, plus of course FAMILY, there is little time for things like reading. Though, you can find me at 1am, in bed reading a book, however, those nights are not often. I'm able to listen to the audio book on my drive to work, and then once at the day job, I pop in my earbuds and continue while I'm working. You can listen while exercising, cleaning, driving, working, etc. It's AWESOME! So for me, audio books provide me with the ability to "read" during a time in my life that I'm really busy and might not otherwise be able to.


Last year I wrote a piece on my Top 5 Reason to Love Audiobooks (click on the image below to read the post).

One of the reasons was the Availability and that by availability, I meant  that audible books can be taken anywhere and are accessible from a variety of vendors (i.e. i.e. them through Amazon, Audible, Tantor Media, Brilliance Audio, Recorded Books and many more). I made a true to Viviana form (sarcastic sally hahaha) remark that I was sure that someone was going to say something about the associated cost with audio books, i.e. they are soooo expensive, or like someone in a recent FB post said that they were too poor pay for books which is why they were inquiring about a pirating site.... uhm... there's this building called

and they not only provide those with membership (i.e. a library card, which is FREE by the way) with items they can borrow such as paperbacks and hardcovers, but as technology has grown and now available to many, libraries now also carry eBooks AND audio books. GASP, I know, right? Imagine that, going through the "legal way" to get something for free! 

Anyways, if you have never listened to an audio book before, but would like to give it a shot, I highly suggest checking out your local library. They have several different options and apps you can utilize. Also, Audible is another alternative as they will have great sign up features like getting your first book free from time to time.

If you've tried and maybe couldn't get into it because of the narrator, or thought the voices didn't match what yo thought of them, or any other reasons, I say, try again. Pick a story and author you know and like and try! Or try someone new! There are so many truly gifted narrators that you never know who you will fall for! 

Your turn!! Tell us what you love about audio books! Was there one that you listened to that made you fall in love with them and if so, which one? Looking forward to chatting! 

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Audio Book Lovin' Presents: Audio Books Here, Audio Books There Audio Books Everywhere!

Day two of  Audio Book Lovin' and we thought we'd chat about where audio books are available besides the major vendors, of course! HOWEVER, before we get into that, if you missed yesterday's post, please make sure to visit to see the list of over 40 authors, narrators and special guests participating in this year's Audio Book Lovin' event! The post also included information on the series and how it will work!  So make sure to visit us BOTH daily!!! Click on our individual buttons (see the pretty ones below) that will take you to our respective post of the day. 

Okay! On with the show!

Okay, June is audio book month and if you didn't know, well now you do! Before we start sharing with you all the awesome audio books clips and the narrators that voice the characters and bring the stories to life as well as the authors who write the stories, we wanted to chat with you about the different ways for you to get or listen to audiobooks besides the major vendors where you can purchase them (listed below). 

Sometimes you can purchase them directly from the publisher.  Throughout the years of my love of books and audiobooks as well, one thing I've heard a lot of is "but they are so expensive" or "They cost so much and I'm only going to listen to it once." 

I do get it to some degree. The way that I read/listen... it CAN be an expensive hobby. However, how much was that latte at Starbucks? Oh, wait... what about that glass of wine with your dinner? No, no.. hold on... Didn't you just recently upgrade to the latest phone model and you JUST upgraded again? LOL I'm not judging. Really, I'm not. I'm just saying that BEFORE you start, ahem.. complaining that a book costs too much you should take a second to think about the questions I just asked. Now... I did say that it can be an expensive hobby for book lovers like myself. THANKFULLY there's a wonderful and magical place called

In this magical place you can borrow the books for FREE! Yes, you read correctly! FREE! This is where it gets better... they have them in different formats  - paperback, ebooks and audiobooks!! I know some of you may be thinking "Jeez Viv, a bit much on the sarcasm." or my favorite "No, duh!? Really?!" LOL. But the truth is, many people tend to forget that there is a library and that they do provide the advance technology of not only ebooks but audiobooks as well. Before anyone starts with the "Oh, but my library is SMALL." or the "I live in a rural..." mentality, we live in a GLOBAL world where many of the libraries are reducing physical inventory but working with neighboring (and at times, larger cities) areas to enhance their electronic inventory!  This means they will work together with other libraries via third party vendors like Overdrive, OneClickdigital, and Hoopla Digital.

Lets start with OneClickdigital which is owned and operated by Recorded Books Publishing
"OneClickdigital brings exclusive Recorded Books eAudio, as well as content from all major publishers, together with an eBook service. Combine eBooks and eAudio in one collection, offering the most comprehensive platform for your content. Curated title lists feature the best literature in a wide variety of genres along with an outstanding collection of award-winning Children's and Young Adult titles."

OneClickdigital Brief Overview from RBdigital from Recorded Books on Vimeo.

The cool thing about OneClickdigital? They have their mobile app available for iPad®, 

iPhone®, Android™, and Kindle Fire™! 

Overdrive is another great provider that lends eBooks, audiobooks, music and video! 

Overdrive works with every major Device!

With Kindle® compatibility (U.S. only), apps for every major platform and OverDrive Read, your digital library service is compatible with every major device on the market. Visit the website for more information! 

HooplaDigital is actually one of my favorites and I use it ALL THE TIME!! 

Instantly borrow free digital movies, music, and more, 24/7 with your library card.


These are just THREE resources that many libraries have that allow its patrons to listen to audiobooks. I hope that you go and find out what your local library has to offer and SIGN UP!!! Remember it's FREE!!! You can't beat that AWESOME deal!!! :)  

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Time to go visit Kelly!!!