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Needs a lot of work
I have listened to 9 of the Wheel of Time books on this app (I bought a bunch at once) so I’m a bit of an expert in how this thing could be better. The app will randomly start playing a book that I’ve already completed while I’m listening to another book. It will routinely lose my place in my active book and start over from the beginning leaving me to figure out where it left off. It will play on my Bluetooth devices (especially my car) without even being an active app, it just plays in the background. It also just plays in the background pretty often so I will go to listen to my book and find it several chapters past where I left off. Many books don’t have chapters or tracks so you just have to know about what hour/minute you’re on…. you may say “use bookmarks”…well those delete themselves and sometimes the app will get confused and tell me I have 2 automatic booksmarks hours apart from each other. If I could keep my books and move them to another app I would. Also, if you cancel your subscription to catch up on your books you can’t listen to your purchased books (feels like stealing). Good selection of books is all I can say this app has.Show lessChadwick32
Developer Response
Hi there, I can confirm you maintain access to your purchased titles if you cancel. Please contact us at customerservice@audiobooks.com and we can assist with the technical issues you're experiencing as well! Thank you! -TRIt’s got some bugs but worth it
According to the app I’ve been a member for 1222 days. I’ve also joined the book club to have access to even more than just the ones I buy. I’ve listened to so many books that I started creating booklists for series that I want to listen to so I don’t forget about them. Sitting down with an audiobook going with some classical music playing in the background while I do my embroidery projects or when I’m typing away at work is the best stress relief.
My only complaint right now, is that many multiple books series are not ALL available in the book clubs. It’ll be the first 4-5 then a couple not in it and then the rest of the series. Which keeps me from starting the series until I have more credits and creating a booklist to wait for later. Unfortunately now, when I go to create a new booklist, it crashes the app and I cannot create anymore so I know I have forgotten quite a few books I wanted to read later when I can afford to buy them. That’s a bug I would welcome having fixed.Show lessJustABarbiGurl
Developer Response
Hi there! We're so glad to hear you're enjoying the app! In regards to the app crashing, please reach out to customerservice@audiobooks.com so that we can look into this. Thanks! -HKSo much better then audible!
As I have gotten older and graduated college and began my life as a full time employee I lost my time to read that I loved so very much. As life goes it gets crazier. Now as a mom and full time employee who travels 30 plus minutes one way to work I only had my car time to myself. I finally tried to listen to some of my old favorite books before trying new things to see if I really liked listening to books, and obviously I did. I finished my first book on audible within days and couldn’t get another credit for another month! Well I didn’t want to wait and I couldn’t figure out (on the app) how to get more credits. So I started searching and found Audiobooks! And I have to say it is set up way better and the ability to buy more credits within the app whenever I want is so nice. That way I always have something to listen to on my long drives. Only down side is my “bookmarks” are off occasionally and I have to search or skip to the last part I was at. Otherwise I am very happy with the app!Show lessBrookeysue
Definitely a solid app!
I’m currently working through a free trial of this app and I’m digging it so far! It’s easy to navigate and find what you’re looking for when searching for new books. The main thing I would love to see is a “percentage completed” label on books as you’re reading them. Most reading tracking apps have a percentage option and it’s frustrating to not be able to just put that number in.
As someone who’s really into audiobooks, I love that I can click on the narrator’s name to see what else they’re doing! I just finished Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake, and it was so easy to just tap on Kristen Dimercurio’s name to see what else she’s read because I enjoyed her narration style.
Note: if you’re thinking about using the free trial, just a note that it’s not 3 audiobooks to be chosen from whatever books you want. One of them is, but the other 2 are “VIP” credits and are chosen from a shorter list. Still worth checking out, though!Show lessSicEmxxAMY
Audibooks App Review
Nice app once you figure it out. There’s a lot on the app so it can be a bit of an eye sore at first use. I found it a little difficult to navigate initially, had trouble downloading the audiobooks to other devices without downloading the app to each advice but I also didn’t read up on how to do it so I’m sure the information is somewhere in the app. I also wish there were more book options. I tried to transfer my wishlist from Apple Books app but several of the titles weren’t available in the Audiobooks App. But there was a book that Apple Books discontinued and I was able to find it in the Audiobooks app catalog so there is a pretty vast catalog. I’m still learning the app but I’m enjoying it so far. I didn’t understand how instacredits worked and because it’s not explained when the option is offered I accidentally purchased a book I thought was being given as an advance credit. So it’s best to google or ask customer support about certain features because it’s easy to accidentally select an option you didn’t intend to select because you don’t understand it entirely and little detail is provided during the transaction. Overall I enjoy the app and listened to 48 Laws of Power which I loved!!!Show lesscjrhjklohb
Good app for audio books
I was looking into alternatives to Audible for listening to audiobooks. I signed up for Audiobooks free trial and have continued listening. I have listened to three Jack reacher books so far. I enjoy the genre. I’m not too impressed with the VIP selection so haven’t tried any of those. I noticed that the books are not broken down into chapters. This is not a big deal with books like the Jack reacher series, but might be an issue if I wanted to research in a non-fiction book there of course is the fast forward and rewind for 30 seconds I frequently have to do this because I’ve found myself drifting off and having to rewind.
The free trial includes a selection from a VIP category. I haven’t really found any books and that selection to listen to, but maybe I will in the future.Show lessMelnach
Good but could be a little better
After recently downloading this app to try an alternative to Libby and Audible, I have been pleasantly surprised. The app functions similarly and has a mostly smooth interface. It’s relatively easy to navigate, it has crashed on me once but that was no big deal. My main issues are that the tracks on my audiobook aren’t named, only numbered by time which can make it a little confusing. I’d like to see chapter titles added in the future. Additionally, the bookmark function is a little clunky and not intuitive. Instead of accessing it from the main listening page, you have to navigate out using the waffle and go to “my notes”. While I do like the notes feature, I think it would be a better experience if you could just see all your bookmarks on the main book page while listening.Show lessthe best intern
Dependable
Love the selection, all the newest and popular books can be found which is a big issue most services have. They are dependable as long as a book is downloaded you can access anywhere , if not it is easy to do and rarely has connection or download issues. I love this service and the app is easy to use across devices. It marks your place so if you change devices it will let you connect to the last place you were even on another device. If you want more you can change your subscription amount and it will give you-the option to change it right them where you will get the new extra credits right away or change it at your next date. Ive done that where i want more then but dont want to just buy the book i change my subscription from 2 a month to 3 and boom there it is. So easy to use easy to find help and selection is so awesome! Plus there are bogo deals every month too!Show lessMojo0717
Good App, Could Use Some Improvement
After being a user/listener of Audible for a while, I thought I would give some other audio book services/apps a try. Not that Audible is not good, I just knew that some other services were available and decided to give them a try since my membership at Audible had ended. I settled on Audiobooks, as they appeared to have a pretty comparable selection and they also offer a selection of free titles along with membership titles. I am currently listening to ‘Girl, Forgotten’ by Karin Slaughter. The quality of audio and narration is excellent. The only issue I have really found is in the fact that you cannot easily rewind and fast forward to find your place. It jumps way back if you try to rewind. One night, for some reason, the app started playing while I was asleep for a while. When I woke up and heard it, I turned it off and attempted to rewind, but could not easily get anywhere near where I had been when I was last listening to it. I essentially had to listen to about 20 minutes all over again just to not miss anything. The app has been good and glitch free otherwise.Show lessdvl_wmn
Playback features need improvement: Chapter selection and scrolling
I’m halfway through my second book and continually lament the ability to select by chapter. There are tracks listed but don’t match up to chapters. This is especially painful when picking up my device during playback my thumb touches the beginning of the playback scroll bar and the book starts over! My last place was lost! And there was no “go back to previous place” option. Ugh! Other apps offer this option. I have begun to - almost frantically - use bookmarks just so I have some record of how far I’ve gotten. Make the graphic of the book smaller and use more screen space for added playback features, please! Beyond the playback screen, the rest of the app’s feature appear helpful and easy to navigate. I’m not giving up on the app yet just because there are room for improvements!Show lessgirlinpearls
