If you are a book lover but do not have enough time to sit down and start reading e-books or paper books, you can always listen to audio books whether you are on the go, on your computer at work or in a car. .
The following websites offer free, comprehensive audiobooks that you can download and listen to at any time, and some offer apps for you to download to your phone or tablet:
1- LibriVox website:
LibriVox has a large collection of free audiobooks and voices recorded by volunteers for a range of books in various fields.
You can find audiobooks using the search function by typing in the title, author name, book subject, or the language of a particular book. Or browse all the books on the site in the (Browse Catalog) section and select the audio book you want to listen to.
After selecting a specific book and clicking on its name, you will be taken to a page with a description of the book, and the chapters of this book will be available in separate records. You can listen to individual chapters directly from this site without downloading them.
If you want to download the entire audiobook, with each chapter individually recorded, you can download the ZIP file directly from the LibriVox website. Some books are also available for download as torrent and M4B files.
The books are also available on the site's LibriVox Audio Books app, which is available on the App Store for iPhone users and Google Play for Android users.
2- Internet Archive:
The Internet Archive has a large collection of free audiobooks that you can browse by topic or search for a specific book using the built-in search function.
This page groups books by topic. After selecting a collection, you will be taken to a page that displays all the books in the collection and the number of times they have been read, making it easier to find the most popular books.
Some books are available in multiple formats, so you can download the same book in MP3 or OGG format.
3- Loyal Books:
You can browse audiobooks by language on the Loyal Book website or go to the Top 100 section or any other section where books are categorized by genre such as: B: Children's Books, Fiction, and Fantasy. And many other sections.
You can listen to books on the same site, and if you want to listen to specific chapters, you can download them as MP3 files, the entire audiobook as a ZIP file, or as an M4B file for iPhone and iPad.
All books are also available on the site's Loyal Books app, which is free for iPhone users on the App Store and for Android users on the Google Play Store.
4- Storynory:
If you are looking for free children's audiobooks, Storynory has a lot to offer as it offers a variety of children's books, audio stories and very short stories for young children.
You can download audiobooks directly from the site, or listen to Storynory podcasts with Apple Podcasts. Or download the site's Storynory - Audio Stories app, available only to iPhone users on the App Store for $2,99 cents.
5- Digitalbook.io:
Here is another site where you can find audiobooks to download for free. You can download the entire audiobook or read it through the website. Digitalbook.io has over 100,000 books, audiobooks, and eBooks as well as podcasts.
You can browse some audiobooks on the homepage of the website that show popular audiobooks or go to the audiobooks section to browse all the audiobooks available on the site. Or use the site's built-in search tool to search for a specific book by title, language, or author name.