#libro fm

[charlemane]

considering buying copies of some of my favorite audiobooks so that I can just plain own them*, but i find myself strangely reluctant to stop living in the library app... the wait times just make it more special to me

*you can still buy audiobooks and just plain own them! libro.fm sells digital files of audiobooks and supports local independent bookstores with a portion of the proceeds, similar to bookshop.org. you can buy individual books a la carte or get a monthly subscription, but even with the subscription option, the books you buy are yours, and they don't stop being yours even if you unsubscribe. everything libro sells is DRM-free so you can listen to it on a wide range of devices and they can't take access away at any point. did i mention they support independent bookstores

[harleyquillao3]

I might have gone a bit silly during the ‘free romance audiobook weekend’ on Libro.fm this weekend (August 9th - August 10th 2025). @jedianjakenobi talked me into getting the app. For some reason I thought it was an American exclusive app, but then noticed it became available in the UK in 2023(?).

[dzgrizzle]

Use this link to join Libro.fm for audiobooks and support the local indie bookstore of your choice with every purchase:

Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

[theragingmoon]

[matt00794]

Got an email form libro.fm that my membership reward is almost here. Does anyone have any idea what that means? I’ve been subscribed for a couple of years is it just extra audiobook

[redheadgleek]

Same audiobooks. Different story.

Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

Have I gushed to you all about Libro.fm yet?

I get a lot of my audiobooks from the library, but I also have a monthly subscription to Libro. It's the same price as Audible (~$15/month), which gives you 1 audiobook credit and other audiobooks are 30% off the listed price.

AND a portion of the proceeds (20-30% depending on the publisher) go directly a local bookstore of your choosing.

AND you own all of the books. No DRM. You can listen through their app or you can download them and add them to your music library or load them to your 20-year-old-but-still-working iPod like I do. AND it's moving away from Amazon's stifling hold on the internet.

[booksinpiles]

Same audiobooks. Different story.

Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

[booksinpiles]

Same audiobooks. Different story.

Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

Support your local bookstore!