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LibriVox

App Service · Bookshops, libraries & audiobook apps · 16 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/audiobooks

Reddit take

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Pros

  • My experience with Librivox has been fantastic and the books I've listened to so far do not sound amateur. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes read by Ruth Golding is one of the best I've listened to on any platform.
  • Check librivox.org for older works out of copyright.
  • There is no other legal way to get thousands (possibly millions) of audiobooks for free with zero wait times. Find readers you enjoy and go to town.
  • Welcome to the non-audible world! I use Libby and Librivox and supplement with Libro.fm, Chirp, and podcasts.
  • start at https://librivox.org/ and read all the great classics. It's free, you download the files so you can keep them forever and don't need the internet.

Cons

  • If there is an ebook, see Librivox for making an audiobook.
  • Librivox.org has audiobooks of public domain works read by volunteers. Quality varies widely, but there's definitely enjoyable content in there.
  • Everyone who volunteers to do a librivox recording. Noble efforts but just terrible.
  • And not every company making audiobooks has proofreaders. I think most of the stuff in Librivox doesn't for instance.
  • But you could also note that Librivox recordings are usually very amateurish in quality.

Sentiment

9 positive (56%) · 4 mixed (25%) · 3 negative (19%)

Trust + time weighted score: +40% · raw score 38%

What redditors said (10 of 16)

If there is an ebook, see Librivox for making an audiobook.
mixed · u/i****g · r/audiobooks · comment · Jan 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
My experience with Librivox has been fantastic and the books I've listened to so far do not sound amateur. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes read by Ruth Golding is one of the best I've listened to on any platform.
positive · u/m****6 · r/audiobooks · comment · Feb 13, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Librivox.org has audiobooks of public domain works read by volunteers. Quality varies widely, but there's definitely enjoyable content in there.
mixed · u/c****r · r/audiobooks · comment · Jul 11, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Check librivox.org for older works out of copyright.
positive · u/t****o · r/audiobooks · comment · Nov 17, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Everyone who volunteers to do a librivox recording. Noble efforts but just terrible.
negative · u/R****0 · r/audiobooks · comment · Aug 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
There is no other legal way to get thousands (possibly millions) of audiobooks for free with zero wait times. Find readers you enjoy and go to town.
positive · u/p****y · r/audiobooks · comment · Aug 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Welcome to the non-audible world! I use Libby and Librivox and supplement with Libro.fm, Chirp, and podcasts.
positive · u/p****y · r/audiobooks · comment · Aug 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
start at https://librivox.org/ and read all the great classics. It's free, you download the files so you can keep them forever and don't need the internet.
positive · u/S****2 · r/audiobooks · comment · Jul 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
There are lots of great free books on Librivox
positive · u/s****a · r/audiobooks · comment · Jul 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified
And not every company making audiobooks has proofreaders. I think most of the stuff in Librivox doesn't for instance.
negative · u/C****y · r/audiobooks · comment · Feb 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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