I backed @pluralistic 's project to support one of my favourite authors in his no- #DRM policy for #audiobooks and #ebooks so he sees many people support him his past actions and for his future endeavours.

If you appreciate that you can read and listen great stories with #FreeSoftware, and if you want to support him writing future stories inspiring the younger generation, please support him as well:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/red-team-blues-auf-deutsche-drm-freie

(Interesting background about it: https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/21/martin-mensch/#horbuch )

So if you need to batch download and de-#DRM your #Audible library, this works stupidly easy so far on my Debian system.

Libation
https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation

#AudioBooks#Amazon#OpenSource

I'm looking for new homes for more than one Mastodon account, so tell me savvy-friends: Are there instances for audiobook fans & narrators?

*I realize that the answer is probably either "no" or "wut?", but if you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate them.

**What do I narrate? Romance & (under a different name and account) erotica. Even my spicy alt is solidly PG-13 though.

#Audiobook #Audiobooks#Bookstodon#Romancelandia#AskFedi @audiobooks @bookstodon @romancelandia @smutstodon

The Pass the Salt audiobook sample, narrated by Kevin R Free, is now up! https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/88bcf5c8/pass-the-salt-audiobook-sample#Audible#Audiobook#Audiobooks

Great news! Just discovered that the app my library uses has a load of Raymond Chandler audio books narrated by Ray Porter, so that's going to keep me satiated for a while 😁. Audiobook recommendations welcome - I read a lot but only just started listening to books, and seems that the narrator's voice/style makes a big difference to whether I like them.
#AudioBooks