Reviews for LibriVox Audio Books

I have been using this app off and on for many years (ad supported version) I love it, and will continue to use it. I do have a strange issue surrounding how the app reacts on some downloaded chapters. Seemingly isolated issue. So it doesn't "pick up" where I left off precisely every time. Which when that happens I opt to jump through the chapter until I find my place. Sometimes when that happens it will automatically start the chapter at the beginning not allowing me to start where I left off.

It's great that the audios are no charge - appreciate there is such a service. I'm currently listening to a book from the 1800s and no other service seemed to have it. The audio quality is as good as you'd hear anywhere. The one small issue is that I can't figure out how to advance from one chapter to the next, without me having to reopen the book. When a chapter finishes, it doesn't automatically keep going, making it a nuisance when driving. Other than this, it's a quality service.

I had this before but it quit working so I had to reinstall and I did lose my purchased books. But I'd had them awhile and had listened several times so I count it as though I'd passed them on. I still rate this 5 stars. It's free, there's a good selection, and even the ads are far from intrusive. Some times the narrator's aren't the greatest but at least they did their readings so how can I complain?

While I appreciate all the content, I do wish the "sorting and showing" algorithm could be tweaked so that I could exclude or better sort all the "radio drama" episodes and/or poetry anthologies when I'm searching for a book to listen too. Also, I don't really care for the advertisers you've allowed to purchase ads on your platform. Their commercials are pretty sleazy.

This app provides access to thousands of public domain books read by volunteers. I greatly appreciate all the time and effort invested by the staff and volunteers. Quality varies, but I have enjoyed what I listened to just as much as more professional recordings. And in one title actually found the chirping birds in the background to add to the experience. It was a book of children's poetry and at first I thought it a sound effect, lol. I have read several rave reviews about different narrators while browsing for books, which seems to indicate others are finding many enjoyable listens as well. Unfortunately, I have had no luck browsing titles past that first day. I get no images or slivers of an image, and many times links won't work. I will type something in the search box, but it doesn't register that I have clicked the "search" button. I suspect my device isn't compatible? It is a Nook HD. It is getting to be too old for many things it seems, but I can't afford a new device. So, will just have to give up what apps don't work well and hope to find ones I can still use that fill the void somewhat.

Although the books are old, there's a very large selection and several categories. I like sci fi and ghost/horror stories. I listen to it every night to help me sleep, and while driving. May be worth downloading your favorite books. I listened to books on s long distance trip and was surprised by how much data I used. So if you have limited data, I'd download books on your wifi. I just use the free version. But you can get a paid plan or buy newer books. You'd enjoy this app.

I love this app. keep in mind you're getting older books, but the selection is amazing! Remember all those classics you said you were going to read someday? the hardest part is picking only one. The search options work pretty well, -- by author, genre, subject, title, etc. I am frequently without wifi, so having the option to download is something I really enjoy

I used to love this app until it stopped supporting the dozen or more audio books I purchased through the app. I downloaded the audio books like the app instructed me to & I can't find the books anywhere. That's probably $100 or more in audio books I've lost & apparently LibriVox doesn't answer emails anymore so I guess I'm out of luck. I almost never use the app anymore. Between losing my purchased books & other changes that have been made it's not worth it anymore.

Great app. I've found some fun books over the past few years I otherwise wouldn't have read. I've had success getting a good reader by reading book reviews and searching for alternate versions of the same book. I didn't mind the ads much, but I recently paid $3 for the ad-free version of the app because I like to support work in the public domain (and having no ads has been kind of nice, too).

Librivox the website is 5+ stars. But there's just no need for this app. It's not very good, not very smooth, not very glitch free, and the loud annoying ads are infuriating (especially since the material you're listening to is in the public domain!!). Don't use this app. Just download the mp3s from the Librivox site and then use one of the other excellent free audiobook apps.