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Ebooks & Audiobooks

September 3, 2026 · 45 min

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The Gang takes an honest look at ebooks and audiobooks on the Apple gear you already own — making the type behave, borrowing free from your library, and listening the way you like it.


LINKS FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW

Read books in the Books app on iPhone (Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/read-books-iphc1af7c57/ios

Read or listen to text in apps with Accessibility Reader on iPhone (Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/read-listen-text-apps-accessibility-reader-iph406a46ab8/ios

Access books on other Apple devices in the Books app (Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/access-books-on-other-apple-devices-iphb886e1752/ios

Getting started with Libby (Libby Help)

https://help.libbyapp.com/en-us/6103.htm

hoopla digital — Help and Getting Started

https://www.hoopladigital.com/help

Project Gutenberg — Free eBooks

https://www.gutenberg.org/

Standard Ebooks — Free and Liberated Ebooks

https://standardebooks.org/

Listen to audiobooks in the Books app on iPhone (Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/listen-to-audiobooks-iphac1971248/ios

Libro.fm — Audiobooks That Support an Independent Bookstore

https://libro.fm/

Send PDF, EPUB and Other Files to Your Kindle (Amazon)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G5WYD9SAF7PGXRNA

Calibre — Ebook Management for the Mac

https://calibre-ebook.com/


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