Podiobooks - free serialized audio books
Posted by Jacque on December 27th, 2007
The books at Podiobooks.com are completely free because authors choose to make them so for a variety of reasons, mostly to gain exposure for their work. You can make a donation to the author if you wish.
Books can be browsed by 20 categories, ranging from alternative history to young adult. Choose a title and you’ll often find an indication of its “adultness” (although not always), customer ratings and reviews, a link to hear a sample, a link to let you begin listening to the first episode on your computer, and a way to subscribe to the book.
You can choose to receive the episodes of books via an RSS feed or by directly downloading episodes from the Podiobooks site. Audio files can be kept on computers, transfered to CD or to an MP3 player so you can listen no matter where you are.
You can just click and listen from the site or register for a free account and have episodes sent to you one at a time. Subscribe in iTunes, Juice, or Transistr (formerly iPodderX).
They have recently posted a list of the best Podiobooks of 2007. Check the FAQ for more information. Thanks, Nicole.