Traditionally I have gotten a lot of books and audiobooks from the pirate Bay, but in recent years that website has gotten really frustrating to use. Does anyone know of other good sources for books?

  • s_p_l_o_d_e [they/them,he/him]
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    4 years ago

    a lot of leftist ebooks (new and old) can be found on soulseek as well (along with troves of high quality music, new and old)

    Additionally, pretty much any ebook can functionally become an audiobook if you have an ereader with a text-to-speech function. The voice will be robotic sounding, but I find that reading and listening simultaneously can help me read books quite quickly by continually moving my eyes forward. If I ever want to highlight anything, I just pause, highlight, then continue onwards. Honestly prefer this to actual audiobooks

    • Chomsky [comrade/them]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      That's a cool idea. I need ebooks because I have a 2 year old and no child care, so my wife and I work opposite shifts and the only time i get really for books is to listen while I watch him play outside.

      • s_p_l_o_d_e [they/them,he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Best thing to do would be to get some semi-open or openback headphones (eg porta pros) so you can hear things around you while listening to the book (instead of say IEMs/earbuds)