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Hi There, this is mrinal once again
And welcome to RTT video cast.
In today’s video I will show you
how to get started with Audiobooks.
Or basically, how to consume information
in form of listening instead of reading it.
Now, it’s one of those video, that comes from my own personal experience
and observation so even if you don’t find it helpful immediately,
chances are — It’ll definitely help you in long term.
So let’s get started
----- Ok,
Now before we start Let’s us first see
Why should one listen to stuff instead of reading it?
And well, there are couple of reasons to doing it.
Like --
#1 Speed Listening to Audiobooks or blog post is quicker
You can consume more information in less time. For instance --
An average 300 pages book (which usually people finish in a month)
is only 5 hours long when you convert it in audiobook.
#2 Convenient Listen to stuff is a lot more convenient
Than reading it, Especially in the odd places.
For instance, it’s hard to read your fav book;
while driving or in a public transport but listening to them;
it’s much more practical.
And then there are many other things like --
You can but 1000’s of Audiobook in your phone
But that’s not possible for the physical books.
Now off course you can’t apply these method everywhere.
There are things, which are only meant to be read and not listen
but still, for most of the stuff, this technique works
So let’s see how to do it ---
Tip #1 Use Pocket
So, let’s say, you want to listen to a
well researched- lengthy blog post then you can easily do that with the pocket
app
Simply save that article in your pocket account
and use the TTS feature in The pocket mobile app to listen to it.
Obviously, the audio is going to be robotic, and you may not enjoy it at first.
but with time you’ll come to peace with it and
start appreciating the content instead.
And guess what, you can do the same thing to any Ebook as
well. Just find a way to temporarily publish it
on web Using sites like Blogger and wordpress
And then use the pocket app, like you would normally do.
Tip #2 LibriVox
Say you decided to try Audiobooks But you don’t want to spend money up front
So in such cases, you can try librivox
It’s online community To find free Audiobook.
Which are usually the books under public domain.
Now what type of books are in public domain?
Well, any book which is older than 120 years from today;
or after 70 years of the Author’s death; Will automatically, falls under public domain.
And yes, i know this is too old but trust me,
if you look you can find some hidden gems.
For instance- What I like to do is;
I go through this ‘Popular Public Domain Books list’ on
Goodreads and when I like something
like this — adventure of sherlock holmes series
then simply look for it on Librivox. And BTW,
I really enjoy the sherlock series by ruth golding
You should definitely check that out.
And the good part is — in its smartphone app;
you can either listen to them online or even download them for offline use.
It’s also has a sleep timer and playback speed option,
which is nice.
TLDL; a free audiobook app with some very good collection of books,
Highly recommend to beginners.
Tip #3 Try the Web
Now, incase you are looking for latest audiobooks But can’t afford them right now,
Then you can try -- YouTube or SoundCloud.
All you need is basic Google fu.
Most of them are questionable upload and don’t stay there for long.
But, if you want to grab them quickly, checkout this subreddit — like — AudioBooksonYouTube
Now, once you take them offline, you can start listening to it
On a dedicated Audio Books apps I prefer -- Smart Audiobook player
And unlike the normal music player app this Audiobook player
have bigger controls screen, sleep timer and speed control etc.
And remember, Don’t forget to support the Author.
You can do that by spreading good words about their book on social media
Or buy a physical copy when you can afford it.
Tip #4 Podcast
Now, podcasts are little different from audiobooks,
Consider them like a blogs but with audio.
Or like a radio show, where two experts are discussing an interesting
topic.
However, finding right podcast is much difficult then find a text based blog.
And this is why you will need a repository (or an App),
where you can find all the podcast in one place.
Some popular ones are itunes, podcast addict or pocket cast etc.
So, once you open these apps, you can choose from several genre that interest
you and subscribe to them.
Similar to what you do with YouTube videos
Now, when they upload a new episode you can listen to them.
It also has sleep time and playback speed option—
which you will see in almost every audiobook type app.
Finally, if you are getting started with podcast spend some good time,
finding the right channel one for you Or, you may find it boring and eventually
quit it.
#4 Audible
Now, even if you don’t listen to audiobooks. I am pretty sure you have heard of audible
before,
Apparently, They have the biggest collection of Audiobook
Recorder by some of the best voice artist in the industry.
But this also comes with a nifty price—
You can buy audiobooks from audible just like you a regular book from a bookstore,
or
you what most people do is, i.e. subscribe to their service for 15$ a
month and then they can listen to one free book
every month.
The Audible mobile app has all the essential feature
like speed timer, changing playback speed and bigger controlling screen while you are
driving You can also listen to your books offline.
And yes, whatever you buy from Audible, is yours to
keep, forever. Just like you do with a physical book.
But is it worth it?
Well, I have been an Audible subscriber for a year now,
and it’s true that their service is quite expensive.
However, if you are hardcore reader then you already know, that
spending money on the books is the best investment ever.
Well this is all for now;
I recently read the autobiography of elon musk by ashlee vance
and it was awesome.
So, if you looking for something inspiring but also realistic
than check it out I highly recommend this one.
And, If you sign up using my affiliate link then you can read this book (or any 1 book)
for FREE and then if you like it, continue the service
or cancel anytime in the first month You won’t be charged anything.
So, go ahead and sign up for audible now This way,
you get a free book and also the chances to support this channel.
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So this is all for now, it’s mrinal signing OFF
and like always thanks for watching.