you a voracious reader but also someone who prefers to listen instead of read? Check out this list of free audio books that are available online. These spoken-word recordings are a great resource for anyone with a commute, long drive, or other chunk of time that’s just perfect for listening. Audible is an online library with more than 180,000 audiobooks and spoken-word titles. Users can download them on their mobile devices and listen anywhere at no cost. If you want to take your listening experience to the next level, you can subscribe to Audible Gold for an extended catalog and other perks like exclusive audio versions of new books before they’re released as audio or physical books.
10 Free Audio Books in Audible’s Collection
First up on our list of free audio books is Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, a book about moral philosophy. This classic is written by Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher who lived from 384 to 322 B.C. This book is an important text for students of philosophy and ethics. Next up is The Bible: The Old Testament, which is exactly what it sounds like. The full text of the first book in the Christian Bible is available online as an audio recording. Next up are classic novels, including Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. These audio recordings make it easy to enjoy the classics again, especially if you don’t have time to read the actual books. Great Speeches by Great Leaders is a collection of some of the most important and influential speeches in history, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address,” and Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Comedic Fiction is another genre that you might not expect to find on a list of free audio books — until you remember that one of the most famous authors in the world, Charles Dickens, wrote some hilarious stories. The Dramatic Literature Collection consists of audio recordings of famous plays and poems, including Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe. Economics and Finance Books can be a great resource for anyone who works in or is interested in business. Some of the titles in this category include Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, which is often cited as the first modern book on economics and finance, and Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom. English Language Learning Books are great for people who are looking to learn English as a second language. If you’re traveling and want to get in some extra listening practice, this is a great category to check out. Fantasy books for adults and children are a great way to go on an adventure while you’re sitting in your living room. Some titles in this category include Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, and C. S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia.
What Is Audible?
Audible is an online library with over 180,000 audiobooks and spoken-word titles. Users can download these on their mobile devices and listen anywhere at no cost. If you want to take your listening experience to the next level, you can subscribe to Audible Gold for an extended catalog and other perks like exclusive audio versions of new books before they’re released as audio or physical books. All you need is an Amazon account to start your free trial or sign up for a membership and start listening immediately.
Audio Books Are a Great Resource
Audio books are a great resource for many people — people who are learning English, people who are driving to and from work, people who are caring for children and don’t have the time to sit down and read a book. If you’re one of these people, but you also prefer to listen to audiobooks instead of reading a printed book, this Audible list of free audio books is perfect for you! Ready to get listening? To start your free trial and access these free audio books, all you need is an Amazon account. If you don’t already have one, you can easily create one here. Once you’re signed in, you can start your free trial, select the books you want to listen to, and get ready for some great listening experiences.
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Ready to get started listening to these free audio books? Get started with a free trial of Audible and begin listening to these great books immediately. Ready to subscribe so you can keep listening? You can sign up for a monthly Audible subscription at an introductory rate.
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