If you want to read more books but don't have the time to actually sit down and stare at a page of text, audiobooks are a great alternative. You can listen to them on your commute, while you’re lounging around on vacation, or while you’re completing boring tasks around the house.
In 2025, there are many audiobook subscription services—paid and free—for your bibliophile needs. In this guide, I'll cover the best audiobook platforms, and note the pros and cons of each. Grab your headphones and get ready to hear a good book.
Audible
Credit: AudibleYour progress through an audiobook is stored wherever you listen to it: on the web, on an app, or in your car, for example. And that’s good; you don’t want a service that makes it hard to pick up where you left off.
You don’t have to be an Audible member to buy audiobooks, but if you are, you get a 30 percent discount on any purchases. Those books are available for you to listen to any time, even offline, and the service integrates with your Amazon account so your discount will also appear when you browse for books on Amazon.
Audible pros:
Books are yours to keep after subscription ends
Depending on your perspective, it's part of Amazon
Sign up for Audible
Audiobooks.com
Credit: Audiobooks.comAudiobooks.com pros
Family plan for multiple listeners
Access to VIP content ends upon cancellation
Sign up for Audiobooks.com
B&N Audiobooks
Credit: Barnes & NobleB&N Audiobooks pros:
Discounts on audiobook purchases with subscription
Limited subscription options compared to other services
Sign up for B&N Audiobooks
Libro.fm
Credit: Libro.fmLibro.fm pros
Curated bookseller playlists and recommendations
No free trial (offers free book with membership signup instead)
Sign up for Libro.fm
Everand
Credit: EverandEverand’s apps for iOS, Android, and Amazon devices make it easy to find, stream, and download audiobooks for offline listening. And the sleep timer automatically turns off your audiobook after a set time (so you don’t stay up past your bedtime reading, er, listening to all the things).
Everand pros:
Helpful features like offline reading and sleep timer
Monthly reading limits
Sign up for Everand
Spotify
Credit: SpotifyA Spotify Premium subscription costs $12 per month after a 2-month free trial ($17 per month and $20 per month for Duo and Family plans, respectively). On Duo and Family plans, only the primary subscriber can access the audiobook benefit. If you’re already a Premium user, this is a nice extra feature, but it’s likely not worth subscribing if you simply want to listen to books.
Spotify pros:
Spotify cons:
Not available to Duo and Family plan members
Sign up for Spotify Premium
Libby
Credit: LibbyThe service is completely free as long as you have a library card for whichever library (or libraries) you want to use. Yes, your selection may vary by library, but Overdrive’s website does a great job of showing you other locations where you’ll be able to find a book you might want to read (or listen to).
Libby pros:
Offline access and device syncing
Selection varies by local library catalog
Waitlists for popular titles
Hoopla
Credit: HooplaYou can view your content on Hoopla’s website or via its app for iOS, Android, and Amazon devices. Like Overdrive, you are allowed to check a certain amount of content at once in various categories of media, but it’s easy to check stuff back in once you’re done listening to/reading/viewing it (or once your “borrowing” period expires, just like a real library!).
Hoopla pros:
Multiple media categories, including audiobooks and ebooks
Selection is limited by your library’s catalog
Must return at end of borrowing term
Chirp
Credit: ChirpChirp has apps for iOS and Android with features like a sleep timer, bookmarking, and offline listening.
No commitment
Chirp cons:
Sign up for Chirp
This story was previously published and has been updated to include current pricing and additional services.
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