Audible books - when to listen?

You can set it to go off after a chapter or a stated time

The phone app had a sleep timer, anything from 5 to 120 minutes or to the end of the chapter.

I listen while travelling by bus, train or plane (not driving else I find I'm not concentrating on the road), in waiting rooms, gardening, ironing, walking, doing arts and crafts and in bed with the sleep timer set.

I’m listening to one right now while surfing the net

Driving, walking, housework (I make sure it’s one DH likes too when we’re working together) sometimes even when marking and often when I can’t sleep. Set the timer to stop after 15 mins means there’s not too far to go back if it works.

I listen when driving a longer journey and every night before I go to sleep, and have done for last 6 or 7 years. At bedtime I put the timer on for 30 minutes. Sometimes I refresh it because I didn't go to sleep immediately. At other times, I have to turn it back 25 minutes because I dropped off quickly. Put it on if I wake during the night.
Absolutely brilliant resource.

I use Borrowbox at our local library. Download several books at once and listen to whichever one I feel like when on long boring walks.

schnackie I don't know what hobbies you have - drawing, sewing, knitting, doing puzzles, dog-walking - but all those lend themselves to listening.
I wouldn't dream of getting on a train or bus without my headphones.

Btw I nearly forgot, my local library apparently lets me join Audible free currently.

I listen to podcasts and audiobooks when I am walking or shopping. It can seem odd to others when I start laughing in a supermarket.

I listen when I'm walking, ironing, in bed, knitting, washing up, baking, and ....I'm sure there must be other times.

In bed I time it to stop in an hour - often fall asleep before then but it's easy to scroll back to where you remember.

I use the free library app, and also have a subscription to Audible - but never use my credits until the 2 for 1 sales are on which fortunately are quite frequent!

I listen to books on bbc sounds and also use the free Borrowbox eaudiobooks via the library. I set timers on anything i listen to in bed - as listening invariably sends me to sleep. I believe that Alexa can be used also but i havent tried that. I do my jigsaws listening to an audiobook.

I listen to books on my kindle through my Alexa enabled device . I especially like to listen in bed before I go to sleep setting a time for her to stop . If I waken in the night and cannot sleep I listen again . I read a lot but find I get more engrossed in a book if I am listening to it instead of reading it .

I too use Borrowbox - entirely free, unlike audible which is getting more and more expensive. All you need is to register with your local library and you can download ebooks and audiobooks onto your phone - all for nothing! Brilliant.

It is particularly good when you get a book that is read by the author - it definitely adds something to it.

You can listen to it in bed before going to sleep as you can set the sleep timer to turn it off after a certain time: in 10/15 minutes etc.

I put my phone in my jeans pocket or the kangaroo pouch of a sweatshirt and listen to it as I potter around - and also whilst I am painting. And of course in the car where I can bluetooth it to the speakers.

Thank you all for your suggestions, especially Borrowbox which I did not know about. Fingers crossed!!

Can someone tell me about putting Audible books on Kindle? I have more than a hundred Audible books and had no idea of the tie up with my Kindle.My Kindle books and Audible books are on my iPads and my iPhone. Just what happens? Thank you.

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Can someone tell me about putting Audible books on Kindle? I have more than a hundred Audible books and had no idea of the tie up with my Kindle.My Kindle books and Audible books are on my iPads and my iPhone. Just what happens? Thank you.

The books I get my Alexa device to read are not Audible books they are just plain Kindle books. They are read to you by Alexa so always her voice but I regard her now as a friendly voice. I ask my device to read such and such a book from my kndle and she does it or I look at my kindle library on my Amazon Fire through the Alexa ap and click on the book I want her to read. I can then pick up the book in every room that has an Alexa device but I use it mostly in bed . You can just ask her to stop reading or set a sleep timer. If you have missed a bit ask her to go back so many minutes. This is great for someone with sight problems .

My newest kindle allows audible books to be downloaded and played through Bluetooth, either earbuds or a speaker. DH bought it as a gift since I like audio books.
To be fair, I prefer to download them on my phone. It’s smaller and downloading is quicker.

I am so pleased to read your replies FloraDota9 and MollyGo. It goes to show you can learn useful information if you ask a question. I am so used to Audible that reading novels on Kindle always meant I had to have my iPad in my hand. Thank you both so much.