Any good suggestions for alternatives to Kindle and Audible? I’m looking at storytel, tolino, libro.fm, and also places like Casa del Libro, wondering if anyone’s used them and if they’re good?

Or another service?

  • Szewek@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    18 hours ago

    An alternative to Kindle would be PocketBook, originally Ukrainian, with its current headquarters in Switzerland, and manufactured in Taiwan. I’ve used their ebook readers for years now, great stuff.

    Apart from Storytel, I also know Bookbeat, but haven’t tried the latter. Storytel was good though, reliable, decent selection, nothing special beyond that.

      • Classy Hatter@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        8 hours ago

        PocketBooks use Android, which can be a positive or a negative. It gives you access to Play Store, but it’s also Google.

        • ipp0@sopuli.xyz
          2·
          11 hours ago

          I don’t think that’s exactly true. Only InkPad X Pro, InkPad EO and Color Note are on Android, but I think all other readers are Linux (non-android). On the other hand, some services only work with iOS or android (for example the Finnish e-library) so this may also be good to keep in mind (I had no idea pocketbook even have android versions until now).