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Old 02-02-2018, 06:44 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
I've said enough to the need for a gazillion apps to listen to audiobooks from various purveyors. Audible is necessary, as is OverDrive, and the Downpour app is fine and I like Downpour for its DRM-free content and its sales. I don't like the Hoopla app, but the content is free. That's where I draw the line. I have a Tantor library but the Tantor app is awful and since the audiobooks are DRM-free, it's not a problem. I did buy a Nook audiobook at one point and have yet to listen to it; once I'm done I'll never revisit the app. Kobo and Google are apps too far. I don't care how good the apps are nor how appealing the come-on; I just can't be bothered any more.
For Downpour, eStories, Tantor, Overdrive, and ChristianAudio I just D/L through my PC. I have Audiobooks.com and Kobo on my tablet, but I use it only to D/L the books and transfer them to my computer. The only apps I use on my not-phone/portable device is Audible and Smart Audiobook Player (for everything else).

I suppose that since Google Books is already on my device I may use it if I see a freebie I like, but as for purchasing? No thank you.

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